Archive | October, 2011

If you collect the gold, then provide the city services

Cars were lined up at 2 a.m. this week for the opening of the International House of Pancakes restaurant on Maumelle Boulevard.

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PCSSD board, superintendent missing the point

They just don’t get it The response of the Pulaski County Special School District trustees to the district being placed in fiscal distress is indicative of how it got there in the first place — extravagant spending, lack of financial control and being out of touch with reality.

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Pulaski County school board has ethical woes

During last week’s emergency meeting of the Pulaski County Special School District board, new board member Tom Stuthard of Jacksonville moved to go into executive session because he said he had some things he wanted to say to board members in private and not “out here for everyone to hear.”

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Players new, but ethical issues still dog PCSSD

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

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Players new, but ethical issues still dog PCSSD

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

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Simon makes ‘Ballgame’ sing for this fanatic

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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Back And Forth With Boozman In Buffet

Sen. John Boozman and I are talking about his co-sponsorship of the Buffet Rule Act of 2011, a bill by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., that would allow citizens to donate money to the federal treasury to reduce the national debt.

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My Trip To China

I had a great opportunity this past week to make a trip abroad to China as part of a delegation on behalf of the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association. I and the Lt. Governors of Alabama, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota all traveled together for the trip. I enjoyed getting to know some of [...]

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College And University Contracts Draw Added Scrutiny

Frustration over the handling of various contracts by Arkansas’ colleges and universities may finally bring some consensus among legislators over the operation of higher education.

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Listen Up: President Should Heed Business Leader’s Advice To Fix Economy

Thirty-two months. That’s how long it’s been since President Obama signed the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (more commonly known as the economic stimulus bill) into law.

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