Out with the bad pipe

Nice picture from Josh Berry of Channel 4 on Twitter of work to remove the split section of ExxonMobil's pipeline from the Mayflower neighborhood were a major rupture loosed thousands of barrels of Canadian tar sand crude.
- by Max Brantley
- Apr 15, 2013
Massive resistance to Obamacare produces results

Sarah Kliff at the Washington Post's Wonkblog disputes those who think serial votes by the U.S. House against Obamacare are meaningless political theater.
- by Max Brantley
- May 16, 2013
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Re: Tom Cotton's attack on the Constitution
- I just read that on Huffpost and got chills and came to your site immediately…
- Posted by Mam
- on May 23, 2013
Re: Mineral Springs schools — fiscal distress, but heckuva football field
- Well, at least we know what the district's priorities are. No debate about that. No…
- Posted by jrb
- on May 23, 2013
Re: Tom Cotton's attack on the Constitution
- Tall Talking "Rotten" Cotton is at it again! If the Club for Growth puppeteers provide…
- Posted by RYD
- on May 23, 2013

Judge Griffen reports on recuperation from bike accident

Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, injured in a bicycle accident last week near his home, sent me an update this morning from his iPad.

The Damien I Know - The Architect and the Inmate

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship
Make a pilgrimage to Pho Vietnam in Fort Smith

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.
'A Loss of Roses' a stunner

Before last Friday night, the saddest, most "depressing" Depression-era story I had read was Horace McCoy's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" However, after watching The Arkansas Repertory Theatre's opening performance of William Inge's "A Loss of Roses," I can attest that this play is as rough and unflinching as that Depression-era tale, or any other.
TV producer Bryant Huddleston disinvited as Imboden Ark., high school graduation speaker because he's gay

Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.
Loy Mauch update: The Republican rep is on record on slavery, too

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin might want to reconsider his earlier decision not to include Republican Rep. Loy Mauch on the list of Republican candidates he'd asked not to use his campaign contributions, having read some of what they'd written.