Celebrating the life of a lifelong friend

From the Editors Desk Last week I lost a lifelong friend. His name was James Bales. He and I had grown up together in De Queen, Arkansas. I spoke at his funeral last Sunday afternoon. I know none of you knew him, but I thought you might enjoy what I said at his funeral. Here it is: First I want to extend my deepest sympathies to all of you who are sad over the passing of James Bales. But I…