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July 27, 2006

Vol 4 • No 28

People watching

It’s true. The Clinton Library is the likeliest spot to see someone famous, whether the man himself, the famous politicos who visit the Clinton School of Public Service next door or the tourists from all over who must see 42’s shrine.

McDaniel leads DeLay

We note that a KTHV poll aired last night shows McDaniel up 50-35 over DeLay in the race for attorney general.

Fit to run

We mentioned earlier that Gov. Huckabee would be in Las Vegas today to receive an award for his fitness regimen.

Asa the crime fighter

Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson issued a drug-fighting plan today. Excerpts are on the jump.

Free Al Franken

The Political Animals Club has announced to folks on its mailing list that it has 150 free tickets to distribute to the live broadcast Friday of Al Franken's syndicated radio show.

Huckabee, thy comfort me

We've said before that Asa Hutchinson's attempt to capitalize on closure of Paron High School, if it be a dirty rotten thing, is something of a self-inflicting wound.

Polling the 2nd District

Today's Channel 11 poll: Second District Congress Democratic Incumbent U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder: 58 percent Republican Andy Mayberry: 38 percent.

Jail, Gore, parking

Last week the Quorum Court told the people of Pulaski County that they should vote to start paying another sales tax to pay for building and operating an addition to the Pulaski County jail because crime is increasing. The election will be September 12.

More picks July 27-Aug. 2

Chris Tucker brings his stand-up comedy act to Robinson Music Hall this Saturday. Also, football and baseball are on the agenda.

This week's TV highlights

Frankly, we still give a damn about one old flick.

'Damn Yankees' and 'Miss Saigon'

Community Theatre of Little Rock marks the end of its 50th season with “Damn Yankees,” and, as the song from the comedy musical suggests you’ve got to have, it certainly has heart.

The week that was July 19-25

IT WAS A GOOD WEEK FOR … CLEAN AIR. The Arkansas law banning smoking in most workplaces took effect. A handful of bars seemed intent on protecting smokers rather than public health. They will pay, or their employees will, in the long run.

Dereliction of duty

“Duty, Honor, Country,” is the title of a biography of Prescott Bush, the former U.S. senator from Connecticut and grandfather of the current president. Those three words represent the principles and priorities that guided his life, and according to the b

Smart Talk

This week: A Little Rock native heads Borders; manure piles up; a high rise is topped out downtown;

Orval

Orval is on vacation.

Hot tips

Writing a newspaper column is a sweaty, grinding, horrible way to make a living, much worse than coal mining or being eternally chained to a rock while a vulture pecks at your exposed liver, and it’s been much too hot the last fortnight to do any actual w

Lynch'ed again

Longtime jawboner Pat Lynch can once again be heard on Little Rock radio airwaves. Since July 5, Lynch’s “Pat Classic” show has filled the 9 a.m.-11 a.m. berth for terrestrial radio station KDXE-AM, 1380, which also plays host to left-wing Air America pro

You won't care if you ever get back

Ray Winder Field tops the list of cheap date options.

Nashville's perfect pair

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, who brought in one of the biggest shows in Alltel Arena’s 7-year history in 2000, return to Central Arkansas with their Soul2Soul II show on Friday, July 28.

There must have been a keg

You can take the boy out of the frat, but you can’t take the frat out of the boy. At a meeting of world leaders, the American president strolled up behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel and administered an unsolicited massage, kneading her neck and shoul

Crime and taxes

County Judge Buddy Villines deftly orchestrated passage last week of a measure to put a quarter-cent county sales tax increase on a special election ballot Sept. 12.

From soulful tunes to raunchy rock

A roundup of musical shows in the area.

Editorial cartoon

Election woes

Re Doug Smith’s article about election woes: Why did Arkansas have so many problems with the voting machines and the voting machine company? Why don’t all counties have verified voting? Why are counties being forced to get rid of the voting machines t

Let's rendezvous at Neumeier's

We’re torn between recommending Neumeier’s Rib Room for the rock ’n’ roll connoisseur or the rib lover. Both would feel like they’d died and gone to heaven.

