Bottlenotes.com announces the launch of The Daily Sip — the first of its kind for the wine world, bringing an exclusive, daily dose of the inside scoop on the enjoyment and exploration of wine.

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Here are some recipes to consider making for Passover, the eight-day Jewish festival marking the ancient Hebrews’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt. This year, Passover begins at sundown April 8 and continues until sundown on April 16.

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Q: I am curious about salsify. What are some traditional applications for this ingredient? — Luke Doherty, San Antonio

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Chocolate sauce coats noodles as well as any alfredo or marinara. Pears, almond and licorice together? Unexpected but delicious.

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This simple fish dish offers lean dinners in 20 minutes or less, and it also had the qualities that please my picky crowd at home: a pretty plain piece of fish, in this case, that one could dress up with a sauce or not.

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A bill to make it easier for cities to take over water systems in areas a city annexes was recommended by the Senate City, County and Local Affairs Committee on Tuesday despite opposition from Washington County Judge Marilyn Edwards, among others. House Bill 1647 by Rep. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, would require water systems to enter negotiations [...]

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I’m a skeptic about sales tax holidays as economic stimulus. Maybe they have some marginal benefit in border towns (as if Texarkana needs more tax breaks) with major retail centers nearby that have well-publicized existing sales tax holidays. But I’m thinking the person who loads up the SUV to drive from Little Rock to Memphis [...]

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Rep. Kathy Webb got her vote today on the modest bill to discourage state board members (through fines) from voting on matters on which they KNOW they or family or employer have a financial conflict of interest. The Farm Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce insisted that their subsidiary legislators vote against this bill. They [...]

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Gov. Mike Beebe informed the Joint Budget Committee this morning that he recommended moving $1.5 million out of the tobacco use cessation program and putting it in drug courts for juveniles. That’s a direct result of Sen. Bill Pritchard, R-Elkins. Pritchard had been working on a bill to do just that, and he had been [...]

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My thoughts on Card Check were refreshed by this article from The Hill, a DC-based news service, that said former West Wing stars Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff had more to say on the matter than the actual politicians at a Labor Rally in Washington today. I say they had something to say on [...]

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