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Arkansas Golf Confident On Home Course
Razorbacks Comments May 16, 2013 9:06amFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas golf coach Brad McMakin and the rest of his team haven’t been shy about sharing their feelings as they prepare to host the NCAA’s Fayetteville Regional at The Blessings...
Freshman Cotton urges repeal of Obamacare
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 6:35pmWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton joined fellow Republicans on Thursday in urging repeal of the Affordable Care Act that has survived 36 previous House efforts to kill Obamacare since it became...
New study: Fracking hasn’t polluted Arkansas water
Arkansas Comments May 16, 2013 5:25pmPITTSBURGH — Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas hasn’t contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas, according to a new study, but researchers said the geology there may be more of a natural...
Report gives Arkansas ‘F’ for disclosure of political spending
Arkansas Comments May 16, 2013 5:20pmLITTLE ROCK — A nonprofit watchdog group has given Arkansas an F grade for the level of disclosure it requires of outside groups that spend money on elections in the state.
In a report...
$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Searcy; jackpot nears new high
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 4:28pmLITTLE ROCK — Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing produced a $1 million-winning ticket in Arkansas but no jackpot winner, pushing the jackpot to its second-highest level in Powerball history,...
Game and Fish Commission OKs Maumelle wildlife area
Local Comments May 16, 2013 3:15pmLITTLE ROCK — A wildlife management area around Lake Maumelle, operated on a yearly agreement since 2010, became a fixture Thursday with approval of a long-term lease by the Arkansas Game and Fish...
New trial ordered for North Little Rock man in grandfather’s death
Arkansas Comments May 16, 2013 12:45pmLITTLE ROCK — A North Little Rock man convicted of killing his grandfather and mutilating the corpse is entitled to a new trial because of contradictory instructions given to the jurors who found...
State takes over financially troubled Mineral Springs School District
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 2:17pmLITTLE ROCK —The state on Thursday took over the financially troubled Mineral Springs School District in Howard County.
In a state Department of Education news release, state Education...
SEC Tourney means little
Harry King Comments May 16, 2013 1:00amLITTLE ROCK — Reading between the lines of the carefully phrased release from the Southeastern Conference, revelations about the conference baseball tournament can be found.
When the...
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...