New dean

You heard it first on our Arkansas Blog, but it appears that Dr. Debra Fiser is in line to succeed Dr. Albert Reece as dean of the University of Arkansas College of Medicine.

Bush's heartless act

When President Bush blocked federally-funded medical research on discarded embryonic stem cells from fertility clinics, many Republicans feared that he not only dashed the hopes of millions of people for early cures of diseases that afflict them or thei

Documentary shows 'heart'

Things start out simply enough in the documentary “The Heart of the Game,” with a coach shooting around a bit on an outside basketball court with one of his players.

Get in the conga line

We’re jazzing up our conga line skills in preparation for Norte de Havana, a dance band with a Cuban-Mexican-Brazilian flair that will be at Cajun’s Wharf on Thursday and Friday, July 27-28.

Let the sales (tax) pitch begin

A week after the Pulaski County Quorum Court voted 10-5 to put a quarter-cent jail tax on a September special election ballot, mayors are rallying business leaders for support, grassroots groups are gearing up to educate neighbors and county leaders are r

The Observer

The Observer dialed up Myra Jones, the former state representative and city director, the other day and found ourselves talking to a clarinet player in the Cowboy Band in South Dakota.

What's cooking/capsule reviews

What's cooking: A new pizzeria and a Shogun for NW Ark. Capsule reviews: Walker's; Mariscos del Rey.

Labors of love on the screen

Market Street Cinema has an interesting movie on for another week –- Andy Garcia’s “The Lost City,” a love letter to his native Cuba, in which Garcia not only directed and starred, but also composed the music and performed much of it on piano. It’s a pe

Words

Today's word is "impactful."

The stuff of life

Boulevard's bread is a winner.

You can take it with you

Capers' new to-go operation draws fans.

Editors know best

Late bloomer

But look at Eudora Mosby now.

Eyes of the beholder

The Clinton Library isn't a thing of beauty to some voters.

Geo driver nabbed

Since it caused such interest yesterday: Springdale cops have arrested the desperado at the wheel of a mighty Geo who eluded cops after 24 miles of hot pursuit.

Eminent domain

An Ohio Supreme Court decision shows clearly how state constitutions can bar the taking of private property for private projects.

Eminent domain

An Ohio Supreme Court decision shows clearly how state constitutions can bar the taking of private property for private projects.

Doing the hard stuff

Though the big box stores seem to stand at the top of the food chain when it comes to hardware, don’t let them hear you say that at Fuller and Sons. With 60,000 feet of retail space in five (and soon to be six) stores, and the friendly-to-a-fault service

Homeland Security

LA Times article can't help but remind me of the boatload of former Homeland Security officials who rushed through the doors to new careers in lobbying and selling security goods to their former public employer.

Homeland Security

LA Times article can't help but remind me of the boatload of former Homeland Security officials who rushed through the doors to new careers in lobbying and selling security goods to their former public employer.

Play ball! And everything else

When war, famine and a losing baseball team are getting us down, there’s a place to go where we can’t help but smile: the toy store. In particular, we like the Heights Toy Store, a family-owned shop for all of its 70-plus years in business.

Singin' in the rain

There was a thread here a couple of days ago mentioning weather info on the web.

A real garage

The independent gas station and repair shop, where the guys come running to fair maidens and put air in their tires and listen to the noises under the hood and don’t charge anything, are rare and wonderful.

High on a Hog

Untested freshman Mitch Mustain is already a fan favorite.

The Mind of Matt: Movies, free movies, and more

MOVIES  You want some FREE movie tickets and T-shirts? Call THE BUZZ 103.7FM today between 11:00 a.m. and  1:00 p.m.  I will be on with Nate Dog, Freaky Franklin and Acri.

LR teachers

The Little Rock School Board meets today. Its contract with teachers, through the Classroom Teachers Association, expires Monday.

LR teachers

The Little Rock School Board meets today. Its contract with teachers, through the Classroom Teachers Association, expires Monday.

Tour de Oops

We're Tour de France fans so indulge us. Floyd Landis, who won the epic race despite a degenerating hip on the strength of an unheard-of comeback, has flunked his drug test, CNN reports.

Anchors aweigh

Mountain Harbor marina is a repeat winner.

Park it

Park Plaza has more stores in store.

Hog fans, feel like you're paying too much this season?

Here's an interesting column from South Carolina's top paper about the addition of the 12th game this season, and the thought that SEC fans end up cheated.  Being a season-ticket holder ourselves, we knew that all along when we saw Arkansas's 2006 schedule finalized.

Hog fans, feel like you're paying too much this season?

Here's an interesting column from South Carolina's top paper about the addition of the 12th game this season, and the thought that SEC fans end up cheated.  Being a season-ticket holder ourselves, we knew that all along when we saw Arkansas's 2006 schedule finalized.

Hog fans, feel like you're paying too much this season?

Here's an interesting column from South Carolina's top paper about the addition of the 12th game this season, and the thought that SEC fans end up cheated.  Being a season-ticket holder ourselves, we knew that all along when we saw Arkansas's 2006 schedule finalized.

Wally wows a new audience

Best columnist Wally Hall adds stature with his talk show gig.

The repudiation of science

Ernie Dumas is an Arkansas treasure and in the event any of you fail to read his column every week in the Times, I want to plug it here. This week's is about Bush's heartless veto of stem cell legislation, but also about the administration's general elevation of fundamentalist religion over science.

Combat readiness and Bush then and now

A well-credentialed military vet, retired now in Arkansas, calls attention to a couple of news articles -- one past and one present.

Grassroots rock

From the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader: Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee and his band will appear at a $50 fundraiser for Executive Councilor Ray Wieczorek on Aug. 10 at the Palazzi Corporation in Manchester.

Dual offices

State Rep. Sen. Irma Hunter Brown asked the attorney general for an opinion tailored on behalf of Bill Walker, a paid member of the state parole board, who has announced as a candidate for Little Rock mayor.

Dual offices

State Rep. Sen. Irma Hunter Brown asked the attorney general for an opinion tailored on behalf of Bill Walker, a paid member of the state parole board, who has announced as a candidate for Little Rock mayor.

R&B pianist Floyd Dixon dies

Living Blues called Floyd Dixon "a musical genius" with "impeccable piano technique." Dixon, a West Coast jump blues and R&B pianist, singer and songwriter, died of kidney failure yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 77.

Serial killer

A confessed mass killer arrested in Colorado indicates at least one victim was in Arkansas.

The trailers of Hope, Ark.

Sen. Mark Pryor and Rep. Mike Ross say they think they are about to get something down about the 10,000 or so mobile homes parked at the Hope Airport.

Poll: Secretary of State

Today the Channel 11 poll is the race between Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, a Democrat, and Republican Jim Lagrone.

The round mound of rebound

Sir Charles Barkley, the former basketball star, announced this week that he's quitting the Republican Party and going Democratic, perhaps to run someday for governor of Alabama.

LR schools

The Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association and the School District apparently do have a deal. Little Rock Superintendent Roy Brooks is announcing it as I write, complete with warm words for the CTA.

Speaking of too much testosterone . . .

The people who make and market those ridiculous Hummer vehicles apparently had second thoughts about their latest television spot.In it, a guy gets embarrassed in the grocery check-out lane when the clerk checks out his purchases of huge bales of tofu while the guy behind him has purchased only mass quantities of beef in all its red-meat forms -- ribs, steaks, roasts, you get the idea.The tofu boy shags it to the nearest Hummer dealer and before you can say $100-a-barrel-oil has screeched off the lot in a big old Hummer.The tag line originally said, "Restore Your Manhood," as the tofu maven grins slyly.Somebody apparently reminded the marketing folks that certain women are prey to the same stupid need for machismo as men when it comes to excess steel in the family runabout.As of this week the tag line has been changed to, "Restore the Balance."Whatever the hell that means.

