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Old myths and new realities
The greatest advantage that Republicans enjoy in races from JP to president — well, after the advantage of superior money — is that they won the battle for conventional wisdom. by Ernest Dumas The...
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Ambassador returns to Arkansas
This time, she'll shepherd world ambassadors. by Capricia Penavic Marshall I first fell in love with Arkansas in 1992 as a new staffer on then-Gov. Bill Clinton's successful presidential campaign. The...
View ArticleThree for Texas
The Observer is going to be taking our first vacation in quite a while in a few weeks, an out-of-state jaunt to the Republic of Texas. The Observer is going to be taking our first vacation in quite a...
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Melvins to Juanita's
Also the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival continues, the Arkansas State Fair continues, Rufus Wainwright at UCA, Majid Bekkas at the Walton Arts Center, 'American Scream' at the Argenta Community...
View ArticleEndorsements
All the candidates we endorse are Democrats or independents. So low has the Republican Party sunk that anyone running under its banner is suspect. President: BARACK OBAMA U.S. Congress, 2nd District:...
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Go see 'Argo'
Affleck directs Affleck winningly. by Sam Eifling It's red state/blue state season, in which your in-laws become idiots, you stop talking to your neighbors and Twitter turns into a mirrored dungeon of...
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Levi Agee seeking funds to realize his end-times vision
Like many young filmmakers, Levi Agee is working with a small budget to make his short film "Rapture Us," which he wrote and will direct and star in. by Robert Bell Like many young filmmakers, Levi...
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Grab your lasso
Manuel Martinez, 8, and Victor Manuel Vega, 10, show off their roping skills. by Brian Chilson Manuel Martinez, 8, and Victor Manuel Vega, 10, show off their roping skills. [ Subscribe to the comments...
View ArticleGOP highlight reel
It's become clearer in recent weeks what the agenda will be when the Republicans complete the big takeover next month of national, state and local politics. by Bob Lancaster It's become clearer in...
View ArticleIt was a good week for Attorney General Dustin McDaniel
Also a good week for Rep. Tracy Pennartz and Herb Rule. It was a bad week for Rep. Jon Hubbard, the Arkansas Lottery and the Information Network of Arkansas. It was a good week for... ATTORNEY GENERAL...
View ArticleContortionist Romney
To a skeptic, the most remarkable aspect of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been how so flexible a politician can represent so dogmatic a party. Contemporary Republicanism is ideological to...
View ArticleMoronia
As one who grew up in the Natural State, I am of course accustomed to political insanity and religious madness and general squalor. Moronia As one who grew up in the Natural State, I am of course...
View ArticleHow bad is Arkansas?
Or maybe the better question is which fatcat corporate interest group backed by the billionaire Koch Brothers of Kansas do you want to believe? Or maybe the better question is which fatcat corporate...
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Vieux Carre is tops for lunch
Jess MillerBlack-eyed pea "caviar" I've been trying to make my way to Hillcrest mainstay Vieux Carre since their announcement last May of changes to Chef David Bennett's menu, but somehow it took...
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Win tickets to see Rufus Wainwright
Barry J. HolmesWin tickets to see Rufus Wainwright Oct. 18 at UCA. UPDATE: Congratulations to Rock Candy readers Olivia Lieblong, Rod Miller and Sarah Woolf, who each won a pair of tickets to the...
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The Montel Williams marijuana open line
Over to you for the time being. Clearing out some loose ends: * MONTEL WILLIAMS ON MARIJUANA: Talk show host Montel Williams will have a news conference at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the State Capitol to...
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Thursday To-Do: Argenta Film Series: 'The American Scream'
The Argenta Film Series screens "The American Scream" Thursday at Argenta Community Theater. ARGENTA FILM SERIES: 'THE AMERICAN SCREAM'7 p.m. Argenta Community Theater. Free. It's October, which means...
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Recap: Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Music Festival 2012
David LewisYonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Music Festival For this live music enthusiast, seeing Sam Bush for the first time live at the 7th annual Yonder Mountain Harvest Festival on Mulberry...
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World Cheese Dip Championship at Clinton Center on Saturday
Cheese dip image via ShutterstockShawn Hempel The third annual World Cheese Dip Championship, named by Gourmet.com and Roadfood.com as one of the top ten food festivals in the country, returns from 11...
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