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The bagel and the bialy
When the weekend arrives and I’m rolling out of bed on a lazy Saturday morning, before my feet even hit the floor, I’m already thinking about breakfast. I’ve already expressed my devotion to a variety...
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Democrats call for criminal probe of Mark Martin
I tend to lean more toward an illegal exaction lawsuit on the hundreds of thousands of dollars Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin has spent contrary to statute on outside counsel, including Asa...
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Woo, Pig, Bruce Westerman for Congress
Republican state Rep. Bruce Westerman's announcement as a candidate for 4th District Congress is later today, but he's already rolled out the Westerman biopic on YouTube, complete with plenty of shots...
View ArticleTom Cotton's support for government shutdown would cost Arkansas
Republican Rep. Tom Cotton has resisted to date providing Arkansas media with an explicit answer on whether he'd support a federal government shutdown if Obamacare isn't repealed or crippled by...
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Petition drive to repeal Arkansas Obamacare making headway
Obamacare continues to dominate Arkansas's political discussions. It exposes a rift in the Republican Party, where many legislators signed on the "private option" iteration of Obamacare and are now...
View ArticlePray for Tom Cotton — and his Arkansas victims
The Arkansas coalition of the Americans for Tax Fairness plans a prayer vigil in North Little Rock tonight. It's not described as a pray-for-Tom-Cotton event, but it might as well be. Because he's...
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Wednesday To-Do: Col. Buzz Aldrin
BUZZ ALDRIN5:30 p.m. Clinton Presidential Center. Free.This man walked on the moon. He's done a lot of other things in his life as well, including raising money for GOP candidates and saying that he...
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Wednesday: Toad the Wet Sprocket at Juanita's
Alt-rock veterans Toad the Wet Sprocket perform at Juanita's Wednesday with season nine "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze, 8 p.m., $25 adv., $30 day of.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Marianna made — growing kids for college in the Delta
I've written before about Gabriel Fotsing, a Harvard grad whose Teach for America stint in Marianna produced a trip to Paris for students to whom Memphis might have been an exotic destination. Last...
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Damien Echols coming to UCA in November
Damien Echols, the most outspoken and visible member of the West Memphis Three and the author of two books, will be returning to the state on Nov. 11-12 to give a free public reading and teach a...
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UALR offers fresh proposal for Technology Park: UPDATE
UALR Chancellor Joel Anderson today unveiled a new proposal for a place to put the Little Rock Technology Park, using 20 acres of UALR and private property generally to the south of the Stephens Center...
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Robber strikes Metropolitan Bank in Levy
A man wearing dreadlocks (something of a trend in recent robberies) robbed the Metropolitan National Bank branch on Camp Robinson Road in Levy this morning. Police distributed the photo above. the...
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Argenta celebrates the culinary arts
Coming soon to a restaurant in Argenta: $8 two-course lunch menus, $25 three-course prix-fixe dinners and more, for Argenta Restaurant Week Aug. 19-24. Downtown North Little Rock's arts district offers...
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Nate Powell, 'March' garnering high praise
Rep. John Lewis was on "The Colbert Report" last night to talk about "March," his new autobiographical graphic novel co-written by Andrew Aydin and drawn by Arkansas's own Nate Powell. See the...
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Last day to sign up for flower workshop at Thea
Tanarah Haynie of Tanarah Luxe Floral in Little Rock will give her floral design workshop tomorrow at the Thea Foundation, 401 Main St., NLR, offering folks an opportunity to learn how to add some...
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State board suspends commissions of school staff to carry guns
David Koon reports:The Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Security Agencies has decided to follow the legal advice of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. This morning it suspended security guard...
View ArticleA tale of two "Local Access Programming" Channels
I am sitting here in Elk City, Oklahoma, occasionally glancing up at what is laughingly referred to as "Local Access Programming" on the channel guide . . . . . . slates advertising local businesses...
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Life after football: the sad story of former Hog Mark Pierce
As the faithful count days to football season, it might not be the perfect time to recall the tough times that some encounter after gridiron glory. Or maybe it is.Recommended: Another good story from...
View ArticlePryor senatorial on Obamacare
Sen. Mark Pryor did something last week that no prominent Democrat in this state today dares to do. He defended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the hated "Obamacare," and said he was...
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All wet
Clay Wells submitted this photo of the Triple Falls in Buffalo National River Wilderness Area near Jasper to our Eye On Arkansas Flickr group. ALL WET: Clay Wells submitted this photo of the Triple...
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