Like it is

It’s time for the results of our annual Best of Arkansas contest. Readers voted, using ballots printed in two issues of the Times. We received hundreds of ballots. We counted them. Now’s where you come in. Read and second-guess. But blame only yoursel

Franken sense

The last time we saw Al Franken in Little Rock, he was on the attack against Rush, O’Reilly, Coulter and the rest of the “loony” right, his book was runaway bestseller, and getting the Air America network and his daily radio show into cities like Little R

Fooling the people

You can fool them a lot of the time, suggests Paul Krugman today. A blogger provides a link to another of his great columns.

Fooling the people

You can fool them a lot of the time, suggests Paul Krugman today. A blogger provides a link to another of his great columns.

Feeding the homeless

Little Rock, which has tussled with this specific issue, seems sure now to be bested (worsted?)

Keep the trips coming

What a shock. Lobbyists have killed lobby reform in Washington.

Today in Arkansas history

An erudite member of the faculty at the University of Arkansas (he's one of the worthless ones, teaches liberal arts as opposed to something productive and Walton-approved) is compiling a calendar of Arkansas history. In an e-mail today, he reports "Today in Arkansas history and why I love it":

Winrock: Troubles in Tashkent

Winrock International, the Little Rock-based nonprofit that provides agricultural development assistance around the world, has gotten the boot from Uzbekistan for producing material intended to raise the legal awareness of women.

A rabbit for River Market

Branson sculptor Tim Cherry is going to install a seven-foot bronze rabbit at Clinton Avenue and Sherman Saturday, with a formal dedication Sunday.

Al Franken live

As we've mentioned Al Franken will be doing his radio show from 11 to 2 today at Rumba.

Al Franken live

As we've mentioned Al Franken will be doing his radio show from 11 to 2 today at Rumba.

Wal-Mart quits Germany

Germany proved too tough a retail nut for Wal-Mart to crack. It's selling its stores there. The willkommen for the Arkansas retailer wasn't so herzlich.

Court case? What court case?

Though an appeal still is to come on the election procedure by which the Arkansas legislature opened the door to video poker at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs and Southland Greyhound Park in West Memphis, Southland, for one, isn't letting any grass grow.

Court case? What court case?

Though an appeal still is to come on the election procedure by which the Arkansas legislature opened the door to video poker at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs and Southland Greyhound Park in West Memphis, Southland, for one, isn't letting any grass grow.

The Mind of Matt: Movies and metal for Friday

Matt Smith of Market Street Cinema and rock touring fame checks in: MOVIES "The Heart of the Game" opens today.

J.R. and Henry's Sports Column: Football, and finding balance

J.R. and Henry: Finding balance Football season is almost here. Schedules are circulating, preseason polls are exploding on the Internet and the SEC Media Days began on Wednesday.

Talking taxes

This month's edition of Unconventional Wisdom airs tonight on AETN at 6:30 p.m., and repeats Sunday at noon.

People watching

Good timing. This week's Arkansas Times is our Best of issue and the winner in the people watching category was the Clinton Library.

Political blackmail

You gotta hand it to the Repubs. There is no bottom to their deviousness and cynicism.

Political blackmail

You gotta hand it to the Repubs. There is no bottom to their deviousness and cynicism.

Take a 'Sideways' trip to Altus

This weekend marks the Altus Grape Festival. Besides it making a good time to stop by the local wineries in the area for free tours, there will be plenty of fun events at City Park in Altus: grape stomps, food, music, crafts, street dances, amateur wine-making contest, Bacchus look-alike contest.

