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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Eats Back Yard Burgers closes some Arkansas restaurants

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM

Sad news from Channel 4. The station reports that corporate-owned Back Yard Burgers stores in Arkansas have been closed, including outlets on Broadway and across from UAMS on Markham. Four franchised stores remain open for business, among almost 100 corporate and franchise stores nationwide.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Eats Back Yard Burgers closes some Arkansas restaurants

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM

Comments (13)

More by Max Brantley

The Kochs have spoken. Their Americans for Prosperity chapter in Arkansas has formally announced opposition to the legislature approving the Obamacare-provided expansion of health care coverage under the Medicaid program.

Leslie Newell Peacock's continued probing behind the scenes of work on a potential combination of UAMS and St. Vincent Infirmary continues to turn up cautionary remarks within UAMS.

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Re: UPDATE: FBI confirms State Treasurer Martha Shoffner's arrest, apparently for official misconduct

Re: UPDATE: FBI confirms State Treasurer Martha Shoffner's arrest, apparently for official misconduct

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Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

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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.