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June 21, 2007

Vol 5 • No 23

Crop circle update

              The Jonesboro Sun talks to the Delaplaine farmer whose wheat field turned up on a crop circle website we linked recently.

Dittohead

Mike Huckabee issues a statement applauding Bush's veto of stem cell research legislation. “Without the President’s veto, this controversial legislation, which is wrong on moral grounds and based on inconclusive scientific research, would have become law.

Downtown turnaround

Hanaroo, under new ownership, does Japanese food right.

‘The Full Monty’

The musical based on the popular film was performed before a large audience at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre on June 13.

They win, they lose

A group of Little Rock School District parents filed a class action lawsuit last week to stop the School Board from buying out Superintendent Roy Brooks’ contract for $500,000 or so.

Orval

In brief

A quick look at this weekend's best bets and a peek into the week ahead.

What's cooking, June 21

The respective owners of Lilly’s Dim Sum and Trio’s recently declared their restaurants cell-phone free.

Jumble

On political issues, I usually wait until the Usual Suspects line up either pro or con, then I move over into the other queue.

Love me in the morning

Magic 105 is new and local in the a.m.

Check out Coolio, taekwondo this week

West Coast rapper Coolio performs a show on Friday night at the Rev Room meanwhile the ATA championships kick off at Alltel and continue through Sunday at the Statehouse Convention Center.

The week that was June 13-19

It was a good week for … ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. A special committee recommended retirement of the Indian mascot for the school by the 2008-09 school year. The NCAA has banned use of Native American mascots, with limited exceptions, in tournament

WWJD?

I don’t think He’d being giving away desert camo caps or supporting desert wars and untold death and dollars for no apparent purpose than one man’s ego.

Power plant peril

The plant at McNab is one of 150 coal-fired electric generating plants that are under construction or planned at a moment when Americans are growing alarmed about global warming and the other harms from greenhouse gases and mercury pollution of the land a

The Rise of Product Placement

The new Fantastic Four is one big commercial; “Away From Her” is superb.

Editorial

Lessons from Paris

Elitists would have us believe Paris Hilton is insignificant. But she is instructive, in three ways.

‘Bob and Jack,’ 52 years and counting

A new documentary tells the story of an elderly gay couple who met during the Korean War.

Words

Bill Kramer of North Little Rock rejects our June 7 conclusion that only fogies call a small traveling bag a grip.

“Away From Her”

Sarah Polley’s superb “Away From Her” is now playing at Market Street Cinema.

Smart talk

Some were surprised last week when state officials announced an expansion at Dassault Falcon’s jet completion facility in Little Rock.

Farmer Al bares all

Only gardeners with common sense should ever attempt to garden naked.

Donaghey detour

A Florida woman’s plans to make a condo project of the Donaghey Building, the historic office skyscraper at Seventh and Main, are defunct.

Juneteenth

The annual hip-hop event drew more than 10,000 people to the Riverfest Amphitheatre on June 15.

'The Medium'

Menotti's opera "The Medium" was performed before a full audience at Wildwood on June 15.

The Observer

Over the weekend, The Observer was forced to revise our long-held belief that all Republicans are dumb.

This Modern World

Barbed wire instead of baseball

What next for deteriorating Ray Winder Field?

Regulation works

The individual consumer is no match for a giant utility.

LGBQT film festival schedule

A schedule of films screening at Easy Street Piano bar this weekend.

Before Detroit, there was Newport

George Kell remembers the old minor leagues.

Diamonds in the Diamond State

A list of Arkansas cities with past and present professional baseball teams.

Amtrak prevails

Rep. John Boozman has dropped his Amtrak-crippling proposal.

Hillary's homecoming

The Arkansas Democratic Party should have a big payday thanks to Hillary Clinton's appearance at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Saturday.

Rogers and the constitution

Funny place, Rogers. They've passed an ordinance  to prohibit panhandling of people in motor vehicles.

Rogers and the constitution

Funny place, Rogers. They've passed an ordinance  to prohibit panhandling of people in motor vehicles.

