Supreme Court to take up same-sex marriage cases
National news outlets are reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages, probably in March,...
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Neighborhood's red creeks demystified
That weird red water that's been flowing in the ditches south of Markham in the Plateau Street area — it's not blood, though Forbidden Hillcrest has delighted in pretending it to be proof of a zombie...
View ArticleBishop, Mercy hospital leaders meet
The Catholic Diocese of Little Rock put out a news release today saying that Bishop Anthony B. Taylor met with Mercy Health Ministry's board chairman and another member of the board to discuss the...
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The Bee-Lah-Muh Edition
Rating the Hogs new hire and sorting what Rep. Tim Griffin's decision not to run for governor or Senate means — on this week's podcast. With David Ramsey filling in for Max again. Stream on the...
View ArticleThe weekend line
*ASU COACHING JOB ON CRAIGSLIST: Good one.The proper candidate for the job must love to vacation in Mobile, AL. Candidate should also come equipped with a catch phrase, Ex: "Feel the Freeze, Get on the...
View ArticleArkansas gets more help from Medicaid expansion than most blue states
The Washington Post still has Arkansas as a strong “yes” on their Medicaid Expansion scorecard, though this time they acknowledge that they’re basing their tally on governor preference. Obviously...
View ArticleDJ DC catching ZZZs
DJ Eugene "DC" McGhee, the "DC" part of Alice 107's "Heather and DC" show who was reported missing today, emerged from his home in Cabot late this afternoon and told sheriff's deputies he'd been...
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A history buff sign-off
Oh, the blog does rest while Max travels. Today, we say hello and goodbye with the same post! And we have for our history buff readers, this excellent piece from the New York Times on the overlooked...
View ArticleArrest made in Arkadelphia slayings
From the State Police: An arrest has been made tonight (Saturday, December 8th) in connection with the murders of an Arkadelphia man and his two step-daughters. Riakos Lizana,19, of Arkadelphia was...
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New DHS projections on impact of Medicaid expansion could see more light as...
The Department of Human Services will be more vocal about their updated projections on the amount of money Arkansas stands to gain from Medicaid expansion as we get closer to the legislative session in...
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Crystal worshippers descend on Arkansas
As you know, the end of the world is coming up on December 21, and we're already seeing signs and portents of the Apocalypse right here in Central Arkansas. Wanna make sure your shakra, soul, ka,...
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Tuesday: 10 Horse Johnson
The riotously funny musical act/comedy troupe 10 Horse Johnson is at The Joint, 8 p.m., $10, and again on Dec. 13, 8 p.m., $10.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleOf radio prank calls and the Outrage Train
I hadn’t really wanted to take up blog space twice in a row writing about the troupe of actors who portray the current cast of the “Royal Family,” but the tragic suicide of the nurse who took the phone...
View ArticleNLR off fiscal distress list
Fox 16 is reporting from today's state Board of Education meeting that the board has voted to remove the North Little Rock School Districtfrom the fiscal distress list but has placed the Mineral...
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House Speaker-elect Davy Carter talks Medicaid, taxes
House Speaker-elect Rep. Davy Carter sat down for an interview with Talk Business last night. Mostly fluff but they did talk about the coming legislative agenda and Carter is at least positioning...
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Nog -off this Friday with HAM
Speaking of Egg Nog, Historic Arkansas Museum's eighth annual Nog-off is Friday from 5 till 8 p.m. The event is free, but nog samplers must show I.D. The Capital Hotel's bartender, David Burnette, will...
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Bobby Petrino hired by Western Kentucky
Former Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrinowill be named head coach at Western Kentucky, according to USA Today. Petrino had reportedly expressed interest in the Arkansas State job. Too bad,...
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File 13 Records streaming 50 albums
Here's something interesting that your trusty Times scribes stumbled across the other day while researching for a story: File 13 Records— originally started in Little Rock back in 1989 — is streaming...
View ArticlePCSSD loses motion for unitary status
A federal judge denied today the Pulaski County Special School District's motion that it be declared partially unitary and released from federal court supervision. Federal Judge Price Marshall denied...
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Arkadelphia triple homicide suspect appears in court
Riakos Lizana, a 19-year-old accused in the murders of a man and his two stepdaughters on December 6, appeared in court today, with Clark County Circuit Judge Robert McCallum setting Lizana's...
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