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View ArticleGiggles on the copy desk
Surely the headline in this morning's Dem-Gaz, "Cotton shrinks in state"was intentional, dreamed up by a bored copy editor. Like "Eat Shiitake" of years past. "Famed gynecologist looks down nose at old...
View ArticleEthics "reform"— Arkansas Republican style
Max erupting from a volcanic atoll on the South Island of New Zealand:E-mail arrives from Republican Sen. David Sanders of Little Rock, touting a couple of pieces of so-called ethics legislation. One...
View ArticleWhite House budgeting goes the Walmart way
One last note before happy hour:An e-mail from Walmart corporate communications on President Obama's nomination of Walmart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be Director of the Office of...
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Republicans take offense at Walker's comments on race
On Friday, Rep. John Walker took to the House well to speak in favor of a resolution to honor Teen Jeopardy winner (and Arkansas Times favorite) Leonard Cooper, sponsored by Rep. Warwick Sabin. Walker...
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LRSD "meet and greet" with Milton
Little Rock School District superintendent candidate Dr. Walter Milton will take part in a "meet and greet" at 12:30 p.m. today in the district administration building at 810 W. Markham St. Milton is...
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Art history symposium at UALR
The 23rd annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium, to be held Thursday and Friday this week at UALR, has much to recommend it. A talk on Turner, Italian art, Mayan art, editorial cartoons and, of...
View ArticleHog farm on Big Creek
Defenders of the Buffalo River are up in arms over a permit that the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has issued to C&H Hog Farm, under construction on a tributary of Big Creek, which...
View ArticleWesterman's spending cap bill passed over again
House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman'sbill to limit general revenue spending is up for a vote in the House today after being passed over on Friday. That means Westerman at least believes he has the...
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Beebe vetoes 12-week abortion ban
As expected, Gov. Beebe has vetoed Sen. Jason Rapert's unconstitutional 12-week abortion ban. UPDATE: Rapert said he would ask the Senate to override the veto tomorrow.His veto letter:In short, because...
View ArticleOpen line
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Burris: not selling an expansion deal, special session may be needed
Rep. John Burris, chairman of the Public Health committee, began the committee meeting this morning by addressing members about Charlie Frago's D-G article this morning, which uses internal e-mails to...
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Hundreds rally for expansion of health coverage
The AR HEALTH + AR JOBS Coalition, a group of various organizations involved in the healthcare debate, held a rally this morning on the Capitol steps. Speakers included a doctor, a hospital...
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Saturday: Butch Walker, Two Cow Garage and more
Revolution brings in big-time producer and songwriter Butch Walker, with Nikki Lane, 18-and-older, 9 p.m., $15. Discovery has your all-damn-night partying needs covered, with DJs Joel Allenbaugh,...
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Saturday To-Do: Blues Revolution Tour
BLUES REVOLUTION TOUR9 p.m. Stickyz. $10.Back during my younger years, I was nuts on the subject of the blues, up to and including spending Spring Break 1995 driving around the Delta with my...
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Saturday To-Do: Bard Ball 2013: 'Taming of the Brew'
BARD BALL 2013: 'TAMING OF THE BREW'7 p.m. Argenta Community Theater. $75.William Shakespeare was not only a genius writer, but also an actor, a double-whammy of a profession that — in my considerable...
View ArticleWill the "private option" lead to higher premiums on exchange?
The pool of people that stand to gain coverage under expansion are, by definition, low-income folks. Originally, they were going to go to Medicaid. For all of the flaws of the hodge-podge...
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Bill Clinton: DOMA needs to die
The always-insightful Bill Clinton took to the Washington Post yesterday with an impassioned editorial calling on the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which he signed in 1996....
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Frank Frazier at Hearne Fine Art
Frank Frazier's shoe polish and ink take-off on the slaveship Brookes (above) is just one of the artist's simple, lyrical works depicting some aspect of African American life in the exhibition "The...
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