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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Women's rights A message for Mitt Romney from Lesley Gore and 'Girls' creator Lena Dunham: You don't own me

Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:40 PM

Thanks to The Atlantic for alerting me to this new video produced by Lesley Gore and Lena Dunham.

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Women's rights A message for Mitt Romney from Lesley Gore and 'Girls' creator Lena Dunham: You don't own me

Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:40 PM

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Re: Martha Shoffner resigns as Arkansas state treasurer

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Re: Escaping traffic in America: The remotest place in Arkansas

From up East comes a link from a former Arkie about a website, Remote Footprints.

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

Martha Shoffner, facing federal prosecution in a kickback case, has resigned as Arkansas State treasurer.

I hinted earlier that evidence was mounting that the securities salesman who provided confidential information to the FBI was Steele Stephens, the broker who began enjoying a huge share of Treasurer Martha Shoffner's bond business in 2010.

The morning report: * EXXON MOBILE CAUGHT MASSAGING MAYFLOWER SPILL DAMAGE: Interesting post on Daily Kos about documents obtained by Greenpeace through a Freedom of Information Act to the state Department of Environmental Quality.

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

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

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.