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Tech Park decision nears — downtown, the best site, will have opposition
I received notice this week of a meeting Wednesday of the board of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority.Reports are coming on the review of the three finalist sites —downtown near the Clinton...
View Article“Your Jesus is a fake.” Reflections on proselytism, evangelicals and atheists
There have been times when individuals interested in saving my soul have come to my door and left me literature. If they are nice old ladies, I thank them kindly and then retreat back into my spiritual...
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Rapert's abortion ban is unconstitutional
Duh. Sen. Jason Rapert's bill to ban abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward is unconstitutional under every controlling legal precedent. We've been hollering that for weeks.Nonetheless, it's...
View ArticleArkansas Music Pavilion: The Revenge of Marilyn Heifner?
One expects a city government to travel down the wrong road on occasion. It’s okay, though. To err is human; to vote out of office is divine. And Fayetteville is no exception to the fact that cities,...
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En pointe! Chelsea Clinton to promote Ballet Arkansas
Ballet Arkansas sent word today that Chelsea Clinton will return to Arkansas this spring to be honored for her work in the performing arts as part of the dance group's spring gala April 26.It's a...
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The early line — Tom Cotton for veep
The improving day calls me to other activities. I'm opening the Sunday line early. I may return. I may not. Meanwhile:* REMEMBER CARIBOU BARBIE?Tom Cotton made Fox News' Sunday gasbag event yet again...
View ArticlePope to resign
CNN says Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month. He cites age. NY Times:He was a popular choice within the college of 115 cardinals who elected him as a man who shared — and at times went...
View Article'The Ignorance Caucus'
Paul Krugman today dubscongressional Republicans the Ignorance Caucus, particularly when it comes to health care and Eric Cantor's recent pronouncements on same.......For these days his party dislikes...
View ArticleInvestors beware: If it's too good to be true ...
The New York Times has a good cautionary story today. It's about how people looking at low interest rates of conventional investments have been drawn to risky propositions to improve their retirement...
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Tuesday To-Do: WWE Smackdown
WWE SMACKDOWN7 p.m. Verizon Arena. $17-$97.Sorry to bust your bubble, dude, but wrasslin' ain't for real. That is to say: the performers aren't actually out there exploiting each other's phobias about...
View ArticleVice President Cotton sounds the welfare Cadillac trumpet
I heard this last night and groaned. U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, the Club for Growth's ambassador to Arkansas, said it on Fox News:Well, I obviously disagree with Nancy Pelosi's call for more tax increases,...
View ArticleCourthouse shootout in Delaware
Three dead and two wounded in a courthouse shooting in Wilmington, Del., not long before a scheduled visit by Vice President Joe Biden to talk about gun safety. Sounds as if a man in a domestic case...
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Forget your sweet tooth with a savory pie
We talk a lot about Hillcrest Artisan Meats here on Eat Arkansas, and there's a good reason for it: Brandon Brown and crew have created the foodie equivalent of Disneyland here in Little Rock. From...
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UPDATE: Engineering firm reports on Tech Park site finalists
The Crafton Tull engineering firm has submitted its review of the three sites being considered for the Little Rock Technology Park— east of Interstate 30 near the Clinton Library; on the west side of...
View ArticleCourt grants hearing on open court effort
In the interest of full disclosure:The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealstoday issued a ruling in an Arkansas case brought by the Arkansas Public Law Center, a nonprofit group on whose board I serve....
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Here's the poster for Jeff Nichols''Mud'
Jeff Nichols' Arkansas-filmed feature "Mud" has a poster now, and that is it right up there. Star Matthew McConaughey's lookin' rugged, all sportin' a gat and a couple-or-five days' worth of whiskers...
View ArticleSchool choice no panacea in New Orleans
This finding is truly from the stuck record of reports on education research. Nobody has yet demonstrated that charter schools, school vouchers or any other Billionaire Boys Club flavor of the day has...
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Why is Joint Audit shielding its working papers?
Some more public record baseball for you:I remain interested in how the special Medicaid audit came to pass; how much it was influenced by Republican legislators, and, particularly, what the audit said...
View ArticleFamily reunion: No husbands required
I cling to my imperfection as the very essence of my being. - Anatole FranceDespite the promise of the title above, this isn’t about my screenplay for a soft-core porn movie. Sad to say, Nagging...
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