Legislative bills of interest to local residents and the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce were coursing their way through the system as of Friday, according to a recap by state Rep. Stephanie M

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LITTLE ROCK – New Orleans-born and -trained, chef Lee Richardson wasn’t thrilled by the suggestion he bring his career to Arkansas.

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They say nothing can come between a man and his dog.

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Just as a risen Jesus commanded his disciples to “go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” as found in Matthew 28:

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Public employees are a cosseted, overpaid bunch and well-deserving of whatever smackdown people like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker lay on them. Right? Not so simple, the New York Times concludes in a survey of pay across the country. The clearest pattern to emerge is an educational divide: workers without college degrees tend to do better on [...]

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Brummett says he can see no reason to oppose a nickel tax on diesel to rebuild the trucker-destroyed interstates, but has some concerns about a regressive sales tax for a four-lane plan to nowhere — though not about putting this idea the ballot. The diesel tax isn’t perfect. I’d like more analysis on whether it comes [...]

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SIMPLE MINDED: Huck’s new book New York Times columnist Gail Collins reviews Mike Huckabee’s literary output today. It is not always a pretty sight. That old Mike Huckabee spent his defining years as a minister and had sympathy for the most ostracized of the downtrodden, like illegal immigrants. “It hardly seems Americans should truly feel threatened by [...]

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Kat Robinson, the power behind our Eat Arkansas blog and increasingly otherwiise putting her brand on the Arkansas eating scene, also does a good bit of Travel Arkansas reporting, such as today with her sneak peek at the new penguin exhibit at the Little Rock Zoo. Lots of photos and coverage on her Tie Dye [...]

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Over to you, blog fans. News note: * Attorney general’s office has rejected the wording of a ballot proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Problems with definitions of dispensaries and qualifying patients, among others. * Have House Republicans blinked on a threat to shut down government if they don’t get their way on spending cuts? That’s the hint here. [ [...]

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We’re back with another run at a week-in-review Arkansas Times podcast. We think we discovered, after the fact, the problem that’s causing audio problems with one mike. Next week. Promise. Taxes, immigrants, charter schools, Oscars and a screaming fire truck are among the highlights. There might even be a scrap of news in there somewhere. Download, in [...]

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