USGS study finds no groundwater contamination from shale zone wells
Good news for the shale gas industry in a report released today by the U.S. Geological Survey: A study that examined the water quality of 127 shallow domestic wells in the Fayetteville Shale natural...
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Thursday: Shawn James, Masters of Motown and more
Over in Arkansas County, you can hear some of the R&B and soul sounds of yesteryear with tribute act Masters of Motown, Grand Prairie Center, Phillips Community College, Stuttgart, 7 p.m., $15-$30....
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Darrin Williams to be Southern Bancorp CEO
State Rep. Darrin Williams, the Little Rock Democrat who was in line to be House speaker until the Republican majority came along, has been chosen to be the new CEO of Southern Bancorp., which focuses...
View ArticleThe death panel and marriage open line
The line is open. Closing out:* DEATH PANEL MYTH WON'T DIE: Great article. Of course. The more you tell the wackjobs "death panels" aren't part of Obamacare, the more they take it as proof they must...
View ArticleTech consultant: not crazy about chosen sites
One more post as we close out the evening: Charles Dilks, the consultant to the Little Rock Technology Park Authority board, has sent the board further evaluation of three locations the board is...
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Arkansas No. 5 in education ranking; but below curve in achievement
Bound by one of those stupid embargoes some national groups still persist in using that favor dead-tree publications, I couldn't release until this morning Education Week's annual ranking that again...
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Let's give 'em tortas to talk about
When stacked up against its more familiar, more frequently ordered cousins (tacos, burritos, or enchiladas), the lowly torta is an often-overlooked entity. I'm just as guilty as anyone else, as I often...
View ArticleUPDATE: Walmart backs state's new idea for covering health costs
Walmart and Gov. Mike Beebehave an announcement coming today on the state's effort to move Medicaid and other insurance to move away from fee-for-service reimbursement for health care. The idea is to...
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Morning report: Chicken, pot pie and bleep variety
Some morning moments:* WHY DIDN'T SKIP RUTHERFORD THINK OF THIS?An item in D magazine reports that the director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library being built in Dallas is using free chicken...
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East Poinsett schools end pre-game prayer after protest
The Jonesboro Sun, behind a solid pay wall sorry to say, reports that the East Poinsett School District in Lepanto has finally acknowledged, grudgingly, the concept of separation of church and state.It...
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Friday To-Do: Opening day at Oaklawn
OPENING DAY AT OAKLAWN1 p.m. Oaklawn Park. $2.With the new year upon us, it's time for my favorite Arkansas tradition, opening weekend at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, which has been one of the premier sites...
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Friday: The See, 'Metal Children,' Nicky Parrish with Kemistri and more
The Weekend Theater opens its production of "The Metal Children," 7:30 p.m., $12-$16. The play concerns a young-adult lit author who travels to a small town whose school board has banned his book, only...
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House Speaker Davy Carter leaving bank job UPDATE
Dang. Beaten to the punch again by Roby Brock. I'd just sent this e-mail to coming House Speaker Davy Carter, the Cabot Republican.I heard you were leaving the bank?Is that true?To do what?And, of...
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Redbone's Downtown closing (Updated)
Hat tip to Eat Arkansas commenter Mordy who brings us the news via Facebook that Redbone's Downtown is closing down. From their page:To all of our family, friends, loyal customers and one-timers we...
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Wakarusa 2013 Lineup part two: Umphrey's McGee, Amon Tobin, Calexico,...
This morning, Wakarusa dropped the second of its three-part lineup announcement. Topping the bill are proggy jam faves Umphrey's McGee, erstwhile jam/alt-rockers Dispatch and video game-soundtracking...
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AAC faculty exhibit opens Friday
The "Museum School Faculty Exhibition: Past and Present," an exhibition that will feature work in a variety of media by current faculty as well as work from the permanent collection by previous...
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Friday: Keller Williams at Revolution
Keller Williams, a.k.a. the one-man jam band, brings his guitars and drums and pedals and samplers and all-around genre-agnostic musical good vibes to Revolution Friday for an all-ages show, 9:30 p.m.,...
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How extreme is Tom Cotton? Part IV
A Washington Monthly reporter joins the ranks of people marveling at the extremist rhetoric that flows from the mouth of Tom Cotton, the Republican Beltway consultant who rented a place in Arkansas to...
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AAC in the black
The Arkansas Arts Center put out a press release yesterday crowing about the fact that it has ended the first six months of the fiscal year in the black, and the board of directors' finance committee...
View ArticleHistory mystery turns up on Craigslist
A book purported to be the 1862 Jefferson County tax ledger, which the person seeking to sell it says includes “many names and their assests [sic] including slaves,” is for sale on Little Rock’s...
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