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The war on women in Arkansas
Sen. Jason Rapert and his colleagues attack abortion.
Arkansas judges want age limit removed
They say voters, not statutes, should decide if judge is too old.
Is Jason Rapert a Bigot? Yes. A liar? Yes. A racist? You decide.
Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway), seen on our cover this week for his role in leading the crusade to control women's reproductive rights, drew national attention last week for something else — a two-year-old speech he delivered to a Tea Party rally at the Arkansas State Capitol.
The Golden Nose
The Observer is generally saddled with horrific sinus issues, due to what the best otolaryngologist in the state once called, and we're quoting here, "tiny nose holes."
Impact of guns in church real
The Arkansas legislature is supposedly giving pastors means to protect their parishioners by allowing congregations to decide for themselves about whether guns are allowed in their churches. What could be wrong with that? To be honest, even though I believe our culture has a troubling trust in the power of firearms, I tend to resist giving churches special treatment legislatively. Taken in the abstract, I could almost be convinced that if it's legal to carry guns elsewhere it should be legal to carry them into church. Life, however, is not an abstraction.
Where in Arkansas?
Know where this slice of life in Arkansas is?
It was a good week for Koch interests divided
It was also a good week for the Medicaid shortfall, Kelly Rodgers and a new bridge. It was a bad week for collection plate thieves and women.
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We're gaining
Small, Southern, unwealthy, Arkansas has long been looked down on by the more prosperous states of the upper Midwest. Now the gap is closing. As we've reported previously, Michigan has copied Arkansas's anti-union "right to work" law, virtually assuring that per capita income in the peninsular state will drop to Arkansas levels. Welcome, Wolverines. Familiarize yourself with the food stamps.
Fetuses rule
On social issues too, Michigan is becoming more like Arkansas. A news item: "Tax Breaks for Fetuses But Not for Kids — Michigan lawmakers proposed an amendment to the state's income tax code that would allow pregnant women to claim their 12-week or older fetuses as dependents. These same Republican legislators pushed to eliminate a tax credit that applies to actual children."
Women's rights, water at risk
Deadline rolls around and it's hard to know which provocation should demand the most attention.
Making it through
Made it through another January, thank the Lord.
Lyons: My neighbor, Jason Rapert
For as long as I've lived in Arkansas, most of my adult life, people like the now famous state Sen. Jason Rapert have made most of the noise and lost most of the elections.
Guns in God's house
Of all the ideas floated by the gun forces after the Connecticut school murders, the most incongruous and the one with the silliest history but probably the least harmful is to encourage worshipers to pack heat when they go to church or the synagogue.
Chicks and spikes
Roosters and chickens and fowl, oh my.
Entertainment
Stephen Neeper Band takes Round 2
Blues-powered swagger propels the five-piece to the Showcase finals.
'A Celebration for Mason Mauldin' at Revolution
Also, 'Night at the Movies' with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, South Main Mardi Gras, Dirty Streets and Iron Tongue at White Water, WWE Smackdown at Verizon, That 1 Guy at Verizon and 'The Price Is Right' at Verizon.
An oldie and (near) goodie
"Stand Up Guys" feels authentic.
Bibles, beers, works by Osage artists
At 2nd Friday Art night, other weekend events.
A new era for Razorbacks
You do not have to be steeped in wizardry or any kind of advanced science to understand that Arkansas football is being purified from the roots up.
'The Year of Women' at the Clinton School
Also, Handmade Moