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Republican rapture
Just when I thought the right-wing Republicans have sunk as low as a snake in a wagon-wheel track, here they go again.
Gay Walmart group PRIDE comes out
But company's embrace of equality uneasy.
The revival of Greg Spradlin
After nearly giving up, the best guitarist in the state joins forces with his musical idols.
Light and poetry
The Observer's only child turned 13 years old on Thursday of last week. If you've watched this space over the past 10 years or so, you've been witness to a good bit of that boy's growing up, from the tail end of The Diaper Era to young adulthood.
It was a good week for Bret Bielema
Also for Bobby Petrino, portents of the coming apocalypse and freedom of information. It was a bad week for a language barrier.
Calling for change
Immigrant-rights advocates held a candle-light vigil on the steps of St. Edward's Catholic Church this past Sunday to raise awareness of poor conditions in immigrant detention centers in the U.S.
Ellison shooting
The news of the fatal shooting of 67-year-old Little Rock resident Eugene Ellison by Little Rock Police Officer Donna Lesher on Dec. 9, 2010, after an altercation in Ellison's apartment, has jumped the pond.
Bill's picks
Bill Eginton's Arkansas Record & CD Exchange is tucked away in a strip mall in Levy. It's a fairly unassuming looking store from the outside. But one need only to step inside (remembering to take your jacket off, of course) to understand that the place is a treasure trove.
Thick Syrup, Last Chance founders talk shop
Two Little Rock labels that have been prolific over the last five to six years both happen to be operated by guys named Travis — Travis Hill and Travis McElroy, who run Last Chance Records and Thick Syrup Records, respectively. They sat down to talk shop with the Times on a recent afternoon at White Water Tavern.
Columns
Speaking of butts ...
We mentioned last week that the old expression buck naked sometimes appears nowadays, erroneously, as butt naked. A colleague shared our aversion to this misusage, and added that he was equally offended by those who write "He got a wild hair up his a.. ."
State poor will pay for anti-Obama GOP
President Obama was re-elected handily and the hated Obamacare enjoys the certainty of being the law of the land next year and beyond, but Republicans in a few states, including Arkansas, still have one last card to play.
State poor will pay for anti-Obama GOP
President Obama was re-elected handily and the hated Obamacare enjoys the certainty of being the law of the land next year and beyond, but Republicans in a few states, including Arkansas, still have one last card to play.
The TV effect
As yet another make-believe Washington "crisis" looms, it's tempting to suspect that the most fraught interludes in American politics derive from turning government into a TV show.
Partial credit
The Arkansas Supreme Court made a couple of large decisions recently. It got one right.
Marriage Equality's Loving case: Is it time?
As the U.S. Supreme Court accepted two marriage equality cases for full review, last Friday marked another key moment in the nation's progress towards marriage equality that has accelerated across the past two years.
Nine more days
There are things I've done that I've got to undo, and things I've left undone that I've got to do.
Secret stalkers
Republican politicians deny that they make war on women. Their actions reveal otherwise.
Entertainment
'Cameras in the Courtroom'
Also, the Buzz Celebrity Karaoke at UALR, Isaac Alexander at White Water Tavern, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at Robinson, Kingsdown's Toys for Tots at Revolution, Bun B at Club Xclusive, Flavor Flav at Discovery and Color Club at White Water.
Thirty years of Motley's Tree Farm
Though last week's 75-degree-plus temperatures probably didn't put you in mind of chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack Frost nipping at your nose, there's one place where it's Christmas year-round: Motley's Christmas Tree Farm in south Little Rock.
Keep away from 'Keeps'
Latest Gerard Butler vehicle is a dud.
10 Horse Johnson at The Joint
Also, Greg Spradlin!
Bielema coaches balance
The name "Bret Bielema" is just ripe for parody, but the style of play really isn't.
Dining
Not trendy but true
Venerable Trio's serves some of best food in town.
Cartoons
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Re: Viva la open line
outie, when I started my garden at this place 30 years ago, I first used…
- on May 25, 2013
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Re: Viva la open line
Send um all home. No one in the US unless you have a terminal degree…
- on May 25, 2013
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Re: Food Feedback Friday: going Greek and rocking tacos
The Flossie's funnel cakes at riverfest are out of sight great this year. Much better…
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on May 25, 2013
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