Nude woman's body found on freeway near Jacksonville
State Police reports:Arkansas State Troopers are investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered along the access ramp from Highway 161 onto Interstate 440 (east) near Jacksonville.State...
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Opinion sought on lottery and keno/bingo games
State Rep. Mark Perry of Jacksonville has asked the attorney general for a legal opinion on whether lottery retailers can conduct draw games where winnning numbers are displayed on video monitors. If...
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Plaintiffs oppose Exxon motion to dismiss damage suit over pipeline break
Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit over damage from the ExxonMobil pipeline break in Mayflower today filed a response to the oil company's request that the suit be dismissed.They argued, among...
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Hey, honey: there's a free, 3-night class on basic beekeeping
If you've ever been interested in having thousands of buzzing little minions (or are a certain yellow bear with a speech impediment who may, in fact, have a problem with addiction) you're in luck! The...
View ArticleThe decline of newspapers open line; also, more gun news
The line is open. Closing out:*NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE: Hard on the news of the Boston Globe's sale for a bargain basement $70 million (after the New York Times purchased it for more than $1 billion) comes...
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50-50-50: Daniel Rhodes
And now for some sculpture as part of the "50 Works, 50 Weeks, 50 Years"exhibit in the Arkansas Arts Center atrium: "Matteo," by Iowan Daniel Rhodes (1911-1989). The wood-fired stoneware piece,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teach for America gets political, in tune with contributors like the...
The Los Angeles Times reports on the entry of Teach for America into the politics of education on the side of its benefactors. Such as the Walton family of Arkansas.The program has sent brainy college...
View ArticlePryor ad hits Tom Cotton voting record
Here's an ad from a $45,000 purchase made by Mark Pryor's campaign to introduce Republican Rep. Tom Cotton to Arkansas voters in advance of his announcement this evening that he's going to oppose...
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Reframing a government shutdown
The gap between the House and Senate on the federal, as outlined in this profile of Sen. Barbara Mikulski, seems headed to impasse. That means an increasing likelihood of government shutdown.Arkansas...
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Asa Hutchinson endorsed by Jerry Taylor, former Democratic senator
Republican gubernatorial nominee Asa Hutchinson today announced his endorsement by Jerry Taylor, a former Pine Bluff mayor, who ran as a Democrat for two terms each in the state Senate and state House....
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Ted Skokos sued by old friend in investment dispute
A regular reader alerts me to the appearance of a former Little Rock resident in the business page of the Dallas Morning News.Ted Skokos, a lawyer who made a fortune in the cell phone business and took...
View ArticleConservative poll gives Tom Cotton edge on Mark Pryor
Another day, another poll, this one by a conservative source — the Conservative Intelligence Briefing — described as "your best source for insider news and information about Conservative Republican...
View ArticleCourt upholds former LR cop's conviction in armored car robbery
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the convictions of Jason Gilbert, a former Little Rock police officer, and three other men in a 2007 armored car service robbery.The court denied an...
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Cotton announces for U.S. Senate in Dardanelle
It's 5:39 p.m. and the Tom Cotton announcement for U.S. Senate is underway in the Dardanelle Community Center.While it lasts, David Goins at Fox 16 has a livestream.U.S Rep. Tim Griffin was the first...
View ArticleLittle Rock City Board punts on sewer impact fee
The developers win again. Don't they always?The Little Rock City Board of Directors sent a proposed sewer impact fee— $275 for hookup of a new ho,e — back to the Sanitary Sewer Committee to appoint a...
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The last-ditch battle against immigrants; it figures in Pryor v. Cotton
The New York Times today profiles a pitched effort to prevent sufficient numbers of Republicans from joining modest immigration reform legislation that includes still more border security and a long,...
View ArticleConservative poll now shows governor's race and lead for Hutchinson
When a Republican polling firm released a survey on the Senate race yesterday it didn't include numbers on the governor's race, which show Republican Asa Hutchinson with a 46-38 lead over Democrat Mike...
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Rembrandt scholar Scallen to speak
Catherine Scallen, chair of the department of art and art history at Case Western Reserve and a Rembrandt scholar, will give a lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, "Collecting Rembrandt: Perils and Pleasures...
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A government shutdown: Republicans split on the issue
Mitt Romney weighs in on the idea of shutting down government by a vote refusing to authorize Obamacare spending.It's not a good idea, Romney says.Romney said a shutdown could have serious...
View ArticleBrandon House building to be demolished
James Barnes, who with partner Brandon Huffman bought the Brandon House property at 12th and University and a parcel behind it on 12th Street in July, confirmed today that the property will be torn...
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