The new version of the Pulaski County Special School District board is changed, but not necessarily for the better.

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When I hear “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” sung by Carly Simon on the soundtrack of “Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns,” I am moved in different ways.

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The White House is spinning President Obama’s new jobs plan as a win-win for Arkansas, touting it as a “fully paid” program that will “modernize” our infrastructure and provide money to “help support over 4,000 jobs for teachers, police officers and fire fighters.”

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A high-ranking federal official was in Arkansas today, but she revealed little new information in the state’s effort to overhaul Medicaid.

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‘DISAPPOINTED’: John Burkhalter lost rezoning bid for Capitol area building. Little Rock businessman John Burkhalter, a Beebe appointee to the state Hiighway Commission, arrived at the Capitol Zoning District Commission meeting this evening with a compromise for the office building he wants to build at Sixth and Woodlane across from the Capitol. He didn’t get a chance [...]

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FOUR DOWNS – ARKANSAS VS. TEXAS A&M NOTES 1. Bequette “Game-time Decision” Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said the Razorbacks will have a decision regarding defensive end Jake Bequette’s availability for the Texas A&M game. And, unlike the past two weeks, Petrino said it’s a sign of progress for the senior’s sore hamstring. “I’m encouraged that he’s gotten better [...]

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FORT SMITH — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against the Big Lots store in Fort Smith, claiming the company failed to stop a former store manager from sexually harassing female employees.

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It’s open. Final words: * CHARTER SCHOOLS NEED NEW NAME: Another day, more evidence that charter schools are not the panacea that the Billionaire Boys Club would have you believe. Some say they should be called corporate schools, or franchises. Check these comments from a Western Michigan professor who SUPPORTS charter schools but isn’t impressed by [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — The state Health Department said today it has confirmed one case in Arkansas of listeriosis related to tainted cantaloupe.

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Dustin McDaniel's Backpage.com investigation required deep cover. Back in August, Arkansas Attorney General (AG) Dustin McDaniel commanded a little newspaper ink for signing a letter with several dozen other AGs questioning the web advertising outfit Backpage.com’s “Adult” section. Specifically, the AGs accused Backpage.com of failing to “effectively limit prostitution and sexual trafficking” on the site. The full [...]

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