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Chartering a difficult school reform course
Steve Brawner Comments Mar 24, 2013 12:00amWe all know the value of experimentation. You try something, it fails. You keep trying, and eventually you get a light bulb or a man on the moon. In the meantime, however, you’ve had a lot of...
Legislative executive summary of steel mill analysis disclosed
Roby Brock Comments Mar 23, 2013 12:00amA legislative report on the Big River Steel mill project offered a second opinion on the state’s $1.1 billion superproject questioning an initial report from the Arkansas Economic Development...
My pantry needed time with my closest friends
Micki Bare Comments Mar 23, 2013 12:00amWe do not go through life alone. We are born with a few friends who guide and support us through this journey. My friend Conscience has been with me since childhood. She has a tendency to be a...
Fighting crime among saints
Matthew Pate Comments Mar 22, 2013 5:49pmWhether the police themselves would admit it, they exercise a great deal of discretion in deciding who “needs” a formal sanction. This is to say the police have a lot of latitude in determining...
Arkansas’ bipartisan medicaid fix
Steve Brawner Comments Mar 21, 2013 12:00amWhat we’re seeing, at least on the Medicaid expansion issue, is how Republicans and Democrats can work together in Little Rock on their good days, and how they ought to work together in Washington...
Shifting winds on gay marriage
Jason Tolbert Comments Mar 20, 2013 12:00amEven in the heart of the Bible Belt, it is impossible to ignore that the winds are beginning to shift on gay marriage.
That was highlighted by a direction change from a high-profile...
Legislation won’t be needed to bring ASU-UA athletic competition
Roy Ockert Comments Mar 19, 2013 12:00amIt’s time for the Legislature to adjourn when our lawmakers get down to filing bills to schedule football games. One of the hundreds of bills filed just before the deadline was one that would...
From one party rule to one party rule?
Steve Brawner Comments Mar 17, 2013 12:00amFrom the post-Civil War era until recently, Arkansas was a one-party state dominated by Democrats. Even some Democrats recognized this as a problem, which is why they were receptive when Winthrop...
ConAgra Foods breaks ground on $100 million expansion in Russellville
Roby Brock Comments Mar 16, 2013 12:00amConAgra Foods broke ground on an expanded facility in Russellville. As part of the expansion, originally announced in September 2012, ConAgra Foods is planning to invest about $100 million in the...
Sun Belt takes basketball tournaments to ‘Big Easy’
Roy Ockert Comments Mar 16, 2013 12:00amAfter five years the Sun Belt Conference logo is coming up from the floor of the Summit Arena in Hot Springs. The final basketball tournament championship games were played there Monday as the Sun...
