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Demolition begins on MEMS project on 7th Street UPDATE
One of my community photographers sent photos today of demolition work beginning at 7th and Cross Streets, where the old Howard cleaners building is being torn down.My watchdog said concerns are that...
View ArticleR.I.P Elvis Presley, 1935-2007
On their blog over the weekend, our fellow plucky altweekly The Memphis Flyer put up a sixth-anniversary plug for a rather outstanding piece of writing that slipped under our radar when it was first...
View ArticleOzark Foothills Film Fest Screenwriting Contest now open
Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 Ozark Foothills Film Festival screenwriting competition, with a cash prize of $1,000 for best feature-length screenplay. The winner will be announced at the...
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TNA Wrestling to Verizon
TNA Wrestling is coming to Verizon Arena for a televised event on Thursday, Sept. 26. Tickets, which go on sale via Ticketmaster and the Verizon Arena Box Office, range from $17.50 to $127.50. The...
View ArticleNude woman's body found on freeway near Jacksonville
State Police reports:Arkansas State Troopers are investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered along the access ramp from Highway 161 onto Interstate 440 (east) near Jacksonville.State...
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Opinion sought on lottery and keno/bingo games
State Rep. Mark Perry of Jacksonville has asked the attorney general for a legal opinion on whether lottery retailers can conduct draw games where winnning numbers are displayed on video monitors. If...
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Plaintiffs oppose Exxon motion to dismiss damage suit over pipeline break
Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit over damage from the ExxonMobil pipeline break in Mayflower today filed a response to the oil company's request that the suit be dismissed.They argued, among...
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Hey, honey: there's a free, 3-night class on basic beekeeping
If you've ever been interested in having thousands of buzzing little minions (or are a certain yellow bear with a speech impediment who may, in fact, have a problem with addiction) you're in luck! The...
View ArticleThe decline of newspapers open line; also, more gun news
The line is open. Closing out:*NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE: Hard on the news of the Boston Globe's sale for a bargain basement $70 million (after the New York Times purchased it for more than $1 billion) comes...
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50-50-50: Daniel Rhodes
And now for some sculpture as part of the "50 Works, 50 Weeks, 50 Years"exhibit in the Arkansas Arts Center atrium: "Matteo," by Iowan Daniel Rhodes (1911-1989). The wood-fired stoneware piece,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teach for America gets political, in tune with contributors like the...
The Los Angeles Times reports on the entry of Teach for America into the politics of education on the side of its benefactors. Such as the Walton family of Arkansas.The program has sent brainy college...
View ArticlePryor ad hits Tom Cotton voting record
Here's an ad from a $45,000 purchase made by Mark Pryor's campaign to introduce Republican Rep. Tom Cotton to Arkansas voters in advance of his announcement this evening that he's going to oppose...
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Reframing a government shutdown
The gap between the House and Senate on the federal, as outlined in this profile of Sen. Barbara Mikulski, seems headed to impasse. That means an increasing likelihood of government shutdown.Arkansas...
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Asa Hutchinson endorsed by Jerry Taylor, former Democratic senator
Republican gubernatorial nominee Asa Hutchinson today announced his endorsement by Jerry Taylor, a former Pine Bluff mayor, who ran as a Democrat for two terms each in the state Senate and state House....
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Ted Skokos sued by old friend in investment dispute
A regular reader alerts me to the appearance of a former Little Rock resident in the business page of the Dallas Morning News.Ted Skokos, a lawyer who made a fortune in the cell phone business and took...
View ArticleConservative poll gives Tom Cotton edge on Mark Pryor
Another day, another poll, this one by a conservative source — the Conservative Intelligence Briefing — described as "your best source for insider news and information about Conservative Republican...
View ArticleCourt upholds former LR cop's conviction in armored car robbery
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the convictions of Jason Gilbert, a former Little Rock police officer, and three other men in a 2007 armored car service robbery.The court denied an...
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Police seek suspect in insurance office robbery
The Little Rock police have distributed this photo in the search for a man who robbed the Direct General Insurance Company at 6818 Col. Glenn Road about 5:40 p.m. Monday. He pulled a pistol, demanded...
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The last-ditch battle against immigrants; it figures in Pryor v. Cotton
The New York Times today profiles a pitched effort to prevent sufficient numbers of Republicans from joining modest immigration reform legislation that includes still more border security and a long,...
View ArticleConservative poll now shows governor's race and lead for Hutchinson
When a Republican polling firm released a survey on the Senate race yesterday it didn't include numbers on the governor's race, which show Republican Asa Hutchinson with a 46-38 lead over Democrat Mike...
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