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Now in paperback: Martin's book on the 'green' nuclear fuel, Thorium
If you care at all about the environment, you know that we can't go on like this forever. We're burning dead dinosaurs to go places, for chris'sakes, and that isn't going to last. Enter former Arkansas...
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Jessica Dean off to Philadelphia CBS affiliate
Jessica Dean, the TV anchor who's spent her last three years at Channel 4, is heading up east. She announced on Twitter:I am thrilled to announce I'll be the new evening anchor @CBSPhilly with...
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Lifestyles of the rich and famous: Rob Walton edition
If labor unions can't have a little class warfare sport with the Walton family— billionaires dedicated in their loathing of labor unions — what's the point in organizing at all?So today comes a release...
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UPDATE: Sen. Paul Bookout resigns from hospital job; receives Ethics reprimand
St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro confirms a tip with this brief statement:Chris B. Barber, president and chief executive officer of St. Bernards Healthcare."Senator Bookout has publicly stated that...
View ArticleThe Miss America open line
The line is open. What better way to end the day than with a video by one of two Arkansans who'll be competing for Miss America this year? The video above features Miss New Jersey, Cara McCollum of...
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Prosecutor Ellington asks for special prosecutor in Paul Bookout case
More news on the Paul Bookout front:STATEMENT OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SCOTT ELLINGTON IN RE: ETHICS INVESTIGATION OF STATE SEN. PAUL BOOKOUT“After spending much of the day in court and also reviewing...
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Razorbacks to get a $4.5 million Learjet
I mentioned earlier that I'd been tracking a report of a new purchase by the Razorback Foundation, which has lately begun "improving" its program to build assets through premium charges on seats at Hog...
View ArticleJudge orders $1.2 million payment in adoption agency case
Circuit Judge Mackie Pierce today ordered the former owners of Adoption Advantage, a defunct adoptioni agency, to pay $1.2 million in restitution to defrauded potential parents and penalties and...
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New anchors at KARK
KARK, Channel 4 has announced new anchors, including a replacement for Jessica Dean, who's off to Philadelphia.Ashley Ketz, a Batesville native who's been evening anchor at Nexstar's KOLR in...
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State and defense object to Judge Griffen's orders in Josh Hastings retrial;...
Judge Wendell Griffen's decision to inject himself forcefully into jury selection in the manslaughter retrial of former police officer Josh Hastings and to lecture parties on "cultural competence" has...
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The Tuesday night line
I'm leaving it all up to you, to quote a swamp pop standard of my youth. Final words:* APPOINTMENTS: Gov. Mike Beebe made more than five dozen today. One worthy of note was Ann Henry of Fayetteville,...
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Jack McQuary named special prosecutor in Bookout case
Circuit Judge Brent Davis of Jonesboro signed an order today naming Jack McQuary as special prosecutor in the case of Sen. Paul Bookout, cited by the Ethics Commission for violation of four campaign...
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Paul Bookout resigns from state Senate
This just in by e-mail:STATEMENT BY SENATOR PAUL BOOKOUT“I am announcing today my resignation from the Arkansas Senate effective immediately. I made the Governor and President Pro-Tempore of the Senate...
View ArticleFor kindness
Twenty fourteen looks like it could be a particularly tiresome election year in Arkansas. "Republican" today translates to "mean and irresponsible" and yet Republicans will be trying, and with a...
View ArticleIf Obamacare was overturned
If Rep. Tom Cotton and the rest of the tea-party coalition got their way and actually repealed Obamacare before its new insurance market goes into business Jan. 1, would they be the dog that caught...
View ArticleWhy not another drug for lethal injections?
I've contacted both the governor's office and the attorney general's office to get more info on the current lethal injection debacle. I haven't heard back from the former, and was told by the latter...
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Recharged Revolution
Tasty tacos of all variety at River Market restaurant/club.When your restaurant is connected to a live music venue that features acts of all genres, attracting concert-goers from all walks of life...
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Fayetteville Roots Festival showcases more than just music
Event grows in its fourth year. by Robert BellIt's an impressive feat, the way the Fayetteville Roots Festival has grown from its origins in 2010 as a one-day music event hosted at Greenhouse Grille...
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Avoiding (Common) Core meltdown
Where other states see government conspiracy, Arkansas embraces Common Core as a way forward for education. by Benjamin HardyMaybe the problem is in the name: something that sounds so bland just has...
View ArticleIt was a good week for Arkansas's expanding waistline
It was also a good week for yet another candidate for Congress and guns in school. It was a bad week for Sen. Paul Bookout and guns in the school.It was a good week for ...ARKANSAS'S EXPANDING...
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