Justice denied

How the Justice Department's civil rights division was purged to re-staff with "good Americans" -- meaning politically conservative white males.

Following the money

An MSNBC reporter combed federal records for political contributions by working journalists. Came up with more than 100 dating back several years.

Weekend To-Dos

THURSDAYGOLDEN BEAR9:30 p.m., Sticky Fingerz. $5.

More Weekend To-Dos: Podcast

  Here's the inaugural edition of our to-do list podcast, something we're gonna be doing every week.

A winner

Capriccio Grill, the Italian steakhouse that is the Peabody Hotel's main eatery, was the popular vote winner in the recent Taste of the Rock event held at the River Market by the Chamber of Commerce.

On a steak-out

My son and I last night sampled Arthur's Prime Steakhouse, Jerry Barakat's new entry in the Rahling Road space where he once had Jasmine's.

No legislator left behind

The Arkansas Citizens First Congress, a coalition of community groups, generally progressive in outlook, has compiled a voter guide on the 2007 legislature.

Podcast alert

Lindsey Millar, our new entertainment editor, has begun a weekly podcast of things to do.

The King of Kong: A Fistfull of Quarters

  My buddy David Ramsey wrote a profile on Billy Mitchell, the subject of the film, last year in the Oxford American, 'cept he focused on Mitchell's equal Ms. Pac-Man genius.The film is in theaters, though surely not one here, August 17.

Just say no to Bill Watt

We told you weeks ago that Bill Watt, the former traffic judge who was forced out of office following damaging court testimony during the Whitewater saga, planned to run for a district court judgesip in Little Rock -- the one David Stewart is vacating to move to the judicial discipline agency.

Just say no to Bill Watt

We told you weeks ago that Bill Watt, the former traffic judge who was forced out of office following damaging court testimony during the Whitewater saga, planned to run for a district court judgesip in Little Rock -- the one David Stewart is vacating to move to the judicial discipline agency.

How low can he go?

Lower than Carter, for one. And closing in on Tricky.

Tyson in play?

Talk Business notes rumors.

What is domination?

Local man-about town Jesse Berry is pummeling the competition on Jeopardy this week. After three wins in three days, he's amassed $41,500.

Talkin' Tamales

I know we've blogged here about Mississippi's "Tamale Trail" website, but now they've got up something new: audio clips of cooks from eighteen of the delta's most legendary tamale purveyors, talking about the ingredients, know-how and love that goes into that South-meets-South-of-the-Border delicacy.

Marvelous Magdalena

As promised earlier, here is the photo evidence of a recent trip to a great little Latino grocery on Col. Glenn Road.

Lawyer hired

The Little Rock School Board voted 4-2 Thursday at a special meeting to hire Chip Welch's law firm to represent the district in the taxpayers lawsuit challenging the buyout of Superintendent Roy Brooks' contract.

Frank doesn't blink

D-G is reporting that Chuck Barrett (I think that's him; he was a lot younger looking last time I saw him.

King Dick -- or THE king dick

This is unbelievable. Cheney answers to no one.

Baseball comes to Wal-Mart country

Naturals and Travelers will take rivalry outside.

The next judge

Rep. John Boozman will send six, rather than three, names to President Bush as possible nominees to succeed the late federal Judge George Howard.

School vouchers

They don't produce educational results in D.C., even according to University of Arkansas researchers reviewing first-year outcomes, but parents like them.

Good Copy, Bad Copy

  Here's the link to (of course) download what looks to be a pretty provocative documentary on the state of the copyright in popular culture. 

Bang the drum slowly, at first

Mmmmm, pie

Somehow, until today, it had escaped me that Hunkapie had opened in the River Market.

Hot chicken

Every time I go to Nashville, I make a point to drive out to Prince's Hot Chicken on the north side of town for what's truly one of singularly transcendent dining experiences you can have: pan-fried chicken that's coated in fever-inducing DAMN HOT spices.

