Judge orders $1.2 million payment in adoption agency case
Circuit Judge Mackie Pierce today ordered the former owners of Adoption Advantage, a defunct adoptioni agency, to pay $1.2 million in restitution to defrauded potential parents and penalties and...
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New anchors at KARK
KARK, Channel 4 has announced new anchors, including a replacement for Jessica Dean, who's off to Philadelphia.Ashley Ketz, a Batesville native who's been evening anchor at Nexstar's KOLR in...
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State and defense object to Judge Griffen's orders in Josh Hastings retrial;...
Judge Wendell Griffen's decision to inject himself forcefully into jury selection in the manslaughter retrial of former police officer Josh Hastings and to lecture parties on "cultural competence" has...
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The Tuesday night line
I'm leaving it all up to you, to quote a swamp pop standard of my youth. Final words:* APPOINTMENTS: Gov. Mike Beebe made more than five dozen today. One worthy of note was Ann Henry of Fayetteville,...
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Jack McQuary named special prosecutor in Bookout case
Circuit Judge Brent Davis of Jonesboro signed an order today naming Jack McQuary as special prosecutor in the case of Sen. Paul Bookout, cited by the Ethics Commission for violation of four campaign...
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Paul Bookout resigns from state Senate
This just in by e-mail:STATEMENT BY SENATOR PAUL BOOKOUT“I am announcing today my resignation from the Arkansas Senate effective immediately. I made the Governor and President Pro-Tempore of the Senate...
View ArticleWiser heads
Not for the first time, level-headed professors at Arkansas's colleges and universities have saved their students from a mad plot by legislative extremists. "They're so ideological and irrational," a...
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Taking a dip
A boy comes up for air after swinging off a rope swing into the Ouachita River near Lake Hamilton. TAKING A DIP: A boy comes up for air after swinging off a rope swing into the Ouachita River near...
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John Hiatt & The Combo at Juanita's
Also, Lilly Ledbetter at CALS, John Willis EP release show at The Joint, Red Octopus Theater at the Public Theatre, Kevin Seconds at Low Key Arts in Hot Springs and the Parallel Universes conference...
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How much oil spilled in Mayflower?
Unlike in Michigan spill, the EPA is relying on Exxon's tally in Arkansas. by Elizabeth McGowanHomeowners whose lives are still in limbo after thousands of gallons of oil streamed into their...
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves haunted the nightmares of desperadoes in...
Life under the gun with one of the greatest, and least known, lawmen of all time. by David KoonYou think you know the West.Every American thinks they do, conjuring up a fever of dusty towns,...
View ArticleFor kindness
Twenty fourteen looks like it could be a particularly tiresome election year in Arkansas. "Republican" today translates to "mean and irresponsible" and yet Republicans will be trying, and with a...
View ArticleIf Obamacare was overturned
If Rep. Tom Cotton and the rest of the tea-party coalition got their way and actually repealed Obamacare before its new insurance market goes into business Jan. 1, would they be the dog that caught...
View ArticleWhy not another drug for lethal injections?
I've contacted both the governor's office and the attorney general's office to get more info on the current lethal injection debacle. I haven't heard back from the former, and was told by the latter...
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Recharged Revolution
Tasty tacos of all variety at River Market restaurant/club.When your restaurant is connected to a live music venue that features acts of all genres, attracting concert-goers from all walks of life...
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Fayetteville Roots Festival showcases more than just music
Event grows in its fourth year. by Robert BellIt's an impressive feat, the way the Fayetteville Roots Festival has grown from its origins in 2010 as a one-day music event hosted at Greenhouse Grille...
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Avoiding (Common) Core meltdown
Where other states see government conspiracy, Arkansas embraces Common Core as a way forward for education. by Benjamin HardyMaybe the problem is in the name: something that sounds so bland just has...
View ArticleIt was a good week for Arkansas's expanding waistline
It was also a good week for yet another candidate for Congress and guns in school. It was a bad week for Sen. Paul Bookout and guns in the school.It was a good week for ...ARKANSAS'S EXPANDING...
View ArticleLook out for the breast-feeding controversy
At the outset of a new school year, the news media offer helpful tips for college students: "Choosing the right major,""6 tips for surviving dorm life,""5 things you should never say to your...
View ArticleThe bucks don't stop at Bookout
The state Ethics Commission handed down historic fines last week for campaign finance violations by Democratic Sen. Paul Bookout of Jonesboro. by Max BrantleyThe state Ethics Commission handed down...
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