Friday, November 30, 2012
The weekend open line
Posted by Lindsey Millar on Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:52 PM
*SHARING: After almost a year an a half court battle, the White County lawsuit over a $1 million lottery ticket a woman found in the trash has been settled.
*OUR FAVORITE TWEETER: On Twitter, Sen. Jason Rapert “applaud[s] the president of Uganda for his humility and courage.” The applause come because Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, who has been involved with a prominent American Christian right group, gave a speech publicly repenting for his own sins as well as those of his nation. One thing that didn’t make the repenting cut: about a year ago, a bill proposed by his party would have made some homosexual acts punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty (homosexual acts are already punishable in Uganda by up to 14 years in jail). Museveni was silent on the bill until it raised an international outcry, though he may have stoked homophobia in the country by warning of gay Europeans “recruiting” Ugandan schoolchildren. Sounds like Rapert’s kind of guy…
*UPDATE: Jim Harris offers by far the most well-reasoned analysis of the Arkansas coaching search at the new Sporting Life Arkansas.
His five man list:
1) Petersen; 1A) Patterson; 3) Gundy; 4) Franklin; 5) Pelini.
Speaking of Jason Rapert
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Practicing law with Bro. Rapert
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Judge Wright issues injunction against abortion law
May 17, 2013The word from the federal courthouse is that federal Judge Susan Webber Wright has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the new Arkansas law that was meant to bar most abortions at the 12th week of pregnancy. /more/
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Women's rights in court this morning
May 17, 2013Leslie Newell Peacock will be in federal court for us this morning for the preliminary injunction hearing on the lawsuit challenging the new state law prohibiting most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. /more/
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The death and taxes open line
May 16, 2013The line is open. Closing out: * THERE THE GOP GOES AGAIN: The Arkansas Republican Party is in all-out assault mode on U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, today pounding him for saying seven years ago that he supported permanent repeal of the estate tax (dishonestly called a "death tax" by the Republicans) but joining in recent bipartisan approval of what is now a dramatically lower estate tax. /more/
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The terrible 10 of the 89th Arkansas General Assembly
May 9, 2013They're the worst of the worst. /more/
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How the Arkansas legislature has changed your life
May 9, 2013For better or for worse. /more/
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The post-crash morning report
April 11, 2013Another day and the Arkansas Blog is back in business after an extended crash last night. /more/
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Mayflower oil spill: The hand of God?
April 9, 2013Ernie Dumas writes this week on the Mayflower oil spill, beginning by musing, a la Pat Robertson/Jerry Falwell/etc., whether a divine hand might have had an influence. /more/
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Inconvenient truth
April 4, 2013The crack of a 20-inch interstate pipeline rupturing in Mayflower, Ark., announced more than a flood of heavy Canadian crude oil on a trim subdivision near Lake Conway. /more/
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Live, it's Saturday night
March 30, 2013The line is open. We finish up with the threat of pipeline companies taking your property; a thanks to President Obamacare for private option Medicaid expansion, and a tour of Little Rock's neglected streets. /more/
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