Archive | February, 2009

Subiaco Slips By Farmington

OZARK — The Subiaco Trojans are proving to be a second-half team.

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Final Reserved For Hackett, County Line

DANVILLE — Hackett and County Line will play for another championship today.

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Pirates Push Way Into Championship

CHARLESTON — Down, but not out. Cedarville rallied from a 15-point deficit to scratch by Greenland 58-57 in the boys bracket of the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament on Friday.

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Region Tourney Next Challenge For UAFS, CASC

The regular season has come and gone, so the fates of both UAFS and CASC come down to what they do next week at the Region II Tournament in Shawnee.

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Lady Charging Wildcats, coach deserve kudos

Three in a row. The Lady Charging Wildcats of North Little Rock High School recently clinched their third straight title in Class 7A’s Central Conference. It’s been done before, but it’s an admirable feat, nevertheless.

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Check out your neighbors; they may be packing

At first blush, seeing that more than 400 Maumelle residents carry concealed handgun permits raised a few eyebrows. It just seemed like a lot for this size community.

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AG backs bill designed to help people who lose power in storms

AG backs bill designed to help people who lose power in storms

LITTLE ROCK — Legislation that would give the director of the state Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board the authority during a declared emergency to let a company fill or service another company’s propane tank was recommended by a House committee Friday.

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But what if the grades are bogus?

There's this situation commonly referred to as grade inflation. What it means it that you're in a school that gives you grades higher than you deserve, at least by broadly accepted standards.

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Brighten the day

The Arkansas Times has been helping to promote the Peter Max Paints America coloring contest for kids at the Clinton Library. A day that has dawned chilly and dreary seems perfect to drop by the library for the event. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, the library will have a "Creation Station," with space and [...]

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More on grade inflation

John Brummett today looks further at high school grade inflation, which will be a factor in qualification standards for the lottery-increased state college scholarship program. The Stephens Media website is apparently undergoing revision and not up to date at the moment. So you can read the column on the jump. John sides with Lt. Gov. Bill Halter [...]

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