Archive | June, 2009

The Sanford saga

Sorry. It grows. He’s blabbing to reporters. He admits that he’s had  more trysts with the Argentinean firecracker than previously admitted. And there’s this special touch: Looks like Sanford attempted to end the relationship earlier this year (or at least, that’s what he told his wife). After asking her several times, Sanford got permission from his [...]

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Re health care: Attn. Sen. Lincoln

I think it’s news when Wal-Mart, the Service Employees International Union and the liberal Center for American Progress issue a statement in support of employer "mandates," or required health insurance for workers. Yes, the plan must be "broad and fair." Yes they want efficiencies, etc. But when the nation’s largest employer says it will pay more [...]

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Ex-Waldron Mayor reported missing

Ex-Waldron Mayor reported missing

FORT SMITH — A 75-year-old Fort Smith resident who went missing under suspicious circumstances has been identified as a controversial former Waldron mayor.

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North Little Rock Army Reserve brigade activated

A large reserve component military unit with headquarters in Arkansas received notice it is being activated to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. North Little Rock’s 90th Sustainment Brigade is scheduled to hold a deployment ceremony July 8 at the State House Convention Center in Little Rock.

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Lu Hardin lands new job

  Here’s a bit of a shocker: Lu Hardin, the former state senator, state official and, most recently, controversial president of the University of Central Arkansas, has a new job. According to the college website, he’s been named the new president of Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla. My tipster says the school is well aware [...]

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Trap shooting team completes its first season

While anticipating a demand for the possible trap shooting program last fall, volunteer head coach Windell Wallace did not dream how this new sport would grow when he approached the school board last November.

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City council agenda set

Dustin Graham, Greenwood Democrat The agenda for the July 6 Greenwood City Council meeting has been set.

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City considers yard sale restrictions

Dustin Graham, Greenwood Democrat At the June meeting of the Greenwood City Council Sonny Bell, head of the planning department, mentioned in his monthly report that he along with the city clerk Wilma Cabe had been getting several complaint calls in regards to yard/garage sales in Greenwood.

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Parks seeks public input

Dustin Graham Greenwood Democrat The Greenwood Parks Department will hold a public input meeting on July 2 to identify potential outdoor park and recreation needs and priorities for 2010 and they need your input on what you want to see in the parks system.

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Blanche and seniors

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, in town for the holiday break, spoke just now on health care to a decent smattering of retirees at the Woodland Heights retirement center out the Mills Freeway. The big news was that, at the very end, a woman in the crowd admonished Lincoln that she at least ought to have [...]

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