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Michael Cannon calls "private option" crony capitalism
As we previewed last week, Michael Cannon— health-care point man for libertarian think tank the Cato Institute — was invited to testify today before the Senate Insurance committee. Cannon is a diehard...
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Food news round-up: SoMa food truckin' edition
The big food news of the past week was the kick-off of spring with a good old-fashioned SoMa Food Truck Second Thursday. The weather was fantastic, the food even more so, and the crowds were out in...
View ArticleOh my particle
I've read articles, or tried to, about the Higgs Boson, which is "The subatomic particle scientists say gives everything in the universe mass." by Doug SmithI've read articles, or tried to, about the...
View Article'Treasure Island' continues
Nappy Roots come to Revolution.THURSDAY 3/21The Arkansas Repertory Theatre's production of the musical "Treasure Island" continues at 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday....
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Spa city, New Orleans-style
Despite some bumps, Andrews impresses.The old adage "good things come to those who wait" isn't necessarily true in the restaurant business. Leisurely meals can be a great joy, as course after course...
View ArticleTen years later
Possibly you remember "Shock and Awe." No, that's not the title of a Rolling Stones concert tour, but of the United States' bombs-over-Baghdad campaign that began exactly 10 years ago. American...
View ArticleBack to the train wreck
A vacation took me from Arkansas for three weeks, but the Great Legislative Train Wreck of 2013 was as close as our iPad while we ogled wombats and wallabies and other wonders of New Zealand and...
View ArticleLeft-winger
Rick Crawford, who represents one of the poorest congressional districts in America, voted against an increase in the minimum wage at about the same time a whiny millionaires clique was criticizing...
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Nod to Bob
A look back at the weird and wonderful world of Bob Lancaster. by David Koon and Bob LancasterOK, OK, settle down. You three there in the back, put away them gatdamn dominoes and listen up. We've...
View ArticleCashocracy
The Observer has watched the 89th Arkansas General Assembly like a high-speed wreck between an armored car full of money and a loaded manure spreader shown in slow motion. This state, mostly pragmatic...
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Out of step
Republican legislators as a group favor deregulation of corporations and strict regulation of individuals. They would free a company from all zoning laws, and deny a woman any authority over her own...
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Diagnosing the GOP
Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana has famously stated that the Republican Party has to stop being "the Stupid Party." I don't think "the Stupid Party" is going to change or be replaced by...
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Legislative term limits revisited in Arkansas
But the proposed adjustments are small. by Doug SmithWhen Arkansas voters adopted term limits for legislators in 1992, Republicans were badly outnumbered in both houses of the legislature, and...
View ArticleGOP now aids the rich
For nine weeks, the legislature has been finding ways to increase the government's dominion over people's lives: limiting the number of days after a woman gets pregnant before her body becomes...
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In bloom
It's beginning to look a lot like spring at the state Capitol. by Brian Chilson[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleIt was a good week for expansion projections
It was also a good week for not being the worst and a big idea. It was a bad week for class action plaintiffs; raw milk; a red, white and blue bridge, and history education.It was a good week...
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Hinder at Juanita's
Also, Bless the Mic with Toure, the Little Rock Horror Picture Show, the 'Stop the War on Women' march, Pinback, Lee Fields and the Expressions and JFK: 50 Years Later. by Robert Bell and David...
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M.F. Metal turns Bryant up to 11
Fledgling record store aspires to be a hang-out spot. by David KoonDio is dead, it's 1,600 miles to the Whisky a Go-Go, and Saline County has never been a place that screams "METALLLLL!" But down in...
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