To do Friday: Faith and Tim

There are still some tickets in the $56 range (the only $86 tickets left would be late turnbacks by the artists) for the Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Soul2Soul II show tonight at Alltel Arena.

Lt. gov: Halter by 9

Here's the KTHV poll on the race for lieutenant governor between Democrat Bill Halter and Republican Jim Holt.

Teachers deal almost done

Members of the LR Classroom Teachers Association ratifed the proposed three-year contract with the School District this afternoon.

Arkansas State Medical Board to meet

The Arkansas State Medical Board will meet August 3 and 4 at the Medical Board office.

Asa finesses, too — and cowers

Asa has it both ways

Brummett today says Mike Beebe isn't the only candidate trying to have things both ways.

Breadwinner

The Democrat-Gazette reports today that Janet Huckabee, who happens to be wife of a  governor and future presidential candidate, is one of 13 people hired nationwide by the Red Cross "to improve coordination with disaster response agencies in what the release called disaster prone states."

Adios and an open line

I'm about to head to the airport for a bit more than two weeks of vacation.

Hog football in toe jam (UPDATE)

We heard through the grapevine that Razorback tailback Darren McFadden was involved in a bar fight in Little Rock last night and hurt his toe.

Beebe proposes bio-diesel conversion

According to a press release just issued by his campaign, Mike Beebe last night announced that, if elected governor, he would convert state-owned diesel-powered vehicles to run on bio-diesel fuel instead.

Count your change

Now, Seymour is no Luddite. High-speed Internet, cell-phone text-messaging, XM radio and other amenities are all available — and used — out here in Hempwallace.

Beebe's lobbyist friends

John Brummett today turns his attention to Mike Beebe's close relationships with lobbyists, forged during 20 years in the state senate.

The cross and the sword

An evangelical pastor shocks his congregation by suggesting that the work of the church shouldn't be tied to nationalism, militarism or a particular political party.

Elders, Franken support Planned Parenthood

Former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders and comedian Al Franken spoke last night at a gala event to benefit Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.

Sunday open line

The air conditioner at my house broke down yesterday, so I'm going to leave my computer for the better part of the mid-day heat.

Is it hot in here or is it just you?

Did you notice that today's Perspective section front page in the Democrat-Gazette treated global warming as an established fact?When even the D-G starts talking about ways to reverse global warming rather than insisting that the phenomenon is merely a "theory" G.W. Bush needs to get Rove and the anti-scientific apparat in the White House to draft him some new talking points.

G'day, mate

Our Ashley County correspondent points out that mere days after getting its hiney waxed in Deutschland, Wal-Mart is considering giving it a go Down Under.The London Sunday Telegraph has the story, which the AP apparently has thus far overlooked:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/07/30/cnwalmart30.xml

