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The line is open

Posted by Max Brantley on Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:26 PM

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Saturday, January 12, 2013

The line is open

Posted by Max Brantley on Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:26 PM

Comments (47)

More by Max Brantley

The Boy Scouts leadership is preparing to consider a policy change that would allow gay youths to join Scouting, but still prohibit gay leaders.

Since it's mid-afternoon in New Zealand and evening in Arkansas, I'll pass along quickly this e-mail note from Entergy on a rate case filed today at the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

Event Calendar

Re: Republicans against healthcare expansion now worried about outcome if expansion doesn't happen

Re: Vote fraud: Myth-busting in Ohio

Re: UA prof writes on the 'junk science' of 20-week abortion bans

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The House and Senate Public Health committees met today to hear updates on the “private option” plan for expanding healthcare coverage.

The Little Rock metropolitan area (which includes Conway, Sen. Rapert) is a place with a rich and deep religious tradition.

Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time — $350,000 worth — criticizing U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor for helping defeat some modest gun measures recently, particularly universal background checks.

The Pettaway Neighborhood Association is organizing opposition for a proposal before the Little Rock Planning Commission May 30 to convert the abandoned Job Corps Center building at 20th and Vance along I-30 to a home for pregnant teens.

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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.