Now Mark Darr in ethics barrel
I wrote last week that the ethics violations by Sen. Paul Bookout were only the beginning of the story. by Max BrantleyI wrote last week that the ethics violations by Sen. Paul Bookout were only the...
View ArticleCut administrators to save schools
When I listened to Claudio Sanchez's Aug. 20 story on NPR about the increased performance of Miami-Dade County's perennially troubled schools, I shouted out loud, "I told you so!" For years I have...
View ArticleCajuns could give Hogs trouble
Every coaching chapter of Arkansas's sometimes-tortured football history has its own wrinkle. The natural progression of things is that an incoming coach is there because the predecessor measurably...
View ArticleThe Little Rock 48 Hour Film Project debuts films
Also, Slobberbone at Revolution.THURSDAY 8/29The Little Rock 48 Hour Film Project will screen films from its latest two-day moviemaking scramble at the Marriot Hotel Downtown (formerly The Peabody)...
View ArticleAugust adieu
By the time you lay hands on a paper copy of this issue (does anybody really do that anymore? Somebody must, as the boxes we pass are nearly always empty), August will be almost done.By the time you...
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The path of the Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas
Exxon's pipeline cuts across the watersheds that provide drinking water for 770,000 Arkansans. by Sam Eifling, David Koon and Elizabeth McGowanThe oil that erupted in Mayflower back in March began its...
View ArticleSave democracy
Speaking of restoration, and democracy, and the Supreme Court, it is terribly important that American democracy be returned to its former healthy state, by undoing the Court's noisome Citizens United...
View ArticleBack to school
Those of us who spend the bulk of our professional lives in the classroom get the benefit of two "new years" each year. In addition to Jan. 1, we get an opportunity every August for another round of...
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Panel split on Little Rock's pot-bellied pig problem
A subcommittee meant to work out a solution on keeping of pot-bellied pigs in the city of Little Rock was as split last night as the ambiguous ordinances on the question. Some want the swine outlawed;...
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How much did you pay for your Razorback football ticket?
The football season begins Saturday with the Razorbacks playing the former SLI Bulldogs (Southwestern Louisiana Institute) at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. (How could I have confused the home...
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Mark Darr drops out of 4th District congressional race
Breaking news, first out from Roby Brock at Talk Business. Statement today from Lt. Gov. Mark Darr:“After careful thought and deliberation, I will not be seeking the Fourth District position in the...
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Friday To-Do: The Hood Internet
THE HOOD INTERNET9 p.m. Revolution. $15.Were you ever, like, listening to a song while you were walking to class or Pinterest-ing or raging at a killer party or something and you thought, "Dog, this...
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Friday-Saturday To-Do: 'Pregnant by the Pastor: The Aftermath'
'PREGNANT BY THE PASTOR: THE AFTERMATH'Various times, prices and venues.You'll recall that nearly two years ago, we witnessed the premiere of the film "Pregnant by the Pastor," from author and...
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Friday: Interstate Buffalo, Mad Nomad and more
Interstate Buffalo and Brick Fields take to the stage at Maxine's, 8 p.m. Joecephus soundtracks the good times at Midtown, 12:30 a.m., $5. White Water Tavern hosts Mad Nomad and Mainland Divide, 10...
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Friday To-Do: Bloodless Cooties
BLOODLESS COOTIES9 p.m. Stickyz. $6.There are far, far too many bands out there that decide on a name, write a handful of songs and then release their debut album or EP approximately 30 minutes after...
View ArticleSecurities dealer loses license over cold call to regulator
The Arkansas Securities Department announced today that it had revoked the license of a New York broker-dealer, Junmo Hong. He made the mistake, in cold-calling to pump a stock, of calling the office...
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Ashlie Atkinson talks politics, 'Celebrity Jeopardy,' and previews her new...
Born in Little Rock in 1977, Ashlie Atkinson is an Arkansas girl made good in theater, film and now on TV. (She's also a former Arkansas Times intern.) Her new show "Us and Them," an American remake...
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Slayer who didn't show for Forrest City sentencing in custody
KAIT-TV in Jonesboro reports that a man who pleaded guilty to a St. Francis County slaying but didn't show up for sentencing turned himself in to Craighead County authorities in Jonesboro last night....
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Arkansas truck lobbyist subject of suspicion in lawsuits over probe of diesel...
This article out of Tennesse has an interesting Arkansas angle. The basics: It began with a federal investigation of diesel fuel rebates by Pilot Flying J, a truck stop chain based in Knoxville....
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Little Rock port breaks ground on new facility
The Little Rock Port Authority broke ground Thursday on an "Arkansas River Resource Center" to house the Port Authority offices and offices of the port's shoreline railroad and the Arkansas Waterways...
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