Jury in Hastings trial seated
The jury has been seated in the trial of Josh Hastings, the former Little Rock Police Department officer charged with manslaughter for the August 2012 shooting death of a 15-year-old boy during a...
View ArticleTeen-age witness testifies in Hastings trial
David Koon reports from the manslaughter trial of former Little Rock Police officer Josh Hastings:The afternoon was largely dedicated to testimony of Jeremiah Johnson, a 14-year-old who was in backseat...
View ArticleThe open line — spanking wives for Jesus
Well, I've been back in Little Rock for one full day. Here's my home-again open line, including:* SPANKING WIVES FOR JESUS: I ignored the news that the wacky Pat Robertson had endorsed spanking...
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Second teen-age witness testifies in Hastings trial UPDATE
More from David Koon, reporting from the manslaughter trial of former Little Rock Police Officer Josh Hastings. Background on the case and previous updates here. Keontay Walker, who was in the car with...
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Vino's muffaletta is an unsung hero
Vino's Pizzeria and Brew Pub is just like home for me, except they don't let me watch television in my underwear or play the Bangles'"Eternal Flame" on repeat at full volume for hours on end. Despite...
View ArticleTony Soprano is dead
Damn. From CNN:James Gandolfini, 51, who won three Emmys for his portrayal of Tony Sprano on "The Sopranos", has died, according to HBO.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Conway copes with monkey escape
Twitter has been lit up today with tales of an 'escape artist' macaque monkey that let itself out of a Conway vet's office last night and put a succesful chase in motion.Log Cabin Democrat...
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Wine, swine, history in Scott at Times Farm to Table Dinner
Chef Brian Kearns to take food from Farm to Table. by Leslie Newell PeacockYears ago, it might not have been so special to feast on pork that had but hours before been a happy critter rolling in the...
View ArticleHuck beats Rick
We now know for sure that screwy right-wing ex-governors of Arkansas make more sense than screwy right-wing incumbent governors of Texas. Political scientists had so theorized for some time; the point...
View ArticleWhere's on first
"The employee/nurse, who didn't want to comment when contacted afterward by a Kansas City newspaper, did enough to where the girl was breathing and awake upon leaving the baseball stadium." by Doug...
View ArticleScrapping the Fourth Amendment
When the hunt for scandal produces only flaps, it is hard to recognize it when you're handed the real thing. by Ernest DumasWhen the hunt for scandal produces only flaps, it is hard to recognize it...
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Brad Simpson a 'protector' of films like 'World War Z,''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'
From the Children's Theatre to making $400 million movies, Little Rock native Brad Simpson has had quite a run. by Lindsey MillarLast month, while in town for the Little Rock Film Festival, Hollywood...
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Naughty fun, great singing on the avenue
The singing, dancing, foul-mouthed, sex-having puppets of "Avenue Q" (and their human counterparts) put on a fun, sweet and funny show in the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's production of the smash-hit...
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C'mon strike
A child prepares to bowl during a frame of mini bowling at Playtime Pizza in Little Rock. by Brian Chilson A child prepares to bowl during a frame of mini bowling at Playtime Pizza in Little Rock.[...
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The Body at White Water
Also, 'The New 22' at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Opera in the Ozarks, Johnny Winter at Juanita's, Juicy J at Clear Channel Metroplex, Black Flack at The Phoenix in Fayetteville...
View ArticleCompanion and The Evangelicals at Juanita's
Also, Rodney Block at the Joint.THURSDAY 6/20Juanita's has some buzz-y indie rock, with Brooklyn pop outfit Companion and psychedelic Oklahomans The Evangelicals. Locals Ten Sentences opens the show,...
View ArticleLet's have the surveillance state debate
One diverting aspect of The Guardian-inspired hullaballoo over NSA surveillance has been watching people bicker about it on Facebook. In the old Soviet Union, people walked in the woods or hid in the...
View ArticleIn search of Little Rock's Cory Booker
In his 2012 State of the City Address, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola claimed that his city has the potential to be "the next great American city in the South." While the mayor's phrasing was awkward,...
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