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Saturday To-Do: South Main Mardi Gras
SOUTH MAIN MARDI GRASNoon. SoMa. Free.So if you're reading this, odds are better than OK that you won't be in The Big Easy for Mardi Gras this year. (If you are going to be there, good for you. Have...
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Tiny Tim joins 'No Labels' group: BFD
A news release touts the membership of Rep. Tiny Tim Griffin of Vilonia in a nominally bipartisan"No Labels"group of congressmen. They've self-identified themselves as "problem solvers" and as a...
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Modest proposal: Stop wasting state tax money on legislators' health insurance
Enough. Enough with Republican legislators, many of them unemployed except for what they suck off the state teat, talking about how easy it is for single women making poverty level wages to pay for...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 3 roundup: Freedom Bureau
Freedom Bureau kicked off Round 3 of the 2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase with a blast of awesomely shambolic, folk-tinged garage rock. Showcase judge Grayson Shelton was into the band's "very...
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A doctor speaks out on abortion bills
Dr. Curtis Lowery, chairman of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, expanded on his testimony yesterday before the House public health...
View ArticleMedicaid audit released
The Arkansas Legislative Audit Division this afternoon released its special audit on the Medicaid program.Here's the full report. Digesting it. But I see this. After several years of improvement in...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 3 roundup: Gwendlyn Kay
Shirley native Gwendlyn Kay brought a helping of heartfelt country to Round 3 of the Showcase, performing with guitar accompaniment by Glenn Parish. Every single judge noted the quality of Kay's songs,...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 3 roundup: Mothwind
Closing out Round 3 of the Showcase was Mothwind, who brought deep-space mega-riffage and crushingly awesome loudness to end the evening, all anchored by bassist Jeremy Partin's four-string...
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Delay delay delay: Prospects looking bleaker for expansion
Today’s chances of passing expansion: 35%Last week’s chances: 38%See here for previous entries on the Expand-o-MeterThough the Washington Post is under the impression that Arkansas has already said...
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Legal or not, gun goes off on UA campus
Don't read nwahomepage.com? It's worth following:FAYETTEVILLE— On the same day of a university gun forum, Fayetteville police have confirmed that someone accidentally shot themselves at the campus...
View ArticleGuns in church — the cleanup
Reps. Darrin Williams and Reginald Murdockhave introduced the promised legislation to clean up obvious holes in the bills to allow concealed weapons in church that approve.It would require notice of...
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Printmakers at Butler Center gallery
Tonight, the Arkansas Society of Printmakers opens what it's calling its “1st Annual Membership Exhibition” in the main gallery at the Butler Center in the Arkansas Studies Institute. Participating in...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 3 roundup: The Revolutioners
When it comes to unbridled, hedonistic rock 'n' roll excess, Little Rock's The Revolutioners know how to bring it. The five piece won Round 3 and will advance to the finals, March 1 at...
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Thornhill, Graupner at SAAC
Dan Thornhill goes "Beyond Reality" in a show that opened Feb. 1 in the Merkle gallery of the South Arkansas Arts Center, exhibiting mixed media on paper and canvas. He and potter Zach Graupner, who is...
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Washington's Bibles at HAM
For two days only, the Bible that George Washington swore upon for his inauguration April 30, 1789, and a Washington family Bible will be on display at the Historic Arkansas Museum. The museum is open...
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Cowan, Stafford, Villegas, EMILE, Dwight
Here's more on tonight's 2nd Friday Art Night exhibitions from the Art Notes column. Participating galleries are the Courtyard Marriott, Butler Center Galleries, the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Old...
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Friday night flights
No country for old liberals. Happy to see this week close. Finishing up:* MORE LEGISLATIVE SUGGESTIONS: Let's have a law that says when the Arkansas legislature passes a bill that is unconstitutional,...
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The Still Hot Edition
The war on women being waged in the General Assembly, the latest maneuverings on the Medicaid expansion debate and the latest on the Little Rock Technology Park—all covered on this week's edition....
View ArticleGhosts of George Wallace, contd
Do not be confused. The expected Republican hubbub over yesterday's release of their specially requested and clandestinely influenced Medicaid auditwas pre-planned theater.Republicans like Bruce...
View ArticleFood Feedback Friday Saturday
Due to a few unforeseen events in my non-foodie life, I didn’t get around to this yesterday, and this week’s Food Feedback Friday is getting bumped to Saturday. Like always, the rules of the game...
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