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Occupy Little Rock busted again on anniversary
Seven members of Occupy Little Rock marked the one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement by demonstrating Sunday night at the city-owned parking lot at Fourth and Ferry where they camped until swept...
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Another week begins with these odds and ends: * LITTLE ROCK POLICE TRAVAILS: The Democrat-Gazette reported this morning the news of the expected firing of Josh Hastings, the police patrol officer who...
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What will the pope say? Hospitals and Catholic leadership
CHURCH AND HEALTH: Catholic authorities express interest in services at blended hospitals in Hot Springs. What about Little Rock, where St. Vincent (pictured) hopes to combine with UAMS? The story is...
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Falling Sky farmer wins award
Cody Hopkins, who with his wife, Andrea Todt, operates Falling Sky Farm in Marshall, where they raise pigs, chickens, beef cattle, turkeys and ducks, has won the Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneur Award of...
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The billionaire boys (and girl) club for charter schools
CHARTER BACKER: Brother Jim Walton has been most identified with charter school backing in Arkansas. Alice Walton has spent heavily in Washington.The charter school movement in Arkansas and everywhere...
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Thali party this Saturday at Curry in a Hurry
If you've been meaning to try Indian cuisine and have never gotten around to it, you might want to make it out to Curry in a Hurry's Thali Party this Saturday. Thali simply means "a selection of...
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Inspecting the architect of the Voter ID scam
Mother JonesMESSAGING: Despite scant evidence of voter fraud, messaging such as this sells another story. And also discourages voting by people fearing persecution. Jane Mayer of The New Yorker writes...
View ArticleArkansas Business announces departure of publisher
Jeff Hankins has resigned as president and publisher of the Arkansas Business Publishing Group to "begin a new chapter in his career." He'd been with the company 19 years. AB reports here. Senior...
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Fatal shooting, burglary response prompted Hastings' firing
JOSH HASTINGSThe Little Rock Police Department today released the letter sent to Officer Josh Hastings setting out the reasons for his firing. Police Chief Stuart Thomas fired Hastings Friday morning....
View ArticleHerb Rules blasts 'TV Tim'
We've written repeatedly about Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin's attack on a program that provides basic lifeline telephone service to poor people, at no cost to taxpayers and often at no cost to...
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Arcade project begins in River Market neighborhood
ARCADE BUILDING: Ground broken today. The groundbreaking we mentioned earlier was held today for the Arcade building, a joint project between the Central Arkansas Library System and Moses Tucker Real...
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Review: 'Low and Clear' at Hot Springs Documentary Film Fest
"Low and Clear"Tyler Hughen, Kahlil Hudson, Alex Jablonski81 Minutes The patience in "Low and Clear" will leave any viewer pleasantly surprised. There is no profound action in the film, but in the...
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Review: "Plimpton!" at Hot Springs Documentary Film Fest
"Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself"Tom Bean, Luke Poling88 Minutes The interesting life of writer and participatory journalist George Plimpton is documented in "Plimpton! Starring George...
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TSA backing away from body scanners at big airports
PUT 'EM UP: More body scanners for smaller airports?Pro Publica reports good news on the airport security beat for people who live in major cities. The Transportation Security Administration has been...
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Excerpt: Beth Ditto's new memoir 'Coal to Diamonds'
Ditto: Now in book form Click here to read an except from the new memoir "Coal to Diamonds," by Judsonia girl-turned-international-superstar Beth Ditto, who is so famous everywhere but the U.S. at...
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Flaming Lips to Barnhill Arena Nov. 4
Flaming Lips image via 3 song photography / Shutterstock.comThe Flaming Lips play at Barnhill Arena Nov. 4. Guess I missed this, but on Friday, the Fayetteville Flyer noted that long-running Oklahoma...
View ArticleThe Monday line
The line is open early. Bits and pieces: * TOM COTTON FOR PRESIDENT: Interesting line in the latest in a long series of tributes in the Weekly Standard to the love of their life, 4th District...
View ArticleAttorney general throws wrinkle in ethics drive
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who proved remarkably malleable in keeping Arkansas's existing monopoly casinos happy when it came to ballot initiative approval and disapproval, is proving pretty...
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Polls: Obama won foreign policy debate
WINNER: Barack ObamaProbably doesn't matter much, but the results seem uniform. President Obama bested Mitt Romney in last night's debate, though Romney's calculated decision to appear moderate and...
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Early voting begins in Arkansas UPDATE
KARK TVAT THE POLL: Plenty of signs are waving at early voting sites. Early voting doesn't suggest a highly motivated Arkansas electorate. First-day voting in Arkansas was 26,763, according to the...
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