Close to home

Nat Worden writes in TheStreet.com today about former Gov. Mike Huckabee's financial heft, the seventh installment in a series about the investments of the likely 2008 presidential candidates.

Southern hospitality

The loyal opposition, aka the Arkansas Republican Party, sends out a news release greeting Sen. Hillary Clinton to Arkansas tomorrow.

Critical need

The Arkansas National Guard reports a statewide shortage of medics.

Early start

Because I'm going to continue to be out of pocket, the Friday night line is now open.

Hat Energy + Coolio with Simply Red

  An Awesome Color pump-up.And after the jump, the combination you've always dreamed of: Coolio and Simply Red.

why Lawyer Jokes Will Never Go Away

This is the first part of a six part series on boingboing.com   so I won't re-post it all.   Needless to say --- lawyers can be outrageoius, irrational, and downright nasty sometimes.     But - they can also be witty while doing so.   This exchange is the first of many that just had me rolling.http://tjic.com/?p=6135A lawyer is arguing about and alleged illegal DVD rental program.Lawyer: You’re breaking the law by renting out videos with out my client’s permission!!TJIC: What law, specifically, do you allege that I’m breaking?Lawyer: It’s not my job to educate you, get your own attorney for that!TJIC: So, I’m breaking a law, but you won’t tell me which one?Lawyer: We’ve been looking forward to having a class action lawsuit on this issue!!TJIC: OK, great, because you’ve got one.Lawyer: What?TJIC: You want a class action lawsuit.

Saturday politics

Irma Hunter Brown will announce today that she's running for re-election to the Senate.  

Missing in action

A reader alerts me to a Hillary Clinton news release -- in full on the jump -- that lists her endorsements from Arkansas politicians.

Viet Nam remembered

Arkansas Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Nick Bacon is among the Viet Nam veterans depicted in a play about Viet Nam that draws a review in New York.

Postcard repasts

That smiling grilled fish was plated up at the Black Olive, a Greek restaurant in the Fells Point neighborhood of Balitmore.

Dissed again

Hino goes to West Virginia. What's wrong with this picture?  

Dissed again

Hino goes to West Virginia. What's wrong with this picture?  

Judicial picks

The head of the NAACP doesn't think Rep. John Boozman is serious about putting a black on the federal bench in Little Rock to succeed the late Judge George Howard.

Judicial picks

The head of the NAACP doesn't think Rep. John Boozman is serious about putting a black on the federal bench in Little Rock to succeed the late Judge George Howard.

M.A.D.

You go to war, you best expect the enemy to fire back. So School Board president Katherine Mitchell finds as a district parent sets about unearthing dirt on her and any other board member who favors Superintendent Roy Brooks' ouster.

M.A.D.

You go to war, you best expect the enemy to fire back. So School Board president Katherine Mitchell finds as a district parent sets about unearthing dirt on her and any other board member who favors Superintendent Roy Brooks' ouster.

Beano

Likely inspired by Lindsey Millar's mouth watering post on pies below, my wife goes out and returns with what I think looks and smells like a sweet potato pie.  But alas, no- its actually a bean pie.  Thats right- bean pie.  Behold-

Beano

Likely inspired by Lindsey Millar's mouth watering post on pies below, my wife goes out and returns with what I think looks and smells like a sweet potato pie.  But alas, no- its actually a bean pie.  Thats right- bean pie.  Behold-

Oh happy day

ST. LOUIS -- A thick cloud cover made the temp bearable at Busch Stadium this afternoon and the Cards made it bearable with a rousing victory over the Phillies, which I was privileged to enjoy along with about 45,000 others.

Frank Rich is probably right

The Bushies will break bad news on 9/11.  

Prize winners

Journalism contests. Silly.

HILLARY!

Hillary Clinton was at Alltel Arena tonight, looking and sounding very presidential before an adoring crowd that covered the floor and about one-third of the nosebleed seats up in the stands.

