Mayor to perform at talent event Local talent, including Cabot Mayor Eddie Joe Williams, will take the stage at CenterStage Playhouse for a variety show, November 28. The lineup also includes Johnny Cash impersonator Butch Dicus, Darrell Tullos of the Hallelujah Harmony Quartet, a recitation of “The Tales of Rindercella” by Doug Morris and [...]

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Lonoke County Judge Charlie Troutman has announced in a letter that he will seek the nomination as Democrat candidate for county judge. Troutman is now in his fourth term.

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The Cabot schools’ Museum of American History is documenting the history of the Cabot schools, said museum director Mike Polston. “We are attempting to collect as much material about the school system as we can,” he said.

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The Little Rock School District will have a strategic planning committee Tuesday, part of process that might or might not lead to some new ways to target underachieving students. School Board member Baker Kurrus sounds skeptical, however, about the administration’s readiness to meaningfully change the status quo. A note he sent to other board members:

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Paul Krugman criticizes the Obama administration for a "strange passivity" about addressing high unemployment. The country needs an emergency jobs program, now. It could begin, he writes, with more aid to hurting state and local governments. A New Deal-type government program is also worth considering. All of this would cost money, probably several hundred billion dollars, [...]

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(UPDATE: The subject of this item, wanted for questioning in four police slayings, is reportedly cornered by police. Police believe he was wounded in the shooting, based on accounts from people who helped himClemmons. He may be dead, according to a Seattle Times report. The Times’ photographer is Twittering from the scene as robots advance on the house. [...]

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The fight at Nasiriyah had been intense for three days. It had started Sunday morning south of the city and now, on Tuesday, Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Dunfee, the battalion gunner for 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, was north of the city.

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Over the weekend speculation grew that Kim Hanke of Hanke Brothers was considering jumping into the race for Lieutenant Governor as a Republican. The news first broke on twitter from Bradley Phillips and then spread to the Arkansas Blog with Max Brantley posting… Kim Hanke has reportedly revived his long-standing interest in breaking into political life [...]

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According to reports breaking late Sunday, Maurice Clemmons is being sought by police in the killing of four Washington state police officers.  Clemmons had been sentenced to prison in Arkansas for armed robbery but had his sentence commuted in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Huckabee.  The story is developing fast but has the potential to [...]

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Appearing today on Fox News Sunday, Gov. Mike Huckabee debated health care reform with Howard Dean but he also indicated for the first time that he is currently leaning against running for President in 2012. Huckabee cited several factors that will be influencing his decision. Host Chris Wallace showed several polls from Iowa and nationwide showing [...]

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