Off to Oklahoma to Count Guns
Tracy and I - after an unfortunate, unforeseen delay - will finally be heading out to the wilds of the Oklahoma panhandle today - but just for a few short weeks. A land where folks run for office...
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Cefalo, Hunter, Knodell, Smith
Phillip Rex Huddleston, who organizes the Garland Art House, 1114 Garland St., is planning a night of art, literature and music tonight from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. There will be art by Stephen Cefalo,...
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10-year plea deal struck in Lonoke County accidental gun killing
I'm late getting this on the record, but I should note the resolution of the subject of a David Koon cover story for the Times in April.Christopher Reynolds, 35, who stood accused of manslaughter for...
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Ricci, Thompson, Griffith, Horn
It's art night in Hot Springs, as the monthly after hours Gallery Walk introduces August to the Spa City. Justus Fine Art (827A Central Ave.) features work by Rebecca Thompson, Steve Griffith, Robyn...
View ArticleState opens new budget year with increase in tax collections
The state report on tax revenue for July shows money came in ahead of last year and ahead of forecast.July Net Available General Revenues total $410.2 million, $6.4 million or 1.6 percent above last...
View ArticleLittle Rock police arrest bank robbery suspect
Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing the Bank of Little Rockwhile wearing fake dreadlocks as a disguise. He's identified as Tonney Lee Valure, 41, of Lonoke. He was taken into custody after...
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Republican poll says Mark Pryor in trouble; a tossup at least
The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committeehas released a poll of 1,600 Arkansans that it says shows U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor is in trouble in his re-election bid.I'd be the last to suggest he doesn't...
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Mom arrested in Garland County jail escape
The Garland County sheriff's office announced today that it had arrested Glenda Estell, 54, for assisting in the recent escape of her son, Derrick, who's still on the loose. Other details are being...
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Billy Bob Thornton to star in TV adaptation of 'Fargo'
Weird. Billy Bob Thornton will play the lead in a limited-series adaptation of "Fargo" on FX. Limited series means it'll end after one season. It's apparently an adaptation in spirit only. From...
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Sunday: Mainland Divide at Vino's and more
Heavy instrumental post-rock outfit Mainland Divide plays an album-release show at Vino's, with Enchiridion, Deras Krig and God City Destroyers, 8 p.m., $5. Poor Young Things bring the upbeat,...
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The Supreme Court responds to legislative discussion on tort reform
The 2013 legislature talked quite a bit about the courts but, in the end, didn't do much to upset the current order of things.Proposed constitutional amendments to roll back court-ordered reversal of...
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Take Fido, get half off the hummus
Trio's Restaurant is celebrating the Dog Days of Summer in August on its patio, welcoming folks to bring their dogs to dinner all month. Pets will receive a goody bag of biscuits and tennis balls and...
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Missed: A Cloar art event on wheels
A friend has called my attention to an inventive art event in June that I am sore I missed. It was the "Cloar Field Trip," 12- and 6-mile bicycle tours from Earle to places painted by Carroll Cloar in...
View ArticlePulaski sheriff seeking suspect in store robbery
The Pulaski sheriff's office release surveillance video today as it searches for a suspect in the robbery about 6:30 p.m. Thursday of the One Stop convenience store at 14500 Highway 365 South. The...
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UPDATE: Clarksville schools 'standing down' for now on arming staff
I'm about done I think. So here's an open line. Finishing up:* GUN POLICY UNHAPPINESS: Clarksville School Superintendent David Hopkins has been hard to reach today. My IP address has been blocked on...
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A daughter's look at Forstmann, Thea-bound
Work by realist painter Eric Forstmann of Connecticutt, who created a painting just for the Thea Foundation, will be shown at Thea starting Aug. 5. To get a preview of the artist through the eyes of...
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Now that the Buffalo's gone ... UPDATE
Buffalo Grill West, at Markham and Bowman Road, closed Thursday, folks at its venerable (and still open) predecessor the Buffalo Grill on Rebsamen Park Road have confirmed. Our calls to owner Douglas...
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The Political Jockeying Edition
Bill Halter dropping out of the governor’s race, Tom Cotton’s expected entry into the Senate race, the presumed race to the bottom between Mark Darr and Bruce Westerman in the Republican primary for...
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Still waiting on Bruce Westerman's $220,000 welfare report
News of state Rep. Bruce Westerman's coming entry into the 4th District congressional race reminded me of an unfinished piece of high-dollar taxpayer spending by Westerman.Remember the news — first...
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Shazam! Arkansas jails and prisons are filling up with parole violators
Headline in morning Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:New policies on parole fill jails, prisonsWhere have I heard that before?The D-G article has many more details of the practical impact of tougher parole...
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