Rightward push
Isn't it interesting to watch the right scramble to try to turn the tide of history?Rightward pushIsn't it interesting to watch the right scramble to try to turn the tide of history? They spent untold...
View ArticleThe truth about guns
Americans engaged in heated debates over guns periodically from 1690 until today, and race was nearly always a provocation and usually the main one. by Ernest DumasAmericans engaged in heated debates...
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Big news
Gov. Mike Beebe and Big River Steel CEO John Correnti shake hands during a news conference Tuesday in which it was announced that Big River would build a $1 billion steel mill in Mississippi County....
View ArticleRepublicans still refuse to face reality
Now here's a worthy project: Speaking to the Republican National Committee recently, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared that it was time for the GOP to "stop being the stupid party. It's time for a...
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Damn Arkansan takes round one of Showcase
In midst of heartbreaking night, Fayetteville band shines through. by Robert BellThe Showcase started this year under exceptionally tragic circumstances. Mason Mauldin, a pilot for Central Flying...
View ArticleAll in the family
Old habits die hard. We may have a new Republican majority in the legislature, but like the old Democratic majority, it still doesn't hurt to have a lawmaker spouse to land a part-time job during the...
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Skip it
'Parker' a dud. by Sam Eifling"Parker," a movie you'll forget having seen even as you're watching it, has about three more weeks in the theaters. Then it'll be shuffled off onto video and onto cable...
View ArticleMcDaniel's farewell
The 2014 race for governor was turned upside down Friday when Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced he wouldn't run for governor. by Max BrantleyThe 2014 race for governor was turned upside down...
View ArticleThe good, the bad and the ugly
A week's worth of fodder from Razorback Country is akin to a Leone spaghetti western. by Beau WilcoxA week's worth of fodder from Razorback Country is akin to a Leone spaghetti western. To wit:Il...
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Perpetual Groove at Revolution
Also, Science After Dark, Bonnie Montgomery at White Water Tavern, Vanishing Islands at Midtown, "The One-Legged, Ass-Kickin' Benefit" at Stickyz, Joe Diffie at Juanita's and "Drumline Live" at UCA's...
View ArticleThe morning report — drug testing, sexual discrimination
A roundup of the morning mail:* WHO WE GONNA DRUG TEST?: The U.S. attorney's office announced a guilty plea by a Little Rock medical clinic nurse who'd helped a clinic official illegally obtain...
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Big steel mill — how good a deal?
What's not to like about 500 good-paying jobs at a steel mill in an economically depressed part of the state, which was announced yesterday at the Capitol?There are potential air quality issues,...
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Wednesday: Trapt, Black Eyed Vermillion, 'Gee's Bend' and more
Heavy alt-rockers Trapt play an all-ages show at Revolution, with Acidic and The Action Blast, 8:30 p.m., $12 adv., $15 day of. Canadian pop-punkers Sum 41 play George's Majestic Lounge in...
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Who pays taxes?
Arkansas is on the cusp of a Republican-led charge to reshape taxation. Where they don't want to cut taxes, they want to dramatically reduce the burden on wealthy taxpayers, by reducing or eliminating...
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Thursday To-Do: 'An Evening with Bonnie Montgomery'
'AN EVENING WITH BONNIE MONTGOMERY'10 p.m. White Water Tavern. $7.This sounds like a delightful way to spend a night out — two sets from the talented and charming Ms. Bonnie Montgomery. Surely by now,...
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Thursday To-Do: Perpetual Groove
PERPETUAL GROOVE9 p.m. Revolution. $10.If you're a casual fan of Athens, Ga., jam-circuit heavies Perpetual Groove, you'll want to take note: The band is going on an indefinite hiatus effective April...
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Charter school spending: Is it really less?
The Billionaire Boys Club held their charter school pep rally yesterday and one of the most popular cheers was that charter schools do more (no solid proof of that yet in any peer-reviewed...
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Wednesday To-Do: Science After Dark: 'It's Not the End of the World'
SCIENCE AFTER DARK: ‘IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD’6 p.m. Museum of Discovery. $5, free for members.Man, I was all geared up for the world to end on Dec. 21. I’d packed my bug-out bag (a nice...
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Wednesday-Thursday: 'West Side Story'
The Broadway classic "West Side Story" is at Robinson Center Music Hall, courtesy of Celebrity Attractions, Wednesday and Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., $25-$63.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The war on women continues
Sen. Jason Rapert's clearly unconstitutional bill to ban abortions when a fetal hearbeat can be detected — it would incidentally force transvaginal probes of unwilling women in the early stages of...
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