Lock, load and pass the wafers
I see Senate won't vote until next week on the bill to allow guns in church. It's going to zoom through this legislature like corn through a goose with about the same resulting work product.Again: If...
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2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase kicks off tonight at Stickyz
And so it begins. The 21st annual Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase is upon us. The fun starts at 9 p.m. tonight at Stickyz. For the first time, the showcase is an all-ages affair. Cover is $5 for 21...
View ArticleBeebe names agency heads
From the governor's office:Governor Beebe today named Preston Scroggin of Vilonia as Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission and Ricky Belk of Alma as Director of the Arkansas Labor...
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Friday To-Do: Pujol, Diarrhea Planet
PUJOL, DIARRHEA PLANET9 p.m. Stickyz. $6.First off, yeah, I know. Ha-ha. Grow up. Let's try to be mature about this, OK? Jeeeeez. Anyways, Pujol (nom de rock of Daniel Pujol) first showed up on the...
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Support from on high for downtown tech park
Developers Rett Tucker and Jimmy Moses are proving to be formidable when it comes to gathering support for the downtown site they're pushing for the Little Rock Technology Park. In the past month or...
View ArticleCancer, Gilda Radner and pandering to the ignorant
Reading the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette over breakfast, I came across an item in the “Names and Faces” section on page two which took me aback. A cancer support group in Wisconsin had been considering...
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Friday: Randy Harsey, Scott H. Biram, Lightnin' Malcolm and more
Vino's has pop singer/songwriter Randy Harsey, power-pop explorers The Dangerous Idiots and rocker Jason Greenlaw, 9 p.m., $5. If you dig booze-soaked, road-hardened troubadours, don't miss Scott H....
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Thursday open line
File your comments. Some final thoughts:* HYPOCRISY WATCH/TOM COTTON WATCH: Noted. The Arkansas congressional delegation today — to a man — supported Gov. Mike Beebe's request for disaster aid as a...
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Richard Ford, Karen Russell, CD Wright and more to Arkansas Literary Festival
The Arkansas Literary Festival organizers today announced the author lineup for this year's shindig, scheduled for April 18-21. Among those who'll be speaking, leading workshops and/or participating in...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over chamber of commerce spending
A taxpayers' lawsuit has been filed challenging expenditure of tax money by the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock — cumulative millions over the last 20 years — to support local chambers of...
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'Chili with a Kick' looking for chili cookers
"Chili with a Kick," the annual chili-cook-off fundraiser for Youth Home, is hunting chili-cookers. Register here (also to play in the event's kick-ball game or enter a jalapeno eating contest). Chili,...
View ArticleLR School Board says no on armed guards
Channel 4 is reporting the LR School Board voted in favor of putting security guards in each school, but not arming them.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Ethics Commission fines state representative Lowery
The state Ethics Commission has settled a complaint over state House candidate Mark Lowery's failure to file campaign finance reports in a timely manner with an agreed letter of caution and $150...
View ArticleTakes one to know one: GOP edition
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal made headlines yesterday by criticizing his own party.Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called on the Republican Party to “stop being the stupid party” on Thursday as GOP...
View ArticleLet's all get a cup for drug testing
Tipster notes an amendment has been filed to SB 38 by Jeremy "Gatorbait" Hutchinson to require drug testing of applicants for unemployment payments, as well as random testing of recipients.Sen....
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Saturday: Waka Winter Classic, Augustana Acoustic and more
If you're looking to hear some So-Cal rock, Juanita's has Augustana Acoustic and Lauren Shera, 10 p.m., $13 adv., $15 day of. The Luke Williams Band brings it to W.T. Bubba's Country Tavern, 9 p.m....
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Saturday: Kris Allen at Revolution
Arkansas's American Idol, Kris Allen, might have a squished paw from a harrowing car wreck late last year on Jan. 1, but that hasn't stopped the singer from hitting the road. He'll perform at...
View ArticleEntergy donates $5 million to climate change efforts
Entergy dares to utter the words "climate change" in announcing a $5 million contribution to honor its retiring chairman by devoting the money to work in climate change, social justice and...
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Saturday To-Do: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra: 'Ancient Airs & Dances'
ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 'ANCIENT AIRS & DANCES'8 p.m. Robinson Center Music Hall. $14-$52.The fourth installment of this season's Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series features works...
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