Volunteer Cummins

Did you know Bud Cummins had volunteered to do legal duty in Iraq, but was turned down by the Bush administration.

So a question

I'm back from St. Louis. Took I-40/I-55 both ways and, given my fogeydom and ever-slowing reflexes,  I don't think I'd ever go U.S. 67 again.

So a question

I'm back from St. Louis. Took I-40/I-55 both ways and, given my fogeydom and ever-slowing reflexes,  I don't think I'd ever go U.S. 67 again.

Public Service Announcement

Today I scored an old Joy of Cooking cookbook at The Hillcrest Junk Company at 623 North Beechwood (across from the Kroger in Hillcrest).  I was told it was good to have one around.  How I lived without this book, I'll never know.  It has everything.  It comes complete with cooking stains.  I feel like I have street cred now.

Graphic

A friend in NY sends this from latest Newsweek:

Heard on the street

1) That Tim Griffin's political consulting firm will work for Fred Thompson. Not the same as direct employment.

Scary

The imperial vice presidency and its torture policy, richly detailed by the Washington Post.

Film from Eureka

The Morning News, I noticed this morning, offers video coverage of the first day of domestic partnership registry in Eureka Springs.

New judges -- UPDATE

Today may be the day that Gov. Mike Beebe announces a replacement for David Stewart, as a district court judge in Little Rock.

Korea remembered

City, state and South Korean officials will dedicate a Korean War Memorial this morning in MacArthur Park.  The names of 461 Arkansans who died in the war will be listed on granite panels that face statues on a concrete-and-brick plaza.

Turncoats

How low is The Brotherhood? Here's an idea.

Attorneygate

Truthout.org posts a story and videotaped interview with Bud Cummins. Add him to the list of those who think Alberto Gonazles has not told the truth to Congress and should be replaced.

Poll numbers

I mentioned receiving a poll call a while back that posed some political questions along with questions of interest to organized labor. Here are the results of the poll, conducted for Council 38 of the American Federation of State, County amd Municipal Employees.

NW Ark. U.

Robert Shields, who free-lances a sports column to newspapers around the state, has written a column this week on the great announcer selection.

NW Ark. U.

Robert Shields, who free-lances a sports column to newspapers around the state, has written a column this week on the great announcer selection.

Sex, lies and e-mail

A tipster says Circuit Judge Mary McGowan has given the county 24 hours to turn over e-mails to and from Ron Quillin, the comptroller charged with embezzling county money who has raised additional questions because of his relationship with a significant county vendor of computer services.

Sex, lies and e-mail

A tipster says Circuit Judge Mary McGowan has given the county 24 hours to turn over e-mails to and from Ron Quillin, the comptroller charged with embezzling county money who has raised additional questions because of his relationship with a significant county vendor of computer services.

School for scandals

The latest fusillade in the backlash against the new majority on the Little Rock School Board has been reporting on money Board president Katherine Mitchell received for teaching summer courses to train people seeking non-traditional licensure as teachers.

School for scandals

The latest fusillade in the backlash against the new majority on the Little Rock School Board has been reporting on money Board president Katherine Mitchell received for teaching summer courses to train people seeking non-traditional licensure as teachers.

"I like bar-b-q, you like bar-b-q, we like bar-b-q"

Stax Records celebrated it's 50th anniversary this past weekend with a concert at the Orpheum, featuring a lot of the label's alums who're still around, folks like Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples and Eddie Floyd.

Keep trucking

Talk Business says maybe Marion, Ark., isn't dead as a location for a Hino truck assembly plant, despite a new Hino facility in West Virginia.

Monday To-Do: Who Do's It?

Grim Muzik, the ever-expanding local rap clique, celebrates the release of the third volume of the "Who Do's It?" mixtape with a concert at Revolution.

NWA on YouTube

  Our man on the street in Fayetteville, Derek Jenkins, points me to the YouTube front page, where Fayetteville native Masie Skiles (daughter of Professor and Folk Historian Robert Cochran) stars in The Hauntening, a short film about scary beans directed by her new husband, filmmaker Duncan Skiles.