A tree grows in Arkansas

This just in from Garvan Woodland Gardens over on Lake Hamilton:Rare, Subtropical Tree Blooms At Garvan Woodland GardensHOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Not many living things in the Natural State – be it humans, animals, or plants – can tolerate without some consequence, the all-too-frequent hot, humid days that are indicative of an Arkansas summer.  Yet, at the masterfully landscaped Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, there is one unusual tree that appears to be thriving in the extreme conditions, while its neighboring plants drop their blooms and curl their leaves in protest of the scorching sun and oppressive heat.  So rare is the Emmenopterys henryi tree that, until recently, it was the only specimen known to have bloomed in cultivation in the U.S. and remains one of the few in outdoor cultivation to have flowered.    Planted in the early 1980s by garden benefactress, Verna Cook Garvan, the “henryi” tree blooms inconspicuously near her beloved rose garden, where hundreds of tourists pass by daily unaware they are observing a rare, deciduous plant that may be almost as illusive as the endangered, if not extinct, ivory-billed woodpecker, that is reported to have been sighted in east Arkansas in 2005.    Native to Burma, Thailand, and China, the specimen is related to the gardenia and coffee plant.  The white, wing-like bracts (colored leaves) surround a cluster of white to pale yellow, fragrant flowers.      Noted Chinese plant explorer, E. H. Wilson, who discovered the Emmenopterys henryi tree in 1907, regarded it as the finest of all Chinese flowering trees.  In his early description of the species, he documented that the pink bracts subtending the flowers, set against dark black-green foliage, turn the Chinese forests pink.    The timber wood of the Emmenopterys henryi tree can be used in the construction of houses and furniture.  Unfortunately, due to the disforestation for farming and over-logging in the lower and middle subtropical mountainous regions, as well as low germination ratio, these trees have decreased significantly and are rarely seen.According to Garvan Woodland Gardens’ resident landscape architect, Bob Byers, the blooms appear in the heat of the summer, usually late July and August.  As if to protect itself from handling by curiosity seekers, the blooms of the Gardens’ Emmenopterys henryi tree are located in the upper tier of the 15’ tree and are easily overlooked.   “This is only the third time I have seen it bloom in my ten years of directing landscape projects at Garvan Woodland Gardens,” remarked Byers.  “If anyone wants to catch a glimpse of this infrequent, flowering tree, now is the time.”Garvan Woodland Gardens, a department of the University of Arkansas School of Architecture, is sculpted from a 210-acre, heavily forested peninsula on Lake Hamilton and surrounded by 4 ½ miles of pristine shoreline.  Admission prices are $7 for adults; $6 for seniors (55 and older); $4 for children (ages 6 to 12); and free for children ages 5 and younger.  Located at 550 Arkridge Road, the Gardens are open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 

Springdale will wait a year for its team

According to this report, the Wichita Wranglers have agreed to play out next season in Wichita before moving to Springdale in 2008, when its new stadium there will be ready.

Joy in Mudville

We see little reason for joy in the Democrat-Gazette's scoop this morning reporting that the Wichita Wranglers baseball team has decided to junk its contract with Wichita in order to move the team to Northwest Arkansas.Don't get us wrong.

Gennifer Flowers hits the Strip

Count the Arkansas names in this Las Vegas gossip item: Gennifer Flowers is moving her cabaret act from New Orleans' French Quarter back to Las Vegas.

Men (not) at work

According to this NYTimes article, 13 percent of American men between ages 30 and 55 are not working, up from 5 percent in 1960.

The Passion of The Mel

The TMZ.com website, which broke the news of actor Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rampage on being arrested for drunk driving, has conducted a poll that shows more people support Gibson than disapprove of his reprehensible actions.The poll of 216,037 TMZ readers finds:Still love Mel                      44%Am disappointed                37%Hate his guts                       18%These results on how the sheriff's department handled the incident:Did the right thing               40%Should be nailed    to the wall                        34%Gave Mel too much    'celebrity justice'               26%

Keeping up with Huckabee

A blog reader mentions that Gov. Mike Huckabee yesterday did not fulfill an obligation to appear in Louisville, Ky. for the Southern Legislative Conference.

Another losing quarter for Tyson

Roby Brock's Talk Business blog reports: Tyson Foods reported a $52 million net loss for its third quarter, an improvement versus the previous quarter’s $127 million loss, but a dramatic fall-off from one year ago, when the company’s profits topped $131 million.

Check out my diversified portfolio

Earlier this morning we referred you to an article about the increasing number of middle-aged American men who are opting out of the workforce.

Check out my diversified portfolio

Earlier this morning we referred you to an article about the increasing number of middle-aged American men who are opting out of the workforce.

NPR highlights Arkansas court ruling

National Public Radio just posted today's Morning Edition segment about the Arkansas Supreme Court's gay foster parent ruling, reported by Arkansas freelancer (and occasional Arkansas Times contributor) Jacqueline Froelich.

Asa's ethics (UPDATED)

The state Democratic Party's coordinated campaign highlights findings from a recent congressional investigation into contracts awarded by the Dept. of Homeland Security, saying it raises questions about Asa Hutchinson's ethical conduct.

