Craig Moon, the Gannettoid "publisher" sent in to preside over the death of the Arkansas Gazette (when not out jogging with female employees), has presided over the decline of the chain’s flagship, USA Today, and now wants to leave. Jim Hopkins’ Gannett Blog reports: I have been informed of an extraordinary power shift at the nation’s top-circulation [...]

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Don’t hold your breath. The environment is a low priority in a state where the controlling powers are bent on killing us with more coal-fired power plants. But, I hear, there will be one last run at a broad energy conservation bill in House committee Wednesday. It promises enormous savings to citizens at virtually no cost [...]

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In an article about a mysterious fireball in the skies above the U.S. East Coast that is believed to have been caused by parts of a Russian Soyuz rocket, an official was quoted: Chester said that U.S. Space Surveillance Network had not yet confirmed that this was the case, but said that he was "99 and [...]

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Readers here have long cast doubts on the program. But audits reported this morning in the Democrat-Gazette are now confirming that concurrent enrollment — colleges counting high school students in special classes — cost UCA money. The numbers did inflate enrollment in the go-go Lu Hardin years. PS — It’s hard to credit that a fresh [...]

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Propitiously timed, John Brummett continues his rage against the forces of darkness that yesterday defeated Sen. Joyce Elliott’s bill to allow children of immigrants the same college tuition as that paid by similarly situated "real" Arkansans with state high school diplomas and long years of residence here. He goes, too, after the man at the [...]

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An open line.

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The Citizens First Congress tells me that last week’s word on the death of a proposed ethics bill was no longer operative. There will be another try tomorrow to make it impermissible — with small financial penalties for violations – for a member of a state board or commission to knowingly vote on an issue in which [...]

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It’s up for debate in the Senate. Fox 16’s David Goins is twittering the blow-by-blow. Sen. Sue Madison says families of these Arkansas high school graduates pay taxes and their kids deserve to be educated with the same charges as other Arkansas high school graduates. Opponents: Jerry Taylor and Denny Altes. Nuff said. Randy Laverty admitted term [...]

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UALR had a ceremony today to rename an assembly hall at its Donaghey Student Center for Cal Ledbetter, the professor emeritus, UALR founder and benefactor and former legislator. The university news service distributed a nice feature on Ledbetter, which I give you on the jump.  

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Alex Abrams, Special to the Democrat With Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino looking over his shoulder, quarterback Ryan Mallett dropped back, turned to his left and rifled a pass to wide receiver Reggie Fish.

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