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Hardin asked for bonus, advised secrecy, documents show
By John Lyon
LITTLE ROCK - University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin asked the UCA board for early payment of a $300,000 bonus that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has said likely violated state law, documents obtained by the Arkansas News Bureau show. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
Gay adoption ban falls short of signatures, has 30-day extension
By Jason Wiest
LITTLE ROCK - Supporters of a proposal that would ban unmarried couples living together from adopting or fostering children in Arkansas did not gather enough signatures to secure a place on the November ballot, the secretary of state's office said Wednesday - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
Springdale man appointed to Game and Fish Commission
By John Lyon
LITTLE ROCK - A Springdale man whose fishing club for students inspired the national "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs" program will be the newest member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Gov. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
House to meet Aug. 5 on rule blocking lawmaker
By Jason Wiest
LITTLE ROCK - The state House will meet next month to consider a new rule that would keep a former member from regaining the seat he resigned in a plea agreement on a felony sexual assault charge, the House speaker said Wednesday. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
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Congress praises Arkansas fight against child obesity
By Aaron Sadler
WASHINGTON - The Arkansas surgeon general shared the blueprint for the state's successful fight against child obesity with a congressional committee that praised the effort Wednesday. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
Dumas native breezes through Senate confirmation hearing
By Aaron Sadler
WASHINGTON - A Dumas native who is President Bush's pick as ambassador to the Republic of the Congo promised Wednesday to protect American oil interests in that country. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
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Lu's saga: greed, arrogance
By John Brummett
Finally, after agonizing drips of information, resisted at every turn by supposed public servants at a taxpayer-underwritten university, we can develop a reasonably coherent narrative in this brouhaha about Lu Hardin and the University of Central Arkansas. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
Preseason All-SEC only a starting point
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Optimistic Arkansas football fans only need to go back one year to find a reason to dismiss the Razorbacks' skimpy representation on the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference team. - Thursday, Jul 24, 2008
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BREAKING NEWS: Documents show Hardin asked for pay boost, advised secrecy
LITTLE ROCK - University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin asked the UCA board for early payment of a $300,000 bonus that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has since said likely violated state law, according to documents obtained by the Arkansas News B - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
AG: University president's bonus likely violated state law
By John Lyon
LITTLE ROCK - The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees' decision to use an endowment fund to give UCA President Lu Hardin a $300,000 bonus likely violated state law, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Wastewater campaign launches
By Jason Wiest
NORTH LITTLE ROCK - Arkansans for Clean Water on Tuesday kicked-off its campaign to get voters to pass a $300 million water and sewage bonding authority for the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
No layoffs at Hino during production lull
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - Employees of Hino Motors Manufacturing's parts plant in Marion will work fewer hours but will not be laid off while production is slowed as sales of Toyota trucks and SUV's decline, company officials said Tuesday. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Beebe names Janet Huckabee to veterans aid panel
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - Former first lady Janet Huckabee was appointed by Gov. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Parole Board recommends clemency for murderer, rapist
By John Lyon
LITTLE ROCK - The state Parole Board recommended executive clemency Tuesday for a former prostitute who pleaded guilty to the murder of a customer in West Memphis and for a man convicted in Jefferson County of kidnapping and raping the wife of a prison empl - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Court rejects death-row inmate's appeal
By John Lyon
LITTLE ROCK - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a federal death-row inmate who claimed he received ineffective legal counsel at his trial in Arkansas. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
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Jellyfish and LSU colors
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Flying daily at the sandy end of a wooden walkway, the purple flag was much more irritating than the collection of the SEC loyalists on the island. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
A summer for the books
By David J. Sanders
Last week, while on vacation away from life's normal hustle and bustle, I crossed off a few more titles on my summer reading list. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
When inertia is your lifeblood
By John Brummett
The state Democratic convention passed a rule Saturday saying that Dwayne Dobbins of North Little Rock may not run for state representative on the party's ticket. - Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Old guys can play, too
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Get past the dream-dashing final round of the British Open and there is the continuation of a positive theme about the glorious game of golf. - Tue, Jul 22, 2008
When we'll all be equal
By John Brummett
It happened again the other evening. A woman at dinner, accomplished and educated and refined and a friend, complained that Hillary Clinton was treated differently from a male presidential candidate. - Mon, Jul 21, 2008
Lottery and taxpayer issues
By David J. Sanders
KNOXVILLE ? Vacations are refreshing. The family is on its annual pilgrimage, visiting my wife's father, stepmother and their two labs Cisco and Molly at their abode near the Smoky Mountains. - Mon, Jul 21, 2008
Tyson takes stake in Chinese poultry firm
By Roby Brock
Tyson Foods will buy a 60 percent stake in Chinese poultry processor Xinchang Group. - Sun, Jul 20, 2008
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