Robert Birdsong, 68, of Little Rock was fatally injured shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday when his motorycycle slid into a turning car in the 2100 block of North University Avenue. Little Rock police said Birdsong, who lived nearby on Hawthorne and was southbound, tried to stop when a northbound station wagon driven by Nancy Jackman, 33, [...]

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I dispute one of the key sentiments contained in the great foundational document of our republic.

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I’m super excited about heading out to the Fall Festival this weekend. Bestowed upon me was the responsibility of persimmon pudding contest judge. This is a task I take seriously, especially considering my lack of experience with the delicacy. Fear not, festival pudding chefs—I have been doing my research. I’ve interviewed Southern natives as well [...]

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Recently, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) launched Access Arkansas, an online method of applying for state services. Arkansans can now apply online for several DHS programs, including ARKids First, the Medicaid Savings Program, TEA Cash Assistance and SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program. This past week, I attended the grand opening [...]

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Recently, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) launched Access Arkansas, an online method of applying for state services. Arkansans can now apply online for several DHS programs, including ARKids First, the Medicaid Savings Program, TEA Cash Assistance and SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program. This past week, I attended the grand opening of [...]

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UNHAPPY: Agency head says landlord Richard Mays (left) and tenant Bill Walker (right) weren’t happy about tough negotiating on real estate deal. I wrote yesterday about a new state lease agreement by which a division of the Arkansas Department of Career Education Department, headed by Bill Walker, will occupy an expanded building at 525 W. Capitol [...]

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The North Little Rock School District has issued a statement to reassure everyone following the reported rape of a female student by a male West Campus high school student this week while they were alone in an office. Deundre Womack, 17, has been charged with the attack. It’s a tough situation for the district. Realistically, [...]

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Most people probably don’t think about a motel room in Nebraska when they’re thinking of a winter home, but Frankie Smith isn’t most people.

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Aerobatic pilot Bill Kerns said he thinks his father is “rather jealous” of his job, but it was his father who gave him an early start to a career flying stunt planes.

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A tough column this week by Steve Barnes on the case of Andrew Rhew, the trooper who resigned after a DWI in Missouri last weekend. He’d been fired earlier as a result of a fatal crash while on duty, but reinstated by the State Police Commission at the instigation of Wallace Fowler, the powerful and [...]

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