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Jack Meriwether dies at 79
I've just received word that Jack Meriweather, 79, died this morning at St. Vincent Hospice.Knowing his death was near, Ernie Dumas, currently traveling, wrote an advance obituary on his frequent lunch...
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Little Rock police arrest suspect in two bank robberies
The Little Rock Police Department has announced the arrest of Roderick Shawn Wilbert, 42 , of Little Rock in two bank robberies this week. He'd been identified in surveillance camera video.He's a...
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Double machete slaying in Fort Smith
Here's one for the gun enthusiasts. Guns don't kill people, machetes kill people.Channel 4 reports on a double machete slaying in Fort Smith. Charged is Gregory Kinsey, 20.A witness reportedly told...
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Mike Maggio announces for court of appeals
Another Republican-style judge is aiming to move up, as predicted here earlier.Circuit Judge Mike Maggio of Conway will be running for state Court of Appeals in a seat currently held by an appointee,...
View ArticleThe days when I believed that racism would be a thing of the past by the 21st...
CAUTION: The quotes in this piece are from the “Hate in the Mainstream” section of Intelligence Report, the publication of the Southern Poverty Law Center. It would be nice to tell you that these...
View ArticleNow independent money goes after Tom Cotton
Is there any doubt the 2014 race for U.S. Senate in Arkansas will be the most expensive ever?Incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor is already under fire from left and right in big TV buys.Now comes another...
View ArticleUPDATE: Immigration bill passes Senate 68-32 with Pryor on board
The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to end debate on the immigration reform bill, which ought to mean final passage at nearly that level. It's broadly bipartisan, certainly in the context of present-day...
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UPDATE: Library Board moves toward naming library for Hillary Clinton
The Central Arkansas Library System Board is meeting during the noon hour to discuss the proposal to name the new children's library branch for Hillary Rodham Clinton, who devoted a significant portion...
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Hot Springs hospital merger deal off
The proposed merger of the Catholic-affiliated Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs and Capella Healthcare's National Park Health Center is off.Significant opposition had arisen from Eric Jackson, general...
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UPDATE: A celebration for marriage equality; and action to change things in...
The political response in Arkansas to the historic U.S. Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage were predictable: Republicans uniformly disapproved; Democrats either more quietly disapproved or laid...
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This week's "50 Works/ 50 Weeks/ 50 Years"
The Arkansas Arts Center has been celebrating its 50th birthday this year by exhibiting in the atrium every week a work from its collection selected by Arts Center staff member. This week's work is...
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North Little Rock Mayor Smith makes Mike Davis police chief
North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith has announced that interim Police Chief Mike Davis will become the permanent chief July 8. He succeeds Danny Bradley, now chief of staff for the mayor, at the head of...
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New mission for St. Joseph's: Organic farming
Farmer Jody Hardin, founder of Argenta Market and who was instrumental in getting the certified farmer’s market in operation in Argenta, is working with the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas on a plan to...
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The activist court and pot-bellied pig open line
The line is open. Finishing up:* WHO YOU CALLING ACTIVIST JUDGES?: Richard Posner in Slate takes down the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling eviscerating the Voting Rights Act, with its weird jurisprudence of...
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Wind energy manufacturer Nordex to end production in Jonesboro
More bad news in the alternative energy field, an announcement from German manufacturer Nordex of the end of U.S. production — wind turbine production in Jonesboro. A facility will remain in place in...
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Morning roundup: Apartment fire, schools, Bobby Roberts
A roundup of news miscellany this morning:* FOREST PLACE ON FIRE AGAIN: Another fire of suspicious origin hit the Forest Place Apartments on North University last night, the seventh since February by...
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'If it's got tits, you got problems': Maynard mayor in police dispute
KAIT-Jonesboro, AR-News, weather, sportsKAIT provides a report worth its own special attention (warning: that video is a long clip and action is many minutes in):Connie Cline, a former female police...
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Saturday To-Do: Arkansas Times Farm to Table Dinner Party
ARKANSAS TIMES FARM TO TABLE DINNER PARTY5:30 p.m. Scott Plantation Settlement. $110.You might have noticed over the last few months that the Arkansas Times has been putting on some fun events. Our...
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Food Feedback Friday: brave, beer, and Biscuitgate
Well folks, we are wrapping up another fun filled week here at Eat Arkansas. For myself, this week past has been filled with spectacular bites as well as some rather disappointing (and at times,...
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Saturday: Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Fiawna Forte and more
If a missing Fogerty isn't a deterrent for your enjoyment of CCR tunes, Magic Springs hosts Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 8 p.m., $50-$60. Acclaimed Oklahoma singer/songwriter Fiawna Forte brings...
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