No deal

Somebody I know who counts votes pretty well says the zoning for the Cycle Breakers probation program to occupy a building near a public school won't clear the Little Rock Board of Directors Tuesday.

There he is

Mike Beebe makes his first Game and Fish Commission appointment tomorrow. Will he break the drought?

There he is

Mike Beebe makes his first Game and Fish Commission appointment tomorrow. Will he break the drought?

The Roberts court

Bad and getting worse at the Supreme Court. But does anybody see the contradiction here from the right-wingers who dominate the court?

Steel rail blues

Pat Lynch had a long interview yesterday with Rep. John Boozman over proposals that Amtrak supporters say would cripple the passenger rail service.

A humane idea

Arkansas has reduced the charge somewhat, but still charges a confiscatory amount on telephone calls made by prison inmates.

President left behind

Even former conservative allies and administration members are bailing out on Bush's No Child Left Behind.

President left behind

Even former conservative allies and administration members are bailing out on Bush's No Child Left Behind.

Democracy at work

Yeah, sure the Democrat-Gazette covered the NLR Council last night. But you want gavel-to-gavel coverage?

Man the lifeboats

If this was in the morning paper I didn't see it. (Wait.

Crime fighting in the Spa

There's a moral to this story: Don't skateboard on Central Avenue in Hot Springs, not even on national skateboard day.

Crime fighting in the Spa

There's a moral to this story: Don't skateboard on Central Avenue in Hot Springs, not even on national skateboard day.

Clean air

Sierra Club schedules a news conference today to spread the alarm about the proposed coal-burning power plant in SW Arkansas written about last week by Ernie Dumas.

Asa!

Certainly worth noting is Asa Hutchinson's comment in an appearance in NW Ark. on whether Bush should pardon Scooter Libby.

It wasn't a cop this time

But a 9-year-old El Dorado boy has been shot dead by a neighbor for throwing rocks at his house.

It wasn't a cop this time

But a 9-year-old El Dorado boy has been shot dead by a neighbor for throwing rocks at his house.

Speaking of Bar-B-Q...

I thought it might be fun to do a few BBQ related posts leading up to Independence Day.  Many of us will be working the grills and smokers that day or on the weekend.  To that end, I give you two of my favorite Arkansas BBQ ingredients.

Breaking news

The Baxter Bulletin teams with sister Gannett paper in Springfield, Mo., to break the news that you can kill yourself jumping from bluffs into the big lakes, such as Norfork (shown here), up in North Arkansas.

Sale Time at Restaurant.com

I've mentioned restaurant.com here before.  I'm not affiliated with or reimbursed by them (or any of the restaurants named here) in any way, but as we've discussed, I'm cheap, and having purchased certificates from them in the past, I'm on restaurant.com's mailing list, so just got notice of the current 60% off sale running now.  The way the site works is that you get discounts at area restaurants by purchasing "gift certificates" which are worth a higher face value at the restaurant than their cost to you.  ( i.e.  At normal prices, a $25 certificate costs $10, so it's like getting $15 off your meal--the current sale sweetens the deal a bit, so that you're getting a $25 certificate for $4, and a $10 certificate for $1.20.)The participating restaurants offer a finite number of certificates each month, so toward the end of the month, the savings get larger while the choices are fewer due to the certificates' selling out.  Here's what's available, as of this writing, on sale around the state, with the coupon code "FREEDOM" at checkout.

With friends like these

Mike Huckabee had a conference call with bloggers this morning. We didn't participate, but MSNBC has a report.

Better than battery

LR cops have set up an enforcement operation that is busily nabbing motorists making illegal left turns off Cumberland/LaHarpe to Markham Street.

Surprise. Bosses win

A Republican filibuster beat the legislation to allow union organizing without a secret ballot election.

Surprise. Bosses win

A Republican filibuster beat the legislation to allow union organizing without a secret ballot election.

Movabletype, the saga continues...

So.... Max and the IT guys figured out what the problem was with my margins exploding throught the right side of the screen.  Apparently when I put up that notice about the missing kid, I copied and pasted the html.

If you have at least 30 minutes to pull your hair out...

I think I got this from Davezilla, through Defective Yeti, which came from Ninjapoodles' or Ninjapoodle Local (on this site!)

The Qullin files -- UPDATE

Circuit Judge Mary McGowan today declined to stay her order that e-mail files of former county comptroller Ron Quillin should be available to the public.

The Qullin files -- UPDATE

Circuit Judge Mary McGowan today declined to stay her order that e-mail files of former county comptroller Ron Quillin should be available to the public.

Hooks and bullets

Rick Watkins of Little Rock, the printing tycoon, is Beebe's first Game and Fish Commission appointment.

Hooks and bullets

Rick Watkins of Little Rock, the printing tycoon, is Beebe's first Game and Fish Commission appointment.

Who Do's It?

Tha Rock Underground Hip Hop Show went down last night at the Rev Room in Little Rock.

iPhone

You care that AT&T is rolling out the cost of plans? As a non-cellphone user, I don't. Seems like it was only yesterday that I traded in my B&W TV.

Wednesday To-Dos: Merle and Kelly and g-force

Mighty Merle Haggard swings in town tonight with Kelly Willis, who's new fairly raucous (in a folky kind of way) album, "Translated from Love," came out on Tuesday.

It's official

Chuck Barrett, VOR. I caught a few minutes of Drive Time Sports heading home.

Dr. Mitchell responds

Dr. Katherine Mitchell, president of the Little Rock School Board, says she plans to speak as scheduled at the Political Animals Club/Library brown bag talk at noon Wednesday at the Darragh Center Auditorium.

Dr. Mitchell responds

Dr. Katherine Mitchell, president of the Little Rock School Board, says she plans to speak as scheduled at the Political Animals Club/Library brown bag talk at noon Wednesday at the Darragh Center Auditorium.

The golden door

Senate voted today 64-35 to end a filibuster on the compromise immigration bill. Sens. Lincoln and Pryor in the majority.

The Week That Was, June 20-26, 2007

It was a good week for … HILLARY CLINTON. She drew an enthusiastic crowd of 4,000 to the Arkansas Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner and just about every major officeholder who counts lined up to endorse her. One significant holdout: Sen. B

The future is bright

NY Times: Young Americans are more likely than the general public to favor a government-run universal health care insurance system, an open-door policy on immigration and the legalization of gay marriage, according to a New York Times/CBS News/MTV poll.

Long shot

The Washington Post political blogger has long been sweet on Mike Huckabee. How sweet is it to have the blogger assess the strength of the campaign by primarily quoting the candidate on same?

A Blair Farewell

     Well, if you are just coming out from under your rock, you will note that Tony Blair, British Prime Minister and statesman for the last decade, has officially handed the reins over to the next guy.       Now, Blair took over in 1997, which holds a special place in my heart and that of many others, for various reasons.  I was in England for the better part of that year on a college trip and lived amongst the UK natives during his rise to power and the death of Princess Diana and all the drama that insued afterward(if you have not seen The Queen yet, do yourself a favor and Netflix it!).  Mr. Blair, whom I assume will be knighted soon, was a pillar for the British people and for those around the world not only touched by the loss of "the People's Princess" (which I always thought sounded like she was some sort of professional wrestler), but also by his leadership of that nation as the number one ally of the United States and a staunch protector of democracy across the globe.      I have personally always admired Mr. Blair and his rhetoric infront of the British Parliament (if you haven't seen the BBC America or CSPAN coverage of the British Parliament, I recommend you sit down and watch it sometime, it's so much better than the WWE or cage fighting or whatever the kids are dreaming about now when they jump from the top bunk).  I would love to see George Bush have to go infront of Congress every week and defend what he does with his executive powers, that would be interesting.

Jericho is back...

     Well, apparently the internet is good for more than porn and instant messaging, seems the fans of CBS ill-fated disaster drama, Jericho, have been given a reprieve of sorts.  After blowing up the show's message board, emailing executives and flooding chat rooms with "Why are they cancelling this show!!!!!", etc., CBS has decided to test the waters of reviving it.  CBS has ordered a 7 episode, mid-season replacement for next year and to build on that, will be re-airing the critically acclaimed and viciously fan-protected show this summer starting July 6 with the pilot episode, in the 8PM (CST) slot.  This is probably a lot better than it's original Wednesday slot that made it fight agains LOST and church and all sorts of stuff.  The catch, because there is always a catch with these networks, is that CBS will air the pilot, then the following week air a "recap" show that covers the first 12 episodes, and then start the summer run with the 13th episode which was originally the start of the "spring" portion of the first season.  If that makes any sense to you, then you watch as much television as I do, and that's scary.  So, how to see episodes 2-12, because the recap show is going to be terrible, they always are....hmmmm.....not on DVD yet, or so I think, I haven't looked.....hmmmmm.....oh wait, episodes 2-12 are available online at CBS's website.  Brilliant.  Now I can watch the first episodes online and then buckle up for the remainder of the season this summer.  I'm personally excited because all of my non-LOST friends were all about this show, but I had to stick with my LOST and missed it, so here's my second chance, yes!

School lunch

Dropped by Dr. Katherine Mitchell's Political Animals Club appearance at the library. A good crowd.

Goines

Our favorite natty-dressing, faux-hawked rapper is soon to drop a mixtape. His partner in Suga City, Arkansas Bo, dropped a ridiculously good one in January, and his clique, Conduit Family, put out a fine, fine comp a few months back.

Dr. Katherine Mitchell Speaks At Political Animals Club

    Writing this blog makes me very sympathetic to reporters. I can't imagine how many times a year, even a month,mhf they go hear a boring speech and think - what a waste of my time.

New Chris Denny

Here's the cover art for the new Chris Denny album, sure to be one of the biggest Arkansas albums of the year.

Weekend and Early Next Week To-Dos: Lismore, Conduit and Cracker

THURSDAYLISMORE9 p.m., ArtsScene. $5.New Jersey’s Lismore makes music that’s alternately been described as twee-electronica and glitch pop.

Fat pitch

Settle the LRSD deseg case as John Walker proposed after losing at the district court level?

Movies in the Park

Tonight it's "Goldfinger," the James Bond against which all others must be judged. Or so fogeys like me say.

Will he follow Lugar?

Mike Huckabee is slated to appear on the Today Show at 6:10 a.m. our time Thursday.

That judgeship

Still no word from the White House on a replacement for the late federal Judge George Howard, though Rep. John Boozman has sent six names up -- three white and three black.

Around the blogs

Been to Street Jazz yet? Recent topics include citywide wi-fi in Fayetteville, "wage theft," and Richard Drake's sharp commentary on the latest big redevelopment proposal in collegetown.

By popular demand

A link to payback time for Pat Leahy. Subpoenas to White House, King Dick and the Justice Department. Darth, presumably, doesn't answer to the Senate, the U.S. Supreme Court or anyone else.

Skateboard Outlaws

Does anyone think if a regular person did this to a kid the police would say they were "looking into it" to determine if there was wrongdoing?    I don't think so --- I would be on Little Rock's Most  Wanted instead:Video of Hot Springs SkateboardersChannel 7 StorySounds like a teenaged movie   "all the wanted to do is skate == but that law wouldn't let them"    - see Skateboard Renegades !!!

Why Arkansas Can Never Be Like Massachusetts

Ok, this is just a silly story about how Mitt Romney put his dog in a crate on top of his car on a family vacation.     The part that got my attention was that - in Massachusetts --- its illegal for dogs to ride in the back of trucks !!!   I think if a representative here in Arkansas even suggested that -- he would be hunted down and fed to a pack of Labrador Retrievers.
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