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End of an era on state Parole Board
Gov. Mike Beebe made a batch of gubernatorial appointments today. He didn't footnote one of them, but I will.He appointed Dawne Vandiver, executive director of the Arkansas Democratic Party and a...
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The Doom and Gloom Edition
All sorts of big legal and legislative developments that could dramatically alter public education in the state, gun craziness, terrible bills in the General Assembly and the latest on the U.S. Senate...
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Sykes at Thea, anniversary show at Thompson, "Ovolution"
I know of at least five gallery events 5-8 p.m. tonight in Argenta, and there are probably more. Here goes: Thea Foundation, 401 Main St.: John Sykes Jr., a photojournalist at the Arkansas...
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Recycling the open line
It's Friday, thank goodness, and the line is open. That video up there? It's the work of the city of Fayetteville. Here in Little Rock, people always ask if the city REALLY recycles stuff put at the...
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Conway schools appear to stack deck on religion in schools
The blog reported yesterday about a complaint by the Freedom from Religion Foundation about the broad access religious groups have enjoyed in Conway public schools at lunch and other free time. The...
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Calling the Hogs in Blytheville
Nice piece of sportts history in Sporting Life Arkansas by Evan Demirel pegged to today's Razorback basketball game with Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.In 1960 and 1962, the Hogs played Ole Miss at...
View ArticleThe political mood is sour
New York Times polling shows President Obama holds a 51 percent approval rating, about his election margin. About the same as George W. Bush at this point his presidency; well below Bill Clinton and...
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UPDATE: An inaugural morning line
The morning roundup:* I LOVE A PARADE: President Obama takes the oath today for a second term, though formal inaugural activities are tomorrow. David Koon and Brian Chilson of the Times boarded a bus...
View ArticleThe hypocrisy beat: Huckabee edition
Media Matters nailsMike Huckabee for a familiar happenstance — noting a speck in an opponent's eye while ignoring the log in his own. (Matthew 7:5.)Fox News host Mike Huckabee is irked at President...
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Message from Gun Appreciation Day — Duck
Yesterday was Gun Appreciation Day across this exceptional land and it produced a fair amount of gun-related news:* GUNS: APPRECIATE WITH CARE:In case you missed it, five people were injured at three...
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David Koon: On the Obama Inaugural road trip
Report from David Koon, riding with the M.K. King Commission to the Obama inaugural:BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA — A bus at night is no place to be — black hallway where the minutes shuffle, punctuated by the...
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The stick 'em up open line
Lovely day, except maybe if you work in a C-store:LRPD Sgt. Cassandra Davis has been mass-blasting crime reports:* Robbery of Mapco on 65th about 5 a.m. Saturday. At knifepoint.* Robbery of Shell at...
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David Koon: At the Obama inaugural
David Koon checked in late last night from Washington, where he's joined the M.K. King Commission chartered bus caravan of Arkansans attending President Obama's second inauguration. Brian Chilson was...
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Obama's 'Big Deal'
Paul Krugman looks back at President Obama's first term and sees a glass more than half full. It was a "Big Deal," he concludes, including:* A historic piece of health care legislation, far from ideal,...
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Tuesday To-Do: Tales from the South: Shannon Wurst
TALES FROM THE SOUTH: SHANNON WURST5 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. performance. Starving Artist Cafe. $9.OK, full disclosure upfront: I've known Shannon Wurst for many years now. Back when I met her, she was my...
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A meal to remember at Ashley's
This may sound odd, but I've got a lot of sympathy for Ashley's at the Capital Hotel. It's never easy to be the top dog, and around Little Rock it doesn't get any bigger than the restaurant that can...
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Tort 'reform'— a battle is brewing
Little mentioned in the first legislative week were opening shots in a battle with HUGE significance to the business community — and for injured people.The business establishment is aching to...
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Reception for UALR print exhibit is Friday
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a reception for "Collecting Prints (1997-2012): Works from UALR Permanent Collection," 20th century and contemporary work collected over the past 15...
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President Obama's second inaugural text
Here's President Obama's inaugural address on video.... We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate. ... ... With common...
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