Archive | March, 2009

Light Blogging

I had my assistant snap this picture of me putting the finishing touches on my final stack of tax returns. Needless to say, it is almost April so it crunch time for the tax man. In addition, my wife is due next week so a little added pressure to finish up quickly. Unless something breaks [...]

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Arkansas Cancer Summit

I checked out at 6:00 and ran over to the Arkansas Cancer Summit late this afternoon, where House Public Health Chairman Gregg Reep gave a legislative update. I still had enough daylight afterwards to put on my cycling gear and hit the River Trail and across the Big Dam Bridge and back before dark. [...]

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Bill signings

The governor signed six bills into law this afternoon, walked out, gave me a fist bump, then found some funds for the dairy program. These funds will allow the legislature to go back and expunge the votes on the milk tax. What a guy. Among the bill signings today include the reduction in the [...]

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Physical Play Dominates Spring Practice

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas running back Broderick Green rounded the corner, lowered his shoulder and created a loud thud when he collided with two defensive players during the Razorbacks’ scrimmage last Saturday.

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Schedule Sets Up Right For Razorbacks

FAYETTEVILLE — Coming off a grueling Southeastern Conference home series, Dave Van Horn welcomes any time off his team can get. So when Van Horn looks ahead to this week’s schedule and sees a couple of days off, he can’t help but be happy.

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Testimony: Video More Accurate Than Transcript

BENTONVILLE — Judge David Clinger wants to observe the video of an interview law enforcement officials had with a man charged with murder before a jury trial in July.

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Bella Vista Eyes ‘Border City’ Designation

Bella Vista plans to annex a narrow strip of land so that merchants can charge 20 cents per pack in cigarette tax instead of the state’s rate of $1.15.

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Schools Accepted Into Advancement Program

Three Northwest Arkansas high schools — Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School and Pea Ridge High School — were accepted Monday into the Arkansas Advanced Initiative For Math and Science.

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National Symphony Orchestra Members Help Students, Teachers

ROGERS — Tapping her foot to the beat, Yvonne Caruthers, a cellist with the National Symphony Orchestra, listened to string students at the Benton County School of the Arts perform Monday morning.

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Tanker Overturns On Off-Ramp, Spilling Chicken Fat

A truck carrying 48,000 pounds of liquefied chicken fat overturned at 8:15 a.m. Monday on the northbound off-ramp of Interstate 540 at Sunset Avenue in Springdale.

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