Brummett figures two of the three choices for 1st District Congress — both the Republican nominee and nominal Democrat Tim Wooldridge — are Republicans. In the Democratic runoff, Chad Causey is the clear choice. Here’s the essence of Wooldridge’s campaign: He is a devout member of the Church of Christ, a fundamentalist religion where the members [...]

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A brief shower brought the temperature down for another big night of Riverfest music. Brian Chilson was on hand for the Black Crows (above) and Lucero.

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Here’s the Robbie Wills campaign’s backup news release for the attack mailer against Joyce Elliott that hit mailboxes yesterday. The attack puts Elliott’s principled votes in the most unattractive light. Constitutionality and sheer demagoguery, for example, are considerations in some of the legislative garbage Wills supported and Elliott opposed. But that’s so much harder to explain [...]

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Last week, I was honored to address the first graduates of Helena-West Helena’s KIPP Delta Collegiate High School. Made up of 82 schools nationwide, KIPP is a network of free, college-preparatory public institutions. The system has a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — The new Columbia University basketball coach’s reference to the baseball book “Moneyball” is a nifty link to Arkansas’ point guard from Iowa.

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LITTLE ROCK — Political unknown D.C. Morrison garnered a surprising 13 percent of the vote in Arkansas’ Democratic U.S. Senate primary, leaving political observers to wonder how the Morrison factor will play out in the June 8 runoff between incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter.

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The 1st District hasn’t been represented in Congress by a Republican since Reconstruction. But now it has two chances in three remaining candidates.

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In about a week, Arkansas voters will head back to the polls for the runoff, with most of the attention on the high-profile Democratic race between Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter.

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Democrat Robbie Wills questions front-runner Joyce Elliott’s positions on God, guns and abortion. Elliott fires back in the now-heated 2nd District Congressional run-off.

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BP announces the "topkill" has failed to stop the oil gusher.

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