Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Best of 2011 -- News Photos

I've decided to break up the traditional "best of " post into different categories this year. And I'm starting with my "Best of 2011 News" post. The entries are in no particular order.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --08/31/11--
Students quickly change classes on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, at Bentonville High School. Bentonville Public Schools held a public forum on Tuesday night to discuss options for overcrowding at the high school.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --11/11/11--
Streamers shoot into the air above the crowd during the grand opening ceremonies for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on the Bentonville square on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/11/11--
Chancellor David Gearhart (right) claps as His Holiness the Dalai Lama bows during the keynote address inside Bud Walton Arena on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --02/11/11--
Pea Ridge firefighter Jim Harmon walks past a structure fire on River Oaks Drive in Bentonville on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Firefighters on scene could only watch after Bentonville Fire Department Engine 4, got stuck on the hill approaching the home.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --10/27/11--
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks during the Washington County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner inside the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --08/15/11--
Roberto Garcia holds onto his son, Gael Garcia, 6, while the pair says their "goodbyes" on Gael's first day of first grade on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Holcomb Elementary School in Fayetteville. Students at many Northwest Arkansas schools returned to classes on Monday to begin the 2011-12 school year.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --12/31/10--
One of two fire trucks sits under the fallen Cincinnati Fire Station on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Cincinnati. A tornado ripped through the small community around 6:00 a.m., causing at least three fatalities.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --10/12/11--
Two Men and a Truck employee Dustin Baker helps move furniture into the truck from the home of Dave and Jacki Hudak in east Fayetteville on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --07/27/11--
Spec. Thomas Ohlstrom (left) and PFC Marcos Jimenez tighten the final pieces together on a floating bridge across the Arkansas River at Fort Chaffee on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Army Reserve Soldiers participated in the training exercise, River Assault 2011, to build a functional floating bridge across a 300-meter gap on the river.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/03/11--
Black Eyed Peas members will.i.am and Fergie perform on stage during the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting inside Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Friday, June 3, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/03/11--
Wal-Mart president and CEO Mike Duke speaks during the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting inside Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Friday, June 3, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --06/03/11--
Host Will Smith visits with the audience during the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting inside Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Friday, June 3, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --04/25/11--
Motorists travel north along Thompson Street near the intersection with Allen Avenue in Springdale on Monday, April 25, 2011.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --05/25/11--
Aiza Zolliecoffer (from front), 13, of Jethro, Jackie Carr, 19, of Jethro, and Savanna Jones, 19, of Etna carry boxes of files from the devastated Lane's Carpets where Jackie and Savanna work on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. A tornado ripped through Franklin County destroying many homes and businesses.





Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --08/18/11--
A student walks across Senior Walk on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, east of the Old Main entrance as the morning sun pokes through the trees.



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