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AP leaks case shows need for federal shield law
Roy Ockert Comments May 28, 2013 1:00amIf any good comes from the federal government’s high-handed seizure of Associated Press telephone records in a national security leak investigation, it could be new impetus for a federal shield...
UA board asks chancellors to support proposed tuition-fee hikes
Roy Ockert Comments May 21, 2013 11:52amA committee of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees will make recommendations this week after conducting an unusual hearing in which chancellors of the various campuses were asked to...
Promise to invest in college students worthy of debate
Roy Ockert Comments May 14, 2013 1:00amBill Halter may or may not win the Democratic nomination to be the next governor of Arkansas, but the central idea in his campaign should be a subject for major debate in the 2014 gubernatorial...
Gun-rights advocates contend new law allows open carry
Roy Ockert Comments May 07, 2013 1:00amBeginning July 1, Arkansas citizens will be cable to carry a handgun openly almost anywhere. That’s how various gun-rights advocacy groups interpret Act 746, passed last month by the state...
Freedom of Information advocates won most legislative battles
Roy Ockert Comments Apr 30, 2013 1:00amLike many other people, journalists breathe a sigh of relief when the Arkansas General Assembly adjourns. Lawmakers may take offense at such statements, and yet they often complain, when a major...
Witt focuses on keeping State Police standards high
Roy Ockert Comments Apr 27, 2013 1:00amWhen Stan Witt got his first job in law enforcement, he was too young to buy his own gun. That was in 1975, when Witt, a native of Imboden, was hired as a telecom operator for the Walnut Ridge...
Two Arkansas politicians gain unwanted national notoriety
Roy Ockert Comments Apr 23, 2013 1:01amA couple of Arkansas politicians managed to make national news last week for the wrong reason — bringing criticism and ridicule to their home state.
The more extreme example was a tweet...
Bob McCord’s legacy: Freedom of information in Arkansas
Roy Ockert Comments Apr 16, 2013 1:00amIn the summer of 1966 some of Arkansas’ best journalists were working on a project to bring freedom of information — open public meetings and records — to the state. Since 1953 the state had been...
NRA school violence study fails to provide practical solutions
Roy Ockert Comments Apr 09, 2013 1:00amThe National Rifle Association rolled out its hired gun, former Arkansas Congressman Asa Hutchinson, last week to present a $1 million study done in the wake of the December grade school massacre...
Two independent studies pinpoint risks for steel mill incentives
Roy Ockert Comments Apr 02, 2013 12:00amHaving a major industrial project in your backyard can be good or bad so it’s well worth studying the potential impact while the project is still in formulation.
Certainly, we’re glad to...
