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Where are the pro-life liberals?
Ross Douthat, the conservative columnist for the New York Times, writes today that Texas' effort to severely limit abortion availability — Arkansas, too, currently has a 20-week limit thanks to the...
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Waffle Wagon earns a "wow"
Twice now, in as many weeks, Twitter has come through for me about new eats. The first time resulted in a trip to the excellent Mugs Cafe in Argenta, and last Friday brought word from long-time Eat...
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The line is now open.UPDATE: Gun death reported by Lonoke sheriff's office:On the 21st July 2013, around 3:46pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a #911 call reporting a child had been shot. Deputy...
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The dynasty report: The duck variety and a royal birth
The morning report:* ROYAL BIRTH IN LONDON: The Duchess of Cambridge, better known as Kate, was admitted to a London hospital a few hours ago in the early stages of labor. She's in a private wing of...
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Sen. Bookout appears in deep ethical trouble
Thanks to Durango for summarizing an article Saturday in the Jonesboro Sun, open only to subscribers, about Democratic Sen. Paul Bookout's appearance before the state Ethics Commission.From his summary...
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Tuesday: Bubba Sparxxx at Juanita's
Country rap pioneer and Georgia native Bubba Sparxxx performs at Juanita's Tuesday, with openers Arkatext, Joe Average and M.A.D. Entertainment, 9 p.m., $12 adv., $15 day of.[ Subscribe to the comments...
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Tuesday: What Cheer? Marching Brigade, Skeptics in the Pub
This looks like fun: Providence, R.I.'s What Cheer? Marching Brigade brings a real-deal marching band experience to CALS Children's Library, 4:30 p.m., free. The Joint hosts a Finch's Beer tasting from...
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"Reflections in Silver": This week's Artnotes column
Last Saturday, I attended a silverpoint talk at Hearne Fine Art by Marjorie Williams-Smith and Aj Smith. Here's a link to the Artnotes column on the event and their work.[ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Faulkner, Saline, 'hyper-humans' lead Little Rock metro area growth
Metroplan, the publicly supported regional planning agency, has released its 2013 reporton demographics and workforce in Central Arkansas. You can read it all here.The highlights, from Metroplan's...
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David Shuster: From Little Rock to the world
Remember David Shuster? He did a reporting stint for KATV, some of it during the Whitewater heat, before moving on to cable networks, MSNBC and Fox.Says here on Huffington Post that he's moving to Al...
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Hot Springs college teacher files papers to run for 4th District Congress
Janis Percefull, 61, who teaches history at National Park Community College in Hot Springs, called me to say she had filed papers today with the Federal Election Commission today as a Democratic...
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State Capitol exhibit on the Korean War
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies is exhibiting its Korean War photographs and other war memorabilia today through Friday at the State Capitol in observation of the 60th anniversary of the war....
View ArticleTiny Little Boxes: Defining others by their sexuality
Last week I read the latest in a long string of letters to the editor bitterly complaining about gay pride parades. In the words of the writer from Hensley:“Pride parades. He’s gay, she’s gay, wouldn’t...
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First the Blueway: Now the Common Core school standards
The legislature's education committees are meeting today and tomorrow and a hot topic is the Common Core standards, a bipartisan effort that arose from the state's governors and school officials to...
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State moves to vacate conviction because of tainted State Police witness
The Pulaski prosecuting attorney's office today moved to vacate the 42-year-sentence given Devinn Deshwan Sheppard in Circuit Court last week. The problem was testimony in his case last Wednesday by...
View ArticleTraveler with loaded pistol arrested at Little Rock Airport
Channel 4 reports that a traveler bound for Denver was arrested at the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock today after a loaded 9-mm pistol was found in his carryon bag.It was the 8th firearm...
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50/50/50: Aj Smith
Oops! We lost our Internet connection last week and I failed to post the week's "50 Works/ 50 Weeks/ 50 Years" selection in the atrium of the Arkansas Arts Center. Better late than never: The staff...
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The ExxonMobil open line
The line is open. Final note:* MAYFLOWER OIL SPILL VICTIMS: WHO GETS HELPED?: U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin has gotten a lot of mileage today on his news release about filing legislation to exempt payments by...
View ArticleFolk art at Rogers Historical Museum
Get a feel for days gone by at the “Works in Wood: A Folk Art Sampler"exhibition at the Rogers Historical Museum that opens Saturday, July 27. The show includes work from the museum's collection by Roy...
View ArticlePublic education under attack
Tea Party influence drove the national show trial held yesterday and today in the Arkansas legislature over national educational standards adopted by 45 states known as the Common Core. But differences...
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