Senator Jesse Helms passed away early this morning, which is quite appropriate considering how much he loved his country. Passing away on the 4th puts him in good company with other great Americans who also died on our nation's birthday.I had the p read more »
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In my mail box today -- copy of a letter from the Friday Firm to the Little Rock School District notifying the district that the Little Rock City Board will vote July 15 on issuing tax-free revenue bonds to build a Sage Foods plant at the Littl read more »
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Too bad we couldn't be excited about our nominee. We have the perfect opponent. Read this and consider what could've been. Here's the link. read more »
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The Democrat-Gazette continues to pursue the fine print of the early payment of $300,000 to UCA President Lu Hardin as a result of a secret vote by the Board of Trustees.
The article acknowledges what I told you two days ago. This is not priva read more »
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It's one of my favorite holidays.
Barbecue is generally involved. Sometimes band music.
You can get your Fourth on in a variety of ways today.
One is at the Clinton Presidential Center and Park, where there's free admission read more »
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I hear KATV is going to be giving KUAR-KLRE a spot on its new Shinall  Mountain tower, a charitable contribution that should help Little Rock public radio's signal. read more »
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Here's just one reason why B.C. got a little hacked when the disciples were throwing down on the Clinton years:

Dean Baker: "Total private sector job gains in the Bush years may fall below 3 million by November. The annua read more »
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80-year-old pusher, on bail while appealing a 70-year sentence, busted against in Alma for dealing dope.
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In today's e-mailbox:

We can all take a pretty good guess at the story behind this classified ad in today's paper:
BRIDAL GOWN Found between Alcoa & Bryant exits westbound. Call ....
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This one went out recently:

I am R. Dwayne Dobbins and a candidate for State Representative District 39.There are many challenges facing the state of Arkansas. I have the experience, will and drive to help address these challenges. Ther read more »
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News this week about some secret financial dealing by the University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees had a ripple effect. It stirred more talk about UCA and the campus' vigorous president, Lu Hardin.
The former state senator has long had read more »
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This is a typical supporter of NPR."Congress should continue paying for it because if they don't, the taxpayers will end up paying for it."That's priceless. Here's the link. read more »
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Somebody help me with this: since when did it become okay for government staffers to be utilized to promote political agenda? I suppose this is common, but in a picture from the Arkansas section of the DemGaz last Friday of Bill Halter's Director read more »
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Another Heifer International success story is detailed in Nicholas Kristof's column in today's New York Times. It's about a Ugandan girl, a recent graduate of Connecticut College, whose life was changed dramatically by help that beg read more »
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From his column for Thursday:

Sometimes it's enough merely to tell the story. Readers may judge for themselves. After all, this is less about what I think than about what you think.That a guy would not tell me the straight truth is his read more »
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