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Hot Springs hospital merger deal off
The proposed merger of the Catholic-affiliated Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs and Capella Healthcare's National Park Health Center is off.Significant opposition had arisen from Eric Jackson, general...
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UPDATE: A celebration for marriage equality; and action to change things in...
The political response in Arkansas to the historic U.S. Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage were predictable: Republicans uniformly disapproved; Democrats either more quietly disapproved or laid...
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This week's "50 Works/ 50 Weeks/ 50 Years"
The Arkansas Arts Center has been celebrating its 50th birthday this year by exhibiting in the atrium every week a work from its collection selected by Arts Center staff member. This week's work is...
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North Little Rock Mayor Smith makes Mike Davis police chief
North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith has announced that interim Police Chief Mike Davis will become the permanent chief July 8. He succeeds Danny Bradley, now chief of staff for the mayor, at the head of...
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New mission for St. Joseph's: Organic farming
Farmer Jody Hardin, founder of Argenta Market and who was instrumental in getting the certified farmer’s market in operation in Argenta, is working with the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas on a plan to...
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The activist court and pot-bellied pig open line
The line is open. Finishing up:* WHO YOU CALLING ACTIVIST JUDGES?: Richard Posner in Slate takes down the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling eviscerating the Voting Rights Act, with its weird jurisprudence of...
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Wind energy manufacturer Nordex to end production in Jonesboro
More bad news in the alternative energy field, an announcement from German manufacturer Nordex of the end of U.S. production — wind turbine production in Jonesboro. A facility will remain in place in...
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Morning roundup: Apartment fire, schools, Bobby Roberts
A roundup of news miscellany this morning:* FOREST PLACE ON FIRE AGAIN: Another fire of suspicious origin hit the Forest Place Apartments on North University last night, the seventh since February by...
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'If you got tits, you got problems': Maynard mayor in police dispute
KAIT-Jonesboro, AR-News, weather, sportsKAIT provides a report worth it's own special attention (warning: that video is a long clip and action is many minutes in):Connie Cline, a former female police...
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Saturday To-Do: Arkansas Times Farm to Table Dinner Party
ARKANSAS TIMES FARM TO TABLE DINNER PARTY5:30 p.m. Scott Plantation Settlement. $110.You might have noticed over the last few months that the Arkansas Times has been putting on some fun events. Our...
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Food Feedback Friday: brave, beer, and Biscuitgate
Well folks, we are wrapping up another fun filled week here at Eat Arkansas. For myself, this week past has been filled with spectacular bites as well as some rather disappointing (and at times,...
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Saturday: Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Fiawna Forte and more
If a missing Fogerty isn't a deterrent for your enjoyment of CCR tunes, Magic Springs hosts Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 8 p.m., $50-$60. Acclaimed Oklahoma singer/songwriter Fiawna Forte brings...
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Saturday To-Do: 'Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody'
'SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY'8 p.m. Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville. $20-$45.If ever there were a cultural phenomenon that was ripe for mercilessly sadistic mockery, it is the so-called erotic...
View ArticleShooting victim dies; fire victim identified
Little Rock Police Sgt. Cassandra Davis reports that Jaxson Guinn, 19, of Morrilton has died of gunshot wounds in a shooting near 27th and Battery about 12:40 p.m. Thursday. Guinn reportedly drove...
View ArticleTim Atkinson to lead Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
Tim Atkinson of North Little Rock, who's been assistant provost at UCA, will be the new president of the Arkansas Science and Technology authority. He succeeds the retired John Ahlen.Release...
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Saturday To-Do: Arkansans for Equality Benefit Show
ARKANSANS FOR EQUALITY BENEFIT SHOW9 p.m. Revolution. $5.Here's the sort of show you can go to and rock out with your friends and throw down and all that, but you'll also be supporting a great cause....
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Saturday: Mya at Discovery
Acclaimed R&B singer Mya comes to Discovery Nightclub Saturday. Also performing will be Nicky Parrish, Rodney Block/Black Superman Experience, Brandon Peck, Sleepy, JMZ Dean, Crawley, Dominique...
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Leslie Rutledge to make Republican run for attorney general
Leslie Rutledge, a Batesville native lawyer now practicing in Little Rock who has a long history of work with Republican politicians as well as the national Republican Party, will announce her...
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GOP hawks raise $100,000 for Tom Cotton
It's not exactly surprising (Politico) that Republican foreign policy hawks churned up $100,000 this week for the Club for Growth's Tom Cotton, temporary CFB emissary to the 4th District of Arkansas....
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UPDATE: Jacksonville man killed by police
David Goins at Fox 16 provides the photo by Twitter and a brief report that a Jacksonville man was shot by police on a domestic call on Madden Road. No word yet on his condition. No officer was...
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