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Susan Santa Cruz at Laman downtown
The Laman Library sends a note saying that its downtown branch at 506 Main St. is again participating in Argenta ArtWalk and will feature works by Susan Santa Cruz tonight. Santa Cruz, who is an...
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Vince Gill, Gatlin Brothers, Cash family to 2013 Johnny Cash Music Festival
I don't have too many more details at this point, but the third annual Johnny Cash Music Festival will feature headliners Vince Gill, The Gatlin Brothers and members of the Cash family. It'll once more...
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'The Baby-Faced Killah' and the Ledge-Ends of the Game
The first annual Arkansas Legislative Hoops For Kids' Sake Game is coming up on Tuesday, and we're really, really excited here at the Times. So much so that we've wasted a couple hours making 10...
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The Rat Heads in Coke Bottles Edition
Voter ID, taxes, ethics reform, expanding health coverage, newly filed bills of note—all covered on this week's podcast. Plus, Dave endorses the Boston Phoenix and Debo Band, and I plug On the Media's...
View ArticleThe weekend line
*CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OPENS: The Central Arkansas Library System's awesome looking new children's library/events space/garden/educational kitchen opens tomorrow at 10 a.m. Bobby Roberts for governor.*A...
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Raging against the dark night in Arkansas from Australia
It's a bright and sunny 80 degrees in Sydney, Australia, a gorgeous and progressive city that I'll depart in a few hours for a long and roundabout journey home, with arrival mid-afternoon Sunday,...
View ArticleSarturday night fever open line
It is REALLY nice outside. Take a break from the blog and go enjoy the sun. But just in case you wanna chat...the line is open. *OMR! It remains unclear whether the office of Lt. Governor would serve...
View ArticleRepublicans' John Walker problem
More inappropriate remarks by Rep John Walker from the well. This is 2013. #arleg— StateRep David Meeks (@DavidMeeks) March 13, 2013The above is what Rep. David Meeks tweeted while Rep. John Walker, a...
View ArticleDance of Rebellion
Olde English country dances! Dancing with girls! Would the horrors never cease? Still, who hasn’t fantasized about being in the middle of an International Incident? For kids whose basic dance training...
View ArticleNo rain on St. Pat's parade
Brian Chilson checked out the St. Patrick's Day Parade through North Little Rock, happily held on sunny Saturday the 16th instead of dreary Sunday the 17th.At least the real St. Pat's Day smells good —...
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El Porton: come for the tacos, stay for the ceviche
My normal expectation for a chain restaurant taco is some limp, hopeless meat covered up by a pile of Taco Bell-style lettuce and cheese. Years ago, this would have suited me just fine, but I've seen...
View ArticleBack in Arkansas
Well, I'm back in Arkansas, operating on some time zone other than Central Daylight Time. Noted:* VOTE SUPPRESSION: The Republican voter ID bill, part of a national strategy to suppress votes among...
View ArticleBill Halter's 'Arkansas Promise'
John Brummett blogs about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Halter's big idea — a free college education for all high school graduates with a 2.5 GPA. He'd base it on lottery receipts, augmented...
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What Donnie's been doing...
Earlier this year, Donnie Ferneau somewhat unexpectedly announced he would be stepping down from his position as executive chef at his once eponymous, now named-after-a-pony Hillcrest restaurant,...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: 'Gay rights are human rights'
Add another important political figure to the growing group of people who think the time has come to end discrimination against gay people. Hillary Clintonhas moved beyond civil union support to...
View ArticleKmart on Rodney Parham robbed Sunday night
A new wrinkle on the armed robbery beat perhaps. From the LRPD:An assistant manager of the Kmart on Rodney Parham reported he was robbed after closing about 9 p.m. Sunday night when he found a tire on...
View ArticleArkansas unemployment rate rose in January
The monthly report:Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released today by the Department of Workforce Services, show Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted...
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Charge dropped in hit-and-run case; new suspect arrested
An important update on a case reported here earlier about a hit-and-run of a pedestrian, Lois Sandusky, 61, at Kavanaugh and Beechwood. Eyewitness testimony resulted in the arrest of the wrong person....
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Here are some photos of Willie Nelson at El Dorado Municipal Auditorium
Photographer Zoie Clift provides us with some photos from Thursday's Willie Nelson concert at El Dorado Municipal Auditorium. "Nelson is quite a performer — he started the concert with a large black...
View ArticleRepublican Party 'scary,''narrow minded' and 'out of touch'
Hold on now. That's not me talking. The headline comes from Politico on a report by the Republican National Committee itself.The report devotes many pages to the need to better connect with minority,...
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