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Mistrial
Former Little Rock police officer Josh Hastings walks into the Pulaski County Courthouse on Sunday. A circuit court jury was unable to reach a verdict in the manslaughter trial of Hastings for his...
View ArticleOpen letter to Rick Crawford
First of all, I find it rather telling that the only health or women's concern that you have an issue category for on your contact page is abortion. That says a lot about your focus.Open letter to...
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Booze cruise: Central Arkansas bar guide
The Times surveys the area's finest watering holes.In a letter to his friend Andre Morellet dated 1779, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our...
View ArticleStill untruthful
Or to put it another way, as Rep. Noern might have said, "Regardless of your personal belief, I would hope that you shutting up about your personal belief and letting me decide these things is...
View ArticleCotton and ilk: Let lazy kids starve
The Sermon on the Mount, or at least the part about the meek inheriting the earth, is so utterly out of fashion. by Ernest DumasThe Sermon on the Mount, or at least the part about the meek inheriting...
View ArticleIf spurned, throw the gauntlet
"The sky over Stuttgart was ominous Monday with what appeared to be a tornado, but it was something different. What was seen was a tropical-air funnel. The National Weather Service says these are very...
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A heady zombie plague flick
Brad Pitt vehicle 'World War Z' takes walking dead down new path. by Sam EiflingOne of the quietly clever moments of "World War Z" comes early, when the hero, played by Brad Pitt, battles his way...
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How much benzene is too much in oil spills?
Absence of clear federal guidelines and long-term studies make oil fume threats hard to determine. But Arkansas's safety level far exceeds one national measure. by Lisa SongThis article first appeared...
View ArticleAdam Faucett at Maxine's
Also, Lightnin' Malcolm at White Water Tavern.THURSDAY 6/27Arkansas singer/songwriter Adam Faucett plays a free show at Maxine's, 8 p.m. Psych-country psychos The Frontier Circus take all your...
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Taking no position in Syria
Sometimes it appears that everybody in Washington yearns for an action-hero president to make them feel important. That's never more apparent than during a crisis like the Syrian civil war President...
View ArticleWhen a cop kills
A Pulaski circuit court jury hung 10-2 in favor of a negligent homicide conviction for former Little Rock Police Officer Josh Hastings, who gunned down the driver of a car on an apartment complex...
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Letter: Jason Rapert blocked appointment of political foe
Kathryn Ann Spinks posted the following letter on Facebook yesterday and it has been recirculated via e-mail.Many of you may have heard and/or read that I was honored to receive an appointment by...
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Conservation: Who needs facts when there's the White River Blueway to oppose?
I'd urge thinking Arkansans to go back and read:* Leslie Newell Peacock's elaboration on yesterday's post (on the jump at that link) about the legislative hearing on the White River Blueway...
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Friday: Lightnin' Malcolm, Starroy and more
Mississippi bluesman Lightnin' Malcolm returns to the familiar stage at White Water Tavern. It's sure to be a good time for fans of Hill Country blues, 9 p.m., $10. The Walton Arts Center's Artosphere...
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Martha Shoffner pleads not guilty, trial date set
Former state Treasurer Martha Shoffner will be arraigned before a federal magistrate at 10 this morning on an expanded set of charges filed after she backed out of a plea bargain on the original charge...
View ArticleBody found in fire
Channels 4 and 16 are reporting that the body of a white female has been found at the scene of a fire on Young Road, which runs along I-30 between Scott Hamilton and Geyer Springs in Southwest Little...
View ArticlePartne Daugherty denied costs on successful appeal of speeding conviction
Remember Partne Kiesling-Daugherty?The Jacksonville resident has made a number of appearances here.Her FOI requests and video analysis blew up the overbearing Little Rock Police Department's bogus...
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Friday To-Do: Rwake
RWAKE8:30 p.m. Revolution. $8.Oh man, this all-ages show is gonna be a do-not-miss for metal fiends. You've got Snakedriver, the totally badass purveyors of crusty, metallic hardcore in the vein of His...
View ArticleSupreme Court reduced in gas cases
Legal observers note that there's a growing body of case law in Arkansas related to gas drilling and production thanks to the boom in exploration in the Fayetteville Shale play.Another case came today...
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