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Ark. representative expects bipartisan support for his 'tech privacy' package
State Rep. Nate Steel (D-Nashville) is concerned about the potential abuse of electronic intelligence gathering. by David KoonIf you haven't noticed, the future is now, and for privacy advocates, it...
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During the summer of 2005 I taught a religion and politics seminar at our regional camp for Jewish youth. In my class were nine teen-agers from across the South. by Eugene LevyDuring the summer of...
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In with the new
Big, poppy Broadway fare highlights the spring theater season. by Lindsey MillarThis spring theater calendar, unlike previous seasons, is full up with new-ish productions. In this market, where...
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Hogs on the verge of 20 wins
This edition of Pearls will have scarcely nestled into newstands when the Arkansas Razorbacks try to pull off a minor miracle in the SEC tournament, starting with a game against Vanderbilt Thursday...
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Main Street Caribbean
Montego Cafe offers winning Jamaican fare.A Jamaican restaurant? Really? Is that what Little Rock has been collectively clamoring for?That was our reaction when news broke last November that Montego...
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Arkansas lawmaker tries to ban tattoo-shop practices
Though Sen. Missy Irvin (R-Mountain View) is a staunch advocate of small government, she has sponsored a bill banning certain body modification practices, leading some artists and consumers to...
View ArticleSilhouettes
It seems early in the election cycle for scary political ads, but the reckless rich love the smell of money in the morning — or any other time — and nobody's richer and more reckless than the members...
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Rembrandt himself, in Arkansas
The Arts Center lands "Treasures of Kenwood House." by Leslie Newell PeacockA self-portrait by Rembrandt that recently traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Portraits by Gainsborough...
View ArticleWillie Nelson in El Dorado
And Gwendlyn Kay at Denton's.THURSDAY 3/14The great Willie Nelson & Family perform at El Dorado Municipal Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $30-$100. Atlanta multi-instrumental rockers Gringo Star return to...
View ArticleMore madness: ledge's gun bills
What do you call it when political leaders respond to what the public perceives as a crisis, like rising magnitudes of gun slaughter, by taking steps that fly in the face of reason, law and history?...
View ArticleAll boots on deck
"True, the turbulent nomination has wounded Hagel ... But he will eventually emerge stronger than ever. He already has authority with soldiers, having himself had his 'boots on the ground.'" by Doug...
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Befuddled
Video-game-style gunplay almost does in 'Dead Man Down.' by Sam EiflingWhether you think "Dead Man Down" is a bad movie, a good one, or something between, you must allow at least that, at the most...
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Films in bloom
LR, Ozark film festivals highlight in spring. by David KoonFilms in bloomLR, Ozark film festivals highlight in spring.Though young men's fancy may turn to thoughts of love in the springtime, if you're...
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Distinctions
Arkansas has the diamonds, and now we seem to be acquiring a reputation as the state most resistant to the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.Arkansas has the diamonds, and now we seem to be...
View ArticleThe people rule: looking ahead to 2014 initiated acts
Last week, a proposal by state Rep. Butch Wilkins (D-Bono) to raise the state's minimum wage was easily, and unsurprisingly, defeated in a House committee. However, thanks to Arkansas's initiative...
View ArticleHumans should be more humane
We thought things would be different. After years of fighting for the basic rights of "pets" in 2009 we finally reached a positive outcome when the felony animal cruelty bill was signed into...
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Impending tunes
George Strait, Fleetwood Mac, Wakarusa and more. by Robert BellKicking off the 2013 stretch of spring music, on the first official day of the season, are the libidinous Oklahoma hard-rockers in...
View ArticleIt was a good week for undocumented students
It was also a good week for Bill Clinton. It was a bad week for women, an escape, voter suppression and Weiner High School.It was a good week for ...UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS. Sen. Joyce Elliott filed a...
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