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The police blotter and American Idol open line
The line is open on another crazily mild August day. Final notes:* SECURITY IN FAULKNER COUNTY: Before Sheriff Andy Shock spends too much time arming up rural school administrators in Faulkner County...
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The decline in crime among black youths
Twitter brought me this link this morning and it's full of facts that might surprise you.In the last 20 years in particular, the FBI reports, rates of crime among African American youth have plummeted:...
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The Bookout matter: What next?
Conversations this weekend haven't disabused me of the notion that 1) Sen. Paul Bookout would be well-served by resigning from the Arkansas Senate because 2) it might mitigate the searching look he...
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Ruth Asawa, artist interned at Rohwer, dies
The New York Times reports the death of Ruth Asawa, the wire artist and later sculptor of fountains who was interned during World War II at Rohwer. Asawa, according to the obit, once said she bore no...
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Natchez finds its groove
Food writing is opinionated writing, and is subject to many things: the whims and tastes of the author, the service and execution on a a given night at whatever establishment is being judged — even...
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Here's some fresh digital scratch paper. Nothing to report here.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Review: Johnny Cash Music Festival, Aug. 17, Arkansas State University
There were so many things to like about the third annual Johnny Cash Music Festival Saturday night at Arkansas State University's Convocation Center that it’s hard to know where to start.Perhaps Jimmy...
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Open carry gun demonstration planned in Fort Smith
Gun zealots are ramping up their effort to force something definitive on their belief that the Arkansas legislature legalized open carry of weapons— anywhere, anytime — in Arkansas.They plan to turn...
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Tom Cotton's voting record: Extreme even for a Republican
Peter Urban of the Stephens Washington Bureau has examinedU.S. Rep. Tom Cotton's voting record after less than a year in the House and finds it as striking as you might imagine.On 26 roll calls,...
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Obamacare: It's simple and it will work
The headline expresses Paul Krugman's opinion in a column today. Hard to quarrel that the basics are simple.Start with the goal that almost everyone at least pretends to support: giving Americans with...
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A 3rd Republican, Tommy Moll, announces for 4th District Congress
News release just arrived from a third Republican candidate for 4th District Congress, where Lt. Gov. Mark Darr and state Rep. Bruce Westerman have already announced candidacies to succeed Rep. Tom...
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Tuesday: MC Chris at Juanita's
Nerdcore pioneer MC Chris returns to Little Rock with a show at Juanita's, with Jesse Dangerously, Dr. Awkward and Tribe One, 9 p.m., $13 adv., $15 day of.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleArkansas judges join letter on sequestration impact on courts
I received this morning a copy of the letter sent by federal judges to congressional leadership about the impact of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration.The chief judges of 87 federal...
View ArticleArkansas unemployment rate rises in July
The Arkansas unemployment rate rose to 7.4 percent in July, up from 7.3 the month before.Here's the full report.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Obamacare is working, Part II
President Obama's health care legislation seems likely to be with us as the defining political topic until November 2014 at least. So, in addition to what I've already written today, still more:Jim...
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Pryor to Politico: Arkansas Democrats aren't dead yet
Politico has a profile up on U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, the lone Democrat standing in the Arkansas congressional delegation in a state with a demonstrated antipathy toward President Obama.You won't find...
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Dustin McDaniel talks about Mayflower oil spill on NPR
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was among the panelists today on the Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio for a discussion of oil spills in Michigan and Mayflower, Ark. (How'd McDaniel edge out...
View ArticleLunch break: Dolly Parton's Jolene slowed down is the jam of the summer
It took the Internet a year to turn this into a meme, but it was worth the wait. Dolly Parton's 45 rpm recording of "Jolene" slowed down to 33 rpm is a revelation. Enjoy.[ Subscribe to the comments on...
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"Natural State Nineties" compilation from Art Amiss available tonight
The Fayetteville-based art collective Art Amiss, in collaboration with KXUA 88.3 FM and the Plastic Magic radio show, is releasing a compilation of 11 tracks of early '90s Arkansas rock bands. The...
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Razorbacks roll out frequent fan giver program
This may be old news to Hogoholics, but searching for some information on a rumor about a splashy new acquisition for the University of Arkansas athletic department's use, I breezed through the...
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