Clik here to view.
George Strait tops the morning report
I'm happy to say I finished tax returns last night. You? Some other odds and ends:* STRAIT TALK: George Strait drew 17,036 to Verizon Arena last night. Times photog Brian Chilson has plenty of shots at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gubernatorial campaign underway: Ross spotted with liberals
I meant to mention earlier that I'd heard one announced and two unannounced candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination were pressing flesh at a fund-raising dinner last week in Little...
View ArticleFayetteville Public Access Television studio: tanned, rested and ready for...
In the two decades (yet while hardly aging a day - go figure) that I have spent producing with public access television in Fayetteville, I have seen many changes - many of which I have written about,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robert McCord dies at 84
The final note today is a sad one:My friend, colleague and mentor Robert S. McCord, 84, died this morning after a long period of declining health.Bob's career in journalism was long and distinguished....
View ArticleSaturday night line
Let's make this the open line.* GUNS IN BARS: Something tells me we haven't heard the last of this episode of guns drawn, including by off-duty cops if the notes are correct, in a bar in Fayetteville....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethics update: Amending the amendment
I've done some emoting on the blog and in my column about the proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 9, crafted by Rep. Warwick Sabin and others to incorporate some of the Regnat Populus ethics...
View ArticleNucor-Yamato seeks $115 million local bond issue
The Blytheville Courier News reports that Nucor-Yamato Steel is planning a $115 million expansion to produce a new type of steel product. It would create 10 to 15 jobs.It wants the city to issue $115...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When, exactly, did Exxon pipeline rupture begin?
One of many unanswered questions about the Exxon Mobil pipeline rupture at Mayflower is when, exactly, were troubles first noted on the pipeline. What time did the rupture begin? When was the flow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monday: State Champion at White Water Tavern
State Champion’s sound has been described as “garage country”. This doesn’t explain much and anything other than sitting down and giving them a good listen won’t really help you get a good idea of...
View ArticleExpand-o-meter rumor mill: down to the wire
Sunday, 6:00 p.m. (50%): Still looking like a toss-up this evening. Bruce "Do Nothing" Westerman announced just now that he will release details tomorrow morning on HB 1965, which is not an alternative...
View ArticleOne fine day open line
Here you go. But if you'd like something to read, read this:* VOTER ID/THE NEWFANGLED WAY TO ATTACK CIVIL RIGHTS:Salon writes onVoter ID laws and how they've been used by rising Republican majorities...
View ArticleThe costs of rejecting the "private option" and doing nothing
When Arkansas Republicans pushed forward a new policy framework, now known as the "private option," it appeared to represent a third way in the healthcare expansion question. But with the vote looming,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monday morning: Medicaid, ethics, Bill Clinton, bar brawlers
The Monday miscellaneous report:* OBAMACARE'S BIG DAY: The Arkansas House of Representatives is expected to vote today on authorizing an expansion of the Medicaid program in Arkansas, as provided by...
View ArticleKoch lobby has new leader in Arkansas
The Arkansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity, the Koch billionaires' anti-tax, anti-regulation political arm that spent a million bucks to produce a Republican legislative majority in Arkansas, has...
View ArticleCapitol Zoning District survives Nate Bell attack
Since I've written quite a bit on the Capitol Zoning District and the effort by Rep. Nate Bell of Mena to abolish it following a dispute over fence height requirements in historic neighborhoods, I want...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here are some photos of George Strait at Verizon Arena
Times photographer Brian Chilson got some great photos from Friday's George Strait concert at Verizon Arena. Attendance was 17,036, and during the main set, Strait and Army Lt. Gen. Leroy Sisco...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reminder: Lecture: Ennead Architects
The Architecture and Design Network continues its Art of Architecture lecture series tonight with Kevin McClurkan, a founding partner and management principal of Ennead Architects (formerly known as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LR cop relieved of duty over Fayetteville bar incident
Update on the Billy's Bar brouhaha in Fayetteville (video above) that I mentioned again this morning. One of those involved WAS a Little Rock police officer. Statement from Sgt. Cassandra Davis of...
View ArticleOne dead, two wounded in Little Rock shootings
LRPD reports this morning:* FATAL SHOOTING: Darrell Eugene Henson was found shot to death in the 15000 block of West Baseline Road about 4 a.m. today. No motive or suspect info at the moment.* TWO...
View ArticleHouse committee stymies unemployment benefit cut
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee fell short on a roll call vote today of reducing unemployment benefits.The bill by Sen. Bart Hester would have sliced maximum possible benefits from...
View Article