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State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigns from office
Roby Brock Comments May 25, 2013 1:00amAfter intense political pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned in the midst of facing federal charges of extortion. Shoffner, who was arrested...
Just so you know, your attic is out to get you
Micki Bare Comments May 25, 2013 1:00amMoving the contents of our old attic to our current house in has been enlightening. If you get nothing else from my story, please commit this one important lesson to memory: move everything when...
On student loans, price of power gives pause for thought
Matthew Pate Comments May 24, 2013 11:52amThe English statesman, Sir Francis Bacon, once observed, “Knowledge is power.”
Bacon is correct. With a little knowledge, we can accomplish great things, but the price of power should give...
Wait over for one foster child
Steve Brawner Comments May 23, 2013 1:00amThe 11-year-old stood before the stage at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock May 18 and waited to hear her name, Hannah Cranford.
On July 5, 2011, she had waited to hear a judge...
Shoffner’s troubles highlight need for qualified officeholders
Jason Tolbert Comments May 22, 2013 1:00amThe arrest of state Treasurer Martha Shoffner on federal extortion charges was not a complete surprise, although the process and new allegations were unexpected.
Shoffner had endured...
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...
Budget news mostly good, some bad
Steve Brawner Comments May 19, 2013 1:00amThere was good news and bad news about the federal government’s finances this week. Let’s start, and end, with the good news.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week estimated that...
Carter says no to governor’s run
Roby Brock Comments May 18, 2013 1:00amHouse Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) says he won’t run for Arkansas governor in 2014, citing a return to the private sector.
“After much deliberation, I have decided against a campaign for...
Cicadas are better than warm milk for sleepless nights
Micki Bare Comments May 18, 2013 1:00amCicadas are popping up in North Carolina with their beady red eyes and elongated wings. Not that I’ll get to see any. North Carolina is a big state. According to the cicada map I found online,...
Two schools marry while one gets a divorce
Steve Brawner Comments May 16, 2013 1:00amOn Monday, the State Board of Education agreed to let the 357-student Bradley School District merge voluntarily with the not-that-much-bigger Emerson-Taylor School District. It’s a marriage of...
