Thursday, November 15, 2012
The affirmative action line
Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM
The line is open. Closing out:
* AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LIVES IN MICHIGAN: A federal appeals court today declared a Michigan ban on affirmative action in college admissions was unconstitutional. The full court split 8-7 and the U.S. Supreme Court awaits.
* TACOS AND TEQUILA AND MORE: Good post - and video - on Eat Arkansas about Local Lime, new in the Promenade at Chenal. Also: Check out the report on Natchez in the Tower building.
* GAY PRIDE: Nate Silver writes that the gay vote, though small, may have been critical in President Obama's victory. The converse of this happy story is the Catholic Church's continued bullying - refusing confirmation to a child who opposed marriage discrimination in Minnesota, and also refusing communion to his family.
* GOP TO WOMEN: THE WAR ON YOU CONTINUES: Election, schmelection. The House GOP contingent — including Reps. Griffin, Crawford and Womack - still won't go along with extension of the act aimed at protecting women from domestic violence. They don't like extending protections to gay women and immigrants. And they wonder why there's a gender gap.
* ARKANSAS FIGHTER WING STILL TARGETED BY AIR FORCE: Stephens Media reports that a new Air Force budget continues to target the 188th Fighter Wing at Fort Smith for cost cutting. Sen. Mark Pryor is "livid," story says.
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Arkansas church makes national news for opposition to gay Scouts
May 22, 2013The Boy Scouts of America may decide tomorrow to lift its ban on gay scouts (though not gay scout leaders). /more/
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UPDATE: IRS harassment not limited to Tea Party
May 15, 2013This is NOT by way of excuse, but it's important context. The IRS hasn't limited harassment of nonprofits to Tea Party and related groups. /more/
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Monday night's Pomp and Circumstance open line
May 13, 2013Imboden high school graduation is uneventful after flap over gay speaker. /more/
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Morning report: Prescription drug watch
May 13, 2013The morning again begins slowly. But among others: * MONITORING DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES: Pro Publica has published with the Washington Post a deep look at doctors' prescription practices under Medicare. /more/
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Civil rights in Imboden: A new lesson for Sloan-Hendrix students
May 5, 2013Rooting around on the school district website this morning, I noted a link with contact information for the school district, should you like to write the school district or Superintendent Mitch Walton, who reportedly forced the issue. /more/
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Local Lime goes whole hog for Hog Roast
May 3, 2013I asked earlier for folks to speculate on who'll win tomorrow's Arkansas Times Heritage Hog Roast. One thing is certain, Local Lime's team, The Porkshank Redemption, is winning in the prepping category. Or at least they're winning at plugging their prepping on social media. /more/
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NBA player Jason Collins comes out
April 29, 2013The decision by NBA journeyman Jason Collins to announce he is gay is making headlines all over today. /more/
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Head Start budget cuts announced
April 27, 2013A roundup to start this rainy Saturday morning:'* BECAUSE NO CONGRESSMAN USES A HEAD START CENTER: Administrators of Head Start agencies received word yesterday that budgets for the remainder of this fiscal year would be reduced 5.27 percent and that agencies could expect a similar cut in the 2014 budget barring action by Congress. /more/
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Mark Pryor: Worse than Tom Cotton on gay rights
March 28, 2013A campaigner for U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor told me weeks ago there'd be moments undoubtedly when people of my political persuasion would be unhappy with some of the positions he took in his re-election campaign. /more/
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