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The open line; and call for subscriptions
The line is open. But I close with another reminder that the Arkansas Times begins its digital membership Aug. 1. That's Thursday, FYI. This applies to our four blogs — Arkansas Blog for news and...
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South on Main to open Aug. 5
Chef Matthew Bell reports that his Oxford American-tied restaurant South on Main will officially open its doors for lunch on Monday, Aug. 5. Dinner will begin about two weeks later, Bell hopes,...
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Isaac Alexander, Big Silver play free AETN show July 30
Everyone's favorite local pop hero is getting the "AETN Presents: On the Front Row" treatment Tuesday, July 30. For those who haven't been following along, that's where AETN films a live concert and...
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Mark Martin's office buys new furniture for $7,500
Reported by Leslie Newell Peacock:Furniture suitable for the state Capitol doesn't come cheap, apparently. Secretary of State Mark Martin's office just purchased two desks, two credenzas, a writing...
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Political notes: Congress, lt. governor, Pulaski election commission
A roundup of political items in the mailbox this morning:* 4TH DISTRICT CONGRESS: Democrat Janis Percefull of Hot Springs says she will formally announce her candidacy for Republican Rep. Tom Cotton's...
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Wednesday To-Do: 'The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain'
'THE IDENTITY THEFT OF MITCH MUSTAIN'9 p.m. White Water Tavern.Back in the early fall of 2006, if you cared about the Razorbacks football team or knew anyone who cared about the Razorbacks football...
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UALR wiling to occupy Tech Park, chancellor says
Leslie Newell Peacock reports on an interview with UALR Chancellor Joel Anderson on a potential use of the facility to be built by the city-financed Little Rock Technology Park Authority:University of...
View ArticleJeff Crow, chief of enforcement at Game and Fish, named deputy director
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Mike Knoedl has announced the promotion of Jeff Crow, chief of the agency's enforcement division, to deputy director. He continues to oversee enforcement....
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Wednesday: Counterparts, Jazz in the Park and more
Downtown Music Hall has an evening of music for moshers, with South Carolina melodic hardcore troupes Hundredth and Counterparts out of Ontario, along with Being As An Ocean, Heart to Heart, Something...
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Clarksville schools armed for the new year UPDATE
I've been meaning to ask:What about arming faculty in Arkansas schools, elementary through high school? Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell favors, where guns are used in campus, to have them in the...
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Coming soon, the House Republican anti-Obama/health care road show
Earlier reporting detailed the scripted Republican plan for using President Obama again as a key wedge issue in 2014 elections.Here's the full Republican playbook, a plan for the congressional recess,...
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Robber hits Bank of Little Rock on Rodney Parham
Fox 16 reports the robbery of the Bank of Little Rock at 10901 Rodney Parham.Robber wearing a "Jamaican-style hat" with fake dreadlocks attached.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Argenta Innovation Center announced
An impressive lineup of businessmen and state and city officials announced this morning the creation of the Argenta Innovation Center, a place for entrepreneurial start ups in digital technology and...
View ArticleThe poetry of John Donne, Fayetteville and the world of public access television
The poet John Donne wrote that “No man is an island,” and never has that been proven more true than in the world of public access television - which I hope your city is enlightened enough to provide...
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Acxiom to open park at River Market headquarters to public
A question arises frequently about the landscaped park behind a fence next to the Acxiom headquarters building in the River Market neighborhood. Why not open it to all?Acxiom has decided to open the...
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A question on Judicial Discipline appointment
The Tweet this morning from Sen. Michael Lamoureux caught my attention because I didn't know the Senate president pro-tem got to appoint someone to the state Judicial Discipline and Disability...
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Democratic Party presses Tim Griffin on pipeline issues
The Arkansas Democratic Party doesn't plan to let Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin became a born-again environmentalist without a fight.Griffin, an outspoken defender of pipeline construction, has in...
View ArticleBlack Oak Arkansas signs with Atlantic/Atco Records, new album to come Oct. 15
Black Oak Arkansas, the early 1970's hillbilly blues-rock combo that fell on hard times but never quit rocking, announced on their Facebook page yesterday that they've signed a deal with Atlantic/Atco...
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Entergy cutting 165 jobs in Arkansas
Entergy Corp., the multi-state electric company based in New Orleans, said today it would be cutting 800 jobs systemwide, including 165 in Arkansas.The job cuts were revealed in the company's second...
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Museum of Discovery out of Argenta project
The announcement this morning of the Argenta Innovation Center was missing a piece: The Museum of Discovery, which was to run the Fab Lab (the maker space), has pulled out. Mayor Stodola had directed...
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