Archive | February, 2009

Wall Street on Campus: Students Invest in Stocks

FAYETTEVILLE — The arguments range from jumbojets to Happy Meals, Mickey Mouse to bulldozers.

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Lottery: “Non-Traditional” and “Earn-In” Students

I’ve had a lot of email the last few days asking about the difference between “non-traditional” and “earn-in” students and how the new Academic Challenge Scholarship…

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Championship Memories, Part 5

Arkansas’ national championship may have been born in disappointment in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was there that the Razorbacks’ 1992-93 season ended with an 80-74 loss to North Carolina. The Tar Heels went on to win the national championship, while Arkansas stewed and began building for the 1993-94 season. Almost everyone I talked to the past [...]

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Too Close For Comfort

FAYETTEVILLE — For the second game in a row, Arkansas needed an overtime effort in Baum Stadium to pull out a win.

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Forrest Does His Part

FAYETTEVILLE — Lost in the shuffle of Arkansas’ 8-7 extra-inning win Friday against Western Illinois was the performance of pitcher T.J. Forrest.

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Legislative Update on AETN: Wills, King and Steele

Sen. Tracy Steele, Rep. Bryan King and I appeared on AETN’s “Legislative Update” tonight.  We talked about the statesmanship this session, the lottery and several other…

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Tyson Foods Nearer To Closing Canadian Beef Deal

SPRINGDALE — Tyson Foods Inc. got some good news Friday when it learned the pending sale of its Canadian beef operation is slated to close in the next two weeks. Tyson Foods expects to receive about $110 million in Canadian dollars, which converts to roughly $86.2 million in U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. [...]

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Obama Sets Firm Withdrawal Timetable For Iraq

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — President Barack Obama consigned the Iraq war to history Friday, declaring he will end combat operations within 18 months and open an era of diplomacy in the Middle East.

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Officials Disagree About Road Tax

Time is running out for a proposal to change how cities and Benton County split county road tax collections.

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FEMA Says No Individual Aid For Ice Storm

FAYETTEVILLE — Northwest Arkansas residents hoping for financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of luck.

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