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Campuses show wisdom
Editorials Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 11:22pmIf you’ve ever seen the classic holiday movie, A Christmas Story, then you probably remember the main character Ralphie unhappily wearing bunny suit pajamas made by an oblivious aunt. As Ralphie...
Oklahoma City suburb devastated by tornado
Region Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 10:00pmRescue workers clawed through mountains of rubble in a frantic search for survivors — including dozens of missing children — as the death toll mounted after a mile-wide tornado flattened an...
Book Review — ‘How We Love Now: Women Talk About Intimacy after 50’
Reviews Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:45pmThe conversation is lively whenever old friends get together.
Topic Number One: whatever’s going on in your lives, followed by family, work and travel. You swap feedback, share advice,...
Dumas to host hoops camp
High School Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:44pmDumas High School will host ‘Camp of Champions’ on June 3-6 at the Dumas High School Gymnasium for school ages kindergarten through ninth grade for both boys and girls.
The campers will...
Digest for 05-21-13
Local Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:40pmSTATE
Waddell named senior associate AD
FAYETTEVILLE — Michael Waddell has been named Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations and Strategic Communications at...
Calls for Shoffner’s resignation mount
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:32pmLITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe led a chorus of officials from both sides of the political aisle Monday in calling for embattled state Treasurer Martha Shoffner to resign in the face of federal...
Officials announce public corruption task force
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:21pmLITTLE ROCK — In the aftermath of Arkansas Martha Shoffner’s court appearance Monday on a federal extortion charge, authorities announced creation of a new task force to investigate complaints of...
Powerball gives lottery boost; officials hoped for more
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:18pmLITTLE ROCK — A Powerball jackpot that reached a record $590 million last week boosted revenue for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, though not as much as lottery officials had hoped.
State...
Feds allege Shoffner received kickbacks for targeted bond transactions
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:18pmLITTLE ROCK — State Treasurer Martha Shoffner took thousands of dollars in kickbacks, delivered covertly in a pie box, for directing the bulk of bond transactions made by her office to a single...
Appointment process in Congress is beyond shameful
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:12pmWhen you win the White House, you get to pick the team you want. Sure, that sounds simple and doesn’t need any clarification, but it’s clear that simplicity and clarity is lacking in Washington, D...