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Psst, Speaker Carter: the CBO says ACA reduces debt
House Speaker Davy Carterhas been staking a position for himself over the last week that sounds a little like Republicans in other states who’ve come out in favor of Medicaid expansion (Carter hasn’t...
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*DOES DAVY CARTER LIKE GUNS ENOUGH? We noted yesterday that Carter's got a CHAIN in the back of his TRUCK, Lee County style. Not good enough for the tweet 'n' shoot crowd. Carter was called a "liberal"...
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Social Media Morning Line
*BEST TWEET OF THE SESSION: From Rep. John Burris: "@DavyCarter is such a one-upper. I've only got a bungee cord in my Impala." (See Friday and Saturday night open lines for context). *FLIP FLOPS AND A...
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Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, who Friday took advantage of the governor's absence to go to D.C. and signed a bill that would have been law anyway on Monday, saying he felt legislators "deserved that respect to...
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Who's gonna win? Of all the films nominated, I've only seen "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Zero Dark Thirty," (both of which I thought were excellent), so I don't have a clue. What else is going on...
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*SEQUESTRATION NUMBERS: The White House released state-by-state impacts of sequestration yesterday. Here is what would be coming in Arkansas. *POLL NUMBERS: Talk Business released more poll results...
View ArticleThe clean water kiss off for Lake Maumelle
Kate Althoff, who has worked to keep Lake Maumelle from being polluted by those who care more about money than the quality of our drinking water, has issued this midnight hour plea for people to...
View ArticleLandowners continue complaints against Lake Maumelle Watershed zoning
As noted in the previous post, environmentalists are concerned that the land-use ordinance set for vote tomorrow at the Pulaski County Quorum Court doesn't go far enough in protecting the Lake Maumelle...
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Tuesday To-Do: Jennifer Egan
JENNIFER EGAN7:30 p.m., UCA College of Business Auditorium, room 107. Free.I don't think I've read a book I've liked more than Jennifer Egan's "A Visit from the Goon Squad" since it was published in...
View ArticleArk. stunt pioneer Hal Needham gets honorary Oscar
If you were paying attention while watching the Oscars last night, you might have heard that Arkansas-raised stuntman Hal Needham was one of those who received an honorary Academy Award this year....
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LRSD hosts meet n' greets with superintendent short list candidates
Starting today at 12:30, the Little Rock School District will be hosting the first of four one-hour meet-and-greet sessions with the top candidates for LRSD superintendent, with the general public...
View ArticleUnloaded gun at Hall High
Little Rock School District spokesman Pamela Smith says an unloaded gun and a loaded magazine were found during a random scan at Hall High School.The gun was found by the scan; the student surrendered...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 5 roundup: Bartin Memberg
Up first at Round 5 of the 2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase was Fayetteville's Bartin Memberg, a.k.a. Martin Bemberg, formerly of The Memphis Pencils and presently an incredibly prolific solo...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 5 roundup: Knox Hamilton
North Little Rock quintet Knox Hamilton anchored the middle spot of the Showcase with impressive vocal harmonies and sunshine-y, even danceable, indie pop. Judge Mandy McBryde wrote, "They're both...
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Harding University wins 'best road trip destination'
Let's say you're wanting to take a little road trip, have a little fun. And let's say you're a big-time college basketball fan, so you want to pick somewhere you can catch some great college hoops....
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2013 AT Showcase Round 5 roundup: The Midnight Thrills
Little Rock trio The Midnight Thrills brought some Southern-rockin' soul to the Showcase, boasting an incredibly full sound that would be the envy of any number of bands, but especially considering...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 5 roundup: Collin vs. Adam
Closing out the semifinals of the 2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase was Collin vs. Adam, now a trio, after the tragic death of bassist Mason Mauldin in January. The founding duo of Adam Hogg and...
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New menu at Revolution
Click on the image above to see a PDF of the new menu at Revolution, the restaurant side of the River Market venue, which used to be called Rumba and serve Mexi-Cuban food.[ Subscribe to the comments...
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Staff leaving the Peabody
Peabody Hotel Executive Chef Andre Poirot and "a small number" of other managers will be out of a job Wednesday as the changeover in the leaseholder occurs, hotel spokesman Bruce Skidmore confirmed...
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2013 AT Showcase Round 5 roundup: The Sound of the Mountain
Russellville's The Sound of the Mountain won Round 5 of the 2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase with swirling instrumental post-rock that was by turns powerful, loud, dynamic and sweepingly...
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