St. Vincent's to expand

Arkansas Business reports that St. Vincent's Health System today announced a $40 million expansion of its facilities in Little Rock.

Monday open line

Talk amongst yourselves, and we'll return in a few hours.

Castro ailing, relinquishes power

AP is reporting that Cuban president Fidel Castro has empowered his brother Raul to run the country in the aftermath of surgery that has led to internal bleeding.

Eells dies in car accident (UPDATE)

Because rumors are flying on our open line immediately preceding this thread, let us address them and respond as responsibly and sensitively as possible.

On Paul Eells: Nicest guy I ever knew in sports reporting has died

Click here for the state police report on the Paul Eells accident tonight, which claimed the life of the 28-year veteran "Voice of the Razorbacks."

Beebe & the abortion issue

John Brummett gets after Mike Beebe on abortion. As on the gay foster parent issue, Beebe uses "constitutional" as a dodge and crutch on abortion.

Beebe & the abortion issue

John Brummett gets after Mike Beebe on abortion. As on the gay foster parent issue, Beebe uses "constitutional" as a dodge and crutch on abortion.

Huckabee's pardon record

Gov. Mike Huckabee's recent pardon of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards' 1975 driving infraction prompted San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra J. Saunders to consider Huckabee's general attitude toward pardons and commutations.

Heat advisories issued in Arkansas

Not that you need us to remind you, but it's hot out there. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for most Arkansas counties, and some counties are under additional "excessive heat warnings."

Let them pay taxes

Taxes are for the little people: So many superrich Americans evade taxes using offshore accounts that law enforcement cannot control the growing misconduct, according to a Senate report that provides the most detailed look ever at high-level tax schemes.

Beebe introduces education initiatives

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Beebe today introduced his comprehensive education plan, covering pre-K, K-12 and higher education policies.

J.R. and Henry's Sports Column: Life Without McFadden

J.R. and Henry: Life Without McFadden It hurts to write that headline. It hurts more the more you think about it.

Remembering Paul Eells

A public memorial service for sportscaster Paul Eells will take place on Friday at 2 p.m. at Robinson Auditorium in downtown Little Rock.

State Supreme Court overturns Paron ruling (UPDATED)

Arkansas Times education reporter Jennifer Barnett Reed: The Arkansas Supreme Court this afternoon dissolved the temporary restraining order that would have forced the Bryant School District to reopen tiny Paron High School on Aug. 21.

Evanescence's new single on its website

A clip of Evanescence's new single is now available on the group's website. "Call Me When You're Sober" has been released for radio play, and the video of the song will premiere on MTV on Monday, April 7, according to the band's pr.

Tuesday twilight

It was a long, busy day for us at the Arkansas Times. Enjoy this evening's open line.

DeLay-McDaniel shootout on guns

The Arkansas News Bureau reports on yesterday's dust-up in the attorney general's race, which began when Republican candidate Gunner DeLay accused his Democratic counterpart, Dustin McDaniel, of being soft on protecting the rights of gun owners.

Symposium planned for Bill's 60th

The Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service will mark Bill Clinton's 60th birthday on Aug. 19 with a symposium about the former president's life.

Huck to run in Big Apple

Gov. Mike Huckabee today held a press conference at the State Capitol with officials from the New York City Marathon to announce that he will be running in the Nov. 5 event.

Mayor: No parking tickets will be issued Friday near Robinson

There is a little news nugget in Mayor Jim Dailey's statement mourning the passing of Paul Eells, the longtime voice of the Razorbacks and KATV sportscaster: It's that on Friday afternoon, no parking tickets will be issued in the vicinity of Robinson Center while the memorial service for Eells in in progress.

Huckabee eulogizes accident victims

Gov. Mike Huckabee releases two separate eulogic messages for the victims of Monday night's car accident in Russellville: sportscaster Paul Eells and school district secretary B.J. Burton.
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