News
Les Wyatt lies low
No response to questions about former ASU president's business dealings with ASU.
The Week That Was, Oct. 27-Nov. 2.
Good week: voting, homophobia, State Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell, A Bridge for the 21st Century, Dr. Charles Welch, Utility bills. Bad week: Arkansas schools, Little Rock Board of Directors.
The Observer, Nov. 4
Those radical pinko ladies that Tim Griffin is so afraid of--those crazies who support such wild ideas as "peace" and "nuclear disarmament"--held their own Rally to Restore Sanity where they foisted their radical pinko agendas off on the public.
Stimulating
Here's some stimulus spending even Republicans like Walter Hussman can love. eStem--heavily supported by a number of financiers with Republican leanings--announced that it got almost $120,000 in federal stimulus money from the Obama administration.
Where's the human touch?
Bruised and battered by his first political race, a congressional candidate laments the loss of personal connection.
New digs at lottery HQ
The Arkansas Lottery spent $15,901 on a construction project in late August that included a new and expanded office for Ernestine Middleton, the lottery's vice president of administration.
The big picture
Homeowner, CZDC spar over zoning.
Columns
Message failure
The Democratic Party got along fine most of the time without a controlling message and much discipline, but it paid a dear price this week. Both parties were reminded it's not what you do or stand for, but the quality of your public relations.
WeirdArrogant
It's the kind of election year when a state legislative candidate with a bribery conviction in his past says if that's all his opponents can use against him, he's pretty much of a model citizen.
Words, Nov. 4
Max Brantley has won this year's William Safire Memorial Award for his description of the state Game and Fish commissioners who schemed to evade the Freedom of Information law.
Your tax dollars at work
Arkansas Community Organizations asked Little Rock City Board candidates how they felt about the city giving $200,000 each year to the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, the chamber spits on accountability. They won't name who gets our money.
We're sorry, world
Speaking as the state, we are sorry about those ghastly and evil ravings of that person who tragically sat on the board of one of our small rural districts. But there are a few things you must understand.
Guess what
If you did the right thing in the election this week, I hope you've made a will and got your affairs in order. It's not lead pipe they'll be coming for you but I'm just saying.
Entertainment
'Witchy' women
'Wicked' rides a buzz into Little Rock.
The To-Do List, Nov. 4-10
Ozark Folk Festival in Eureka Springs, David Kimbrough Jr., "Dog Sees God," Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame, Ben Kweller, "The Godfather," "Independent for Governor: An Idealist's Grueling Run"
Dead men walking
AMC launches a TV landmark.
Book Notes, Nov. 4
Sedaris, birding and all the month's book events.
In Memory of Lisa Blount
We treat our days as something to pass through to get somewhere else, and when we do that, we lose them. Death can at least be a reminder of that. That is death's only consolation.
In Brief, Nov. 4-6
Rocky Votolato plays Juanita's, 'Hamlet' returns to The Rep, DJs Raydar and Shaolin spin for Revolution's 'Zodiac Party.'
Hogs winning at Vandy, losing at life
The Hogs may have beaten Vandy on the field, but in the classroom there's no competition. Arkansas' GSR (55 percent) trails Vandy by 34 percentage points. That's the scholastic equivalent of about a bazillion touchdowns.
'Hamlet'
Oct. 30, Arkansas Repertory Theater
Dining
Bubba's
You can get beef--you can even get a salad, if you want--but pork is king here. A good eating place in a town that has more than its share.
What's Cookin', Nov. 4
Troy Deal, co-owner of Zin Urban Wine and Beer Bar, 300 River Market Ave., said he and his partner Michael Puckett plan to open next week after a soft opening this weekend
There's a new pub in town
Lift a pint to Dugan's, a solid River Market option.
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