The Thursday night line
It's open for your comments: Finishing up: * CHARTER SCHOOLS: Stephens Media is following the state Board of Education meeting on six charter school applications. It could continue through Friday. So...
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Top of the morning — charter schools, crime, ASU
Another morning roundup. * PRIVATIZING ARKANSAS SCHOOLS: By the time they were done yesterday, the state Board of Education had approved three new charter schools — in Bentonville, Little Rock and...
View ArticleRepublicans: Don't confuse us with facts
I'd say this beats all. But, really, it's more of the same from the faith-based Republican dogma that distinguishes every campaign for office, from president on down. Facts don't matter. Faith alone...
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Catholic bishop requires reading of anti-Obama letter
The Catholic bishop in Peoria, Illinois has ordered priests there to read an anti-Obama letter from their pulpits. His required reading is factually challenged, Huffington Post notes. By comparison,...
View ArticleUAMS/St. Vincent combination heard by UA Board
Joann Coleman, the Little Rock resident who's been digging into what she sees as problems in the UAMS idea to combine with St. Vincent Infirmary, at least in some areas, as a health care network, was...
View ArticleJobs report positive as election day nears
Better than a sharp stick in the eye (NYT) four days before election day. In the last assessment of the job market before the presidential election, the Labor Department announced Friday that the...
View ArticleState tax revenues lag in October UPDATE
The state has released its report on tax revenue collections in October and it's another month where the gross was below last year and forecast. The report says a big part of the drop can be blamed on...
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Saturday: Battle of the Bars, Ying Yang Twins, Lucero and more
Ying Yang Twins play at Discovery Saturday. Battle of the Bars is an MC battle with three rounds, hosted by Epiphany, with DJ D-Dirt, Downtown Music Hall, 9 p.m. Barroom rockers Lucero are at...
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Medicine dispensing machine firm sues Family Council
John Lyon/Stephens MediaDRAWS LAWSUIT: Jerry Cox with his vending machine replica.Tall talking by Jerry Cox, head of the fundamentalist religious lobby Family Council, has landed him in a federal...
View Article"Photographing the Landscape"
The exhibition “Photographing the Landscape” at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fine Arts Center has been shortened a week, so here's a heads up: You've got until Nov. 29 to see the work of...
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Sunday To-Do: The Flaming Lips
Michelle Martin CoyneThe Flaming Lips play Barnhill Arena Sunday night. THE FLAMING LIPS8 p.m. Barnhill Arena. $35. The University of Arkansas's Headliner Concert Committee scores again on this one....
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Sunday: Against Me! at Juanita's
Against Me! plays at Juanita's Sunday night. Florida's Against Me! brings the fiery punk rock anthems to Juanita's, with Fake Problems and Water Tower opening the show, 8 p.m., $15. [ Subscribe to the...
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Malvern rally against Loy Mauch and his 'radical' beliefs
AREA 'CLOUDED' BY MAUCH: Mike Burris speaks at Malvern rally. Hot Spring County business and community representatives rallied Friday in Malvern to urge defeat of Republican Rep. Loy Mauch for the...
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The beer and money open line
It's Friday. Watch the Ohio-made YouTube, courtesy of Wonkette, and light a candle for America. And speaking of swing voters, this Q&A is not from The Onion. Otherwise, the eagle is flying,...
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Food Feedback Friday
It’s that time again…Food Feedback Friday. Let us know about all your dining experiences from this past week—whether terrific or horrific, we want to hear them all. I’ve been dreaming of Korean...
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Monday To-Do: Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham plays at Juanita's Monday. LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM9 p.m. Juanita's. $45 adv., $55 day of. Of all the awesome creative forces in Fleetwood Mac, I think you've got to give the nod to...
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Sunday: Heartless Bastards at Stickyz
The Heartless Bastards play at Stickyz Sunday. Stickyz has a big night Sunday, with Heartless Bastards, Wussy and Amasa Hines, 18-and-older, 8 p.m., $12. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Win tickets to Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's 'Beethoven & Bluejeans'
The Times and ASO are giving away tickets to "Beethoven & Bluejeans." The Times and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra are giving away five pairs of tickets to the annual "Beethoven & Bluejeans"...
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The Pre-Election Edition
A bad week for Romney, a glimmer of hope for Herb Rule, weed wars, the narrative of the state legislative elections, city board elections and more — covered this week on the podcast. Stream on the...
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Review: STRFKR at Revolution
Cheree FrancoStarfucker played at Revolution Thursday night. Last night, the Oregon-based indie-tronica group (whose longhand title is less modestly dubbed Starfucker) drew an eclectic mix of young...
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