News
A prediction about Charlie Sheen
Is he insane enough to punch his weight as a Fox News anchor?
Hope for Camden pellet plant dies
Project's promoters charged, one convicted of tax evasion.
Spring in the air
At the Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival
The Observer's son comes to The Fortress of Employment
It's good, we think, to introduce him early to the fast-paced world of international commerce. (That's called "sarcasm," son.)
Good week: Hypocrisy
Republican legislators who profess to believe in smaller government lined up time and again behind handouts for corporate Arkansas, making government even more expensive for the little guy.
New mound at Toltec
The possible 19th mound is about 30 feet across and two feet high.
Container houses steel Pettaway's housing boomlet
A new breed of recycled houses, or "steel box residences," help community renovation.
Legislation to treat gambling addiction
Sen. Sue Madison wants to use $3 million in unclaimed lottery prize money for just that.
Are the courts coddling injured workers?
The Chamber of Commerce thinks so, and wants it stopped.
Budget crunchening
Belt tightening is still the order of the day at the UAMS campus.
Arkansas measures up to Kazakhstan, Mauritania
The Economist pairs every U.S. state with the nearest comparable GDP of a foreign country.
Crawford ties one on
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford institutes "bow tie Tuesday" for his office.
Columns
Aunt Bee, Board Camp, Dalark and Dillweed
Today's Arkansas history lesson is about place names.
Glenn Beck, meet Coin Harvey
Tea-party madness proves that for every great national agitation, history provides generous lessons if not always solace.
Legislative session devoted to easy living for corporations
The Arkansas legislature seems to think that corporations are better people than you and me.
Laman enters wild world of eBooks
CALS expanding offerings into the digital world.
Republican branding in Bryant City Hall
Mayor Jill Dabbs keeps the political hubbubs coming.
Big government wolves clad as small government sheep
A look at a few of the more than 2,000 new proposals from this session.
Conwegians
We might have guessed Conwayans or Conwayers, but those are too pedestrian for the Athens of Faulkner County.
Entertainment
VOV Independent Music Festival returns
The seven-day festival celebrates its sixth year
A&E News, March 16: Foo Fighters and Motorhead to Verizon
Also, the final trailer for Hank Williams biopic "The Last Ride" finds its public debut.
John Corbett of 'Sex and the City' returns to Hot Springs parade
Also, Austin Lucas and John Sinclair at White Water Tavern, Patti LaBelle at the Statehouse Convention Center, 8Ball & MJG at Revolution, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's 'St. Patrick's Day Celebration' at Robinson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Stickyz.
'Battle: Los Angeles' gets its war on
If there's one thing this alien-invasion movie needs, it's more face time with the aliens
'Sister Wives' is irresistible trash
And 'This American Life' on TV.
Dugan's Pub celebrates St. Patrick's in a big way
Also, Mockingbird Hillbilly Band and The Ugly Stuff play The Afterthought, Big Smith performs and DJ Seth Baldy spins soul sounds at the Dreamland Ballroom.
Dining
Gino's Pizzeria & Philly Steak
Fine, but not up to the standard of the area's best meatball grinders.
New restaurant to deliver meals via train
All Aboard will serve fast-casual food with a healthy tilt. Again, by train.
Selections at Zin are broad, deep
The new River Market wine bar does it well.
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