NWA man gets 30 months in prison for failure to pay taxes
The U.S. attorney's office in Fort Smith has announced that Dennis Nooner, 52, who once had a business office in Northwest Arkansas for assisted living centers he ran in Mississippi, will get 30 months...
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Hussman's Chattanooga paper fires editor who wrote 'Shove it Mr. President'...
Here's national news with a local angle.The Chattanooga Times Free Press, which is controlled by Walter Hussman, owner of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has fired the editorial page editor who wrote...
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Open after hours tonight: Gallery 26
It's sunny, you're thirsty and starved for art, and you're in luck: It's First Thursday in Hillcrest, and Gallery 26 is staying open late tonight, 5-8 p.m., so you can see its new exhibition of work by...
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UPDATE: Tom Cotton explains vote against lower student loan interest rates —...
The House, which can rarely agree on anything, tonight passed 392-31 a compromise deal on student loan interest rates.Here's the roll call.The only "no" from Arkansas was U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, heading...
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Attorney general says school districts can't arm teachers under private guard...
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has just thrown a wrinkle in plans by school districts to use the private security guard licensing law as a means of arming teachers and staff as security.We've written...
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The new era open line
Well. We've begun our digital memership with hundreds of inaugural members and remarkably few glitches so far. Write me or Lindsey if I'm wrong on the glitch part. More here on memberships if you...
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The best jerk in Little Rock
No, you haven't stumbled onto the latest Arkansas Blog post about Mark Pryor vs. Tom Cotton— that's not the kind of jerk we're talking about. This jerk is an allspice and Scotch bonnet pepper mix from...
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Report: Tom Cotton called for cigarette ban at Harvard
The Daily Caller, whose politics lean far right, is out with a story on Republican Rep. Tom Cotton, the freedom-loving independent thinker who's going to announce for U.S. Senate next week.Arkansas...
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Shoot/don't shoot: The politics of arming school staff
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel set off a flurry of news stories and political eruptions with his office's issuance of an official opinion that Arkansas law doesn't allow public school districts to...
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Saturday To-Do: KABF 2013 Summer Pledge Drive Picnic
KABF 2013 SUMMER PLEDGE DRIVE PICNICNoon. The Bernice Garden. Make a donation.I don't know about you, but when it comes to fundraisers, if it doesn't involve interminable pledge testimonials, "Celtic...
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Food Feedback Friday: waffley, mu shu, and boom-boom
Welcome back to Friday, friends. Where we meet once a week to share in our triumphs, terrors, and tongue-tingling adventures in the Arkansas restaurant world. Here on Food Feedback Friday, we’ve been...
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Saturday: Fossils of Ancient Robots, Jet 420 and more
Northwest Arkansas-based electro-rockers Fossils of Ancient Robots play at Bear's Den Pizza in Conway, 8:30 p.m., free. Jet 420 brings the good times to Thirst n' Howl 8:30 p.m., free. Shutterbugs take...
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Grassroots politics: Meet the congressman with a protest
Well, this could be an interesting political season.A media advisory this morning from U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton's office says credentialing will be required for media planning to attend the congressman's...
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Not Saturday: Austin Lucas at White Water Tavern UPDATE
UPDATE: This show is actually Sept. 3. The White Water Tavern website had it incorrectly listed.Singer/songwriter Austin Lucas returns to the White Water Tavern Saturday night with John Moreland, 9:30...
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U.S. should boycott Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
I'm late to this party, but nonethless:The U.S. should boycott the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.This alone is reason enough:Russia’s minister of sports, Vitaly L. Mutko, said on Thursday that...
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Guns on campus: If it's such a good idea, why are colleges unanimously opposed?
The kneejerk Republican reaction to the attorney general's legal opinion that state law doesn't currently allow school districts to arm staff members (though they may bring local law enforcement...
View ArticleOff to Oklahoma to Count Guns
Tracy and I - after an unfortunate, unforeseen delay - will finally be heading out to the wilds of the Oklahoma panhandle today - but just for a few short weeks. A land where folks run for office...
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Cefalo, Hunter, Knodell, Smith
Phillip Rex Huddleston, who organizes the Garland Art House, 1114 Garland St., is planning a night of art, literature and music tonight from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. There will be art by Stephen Cefalo,...
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10-year plea deal struck in Lonoke County accidental gun killing
I'm late getting this on the record, but I should note the resolution of the subject of a David Koon cover story for the Times in April.Christopher Reynolds, 35, who stood accused of manslaughter for...
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Ricci, Thompson, Griffith, Horn
It's art night in Hot Springs, as the monthly after hours Gallery Walk introduces August to the Spa City. Justus Fine Art (827A Central Ave.) features work by Rebecca Thompson, Steve Griffith, Robyn...
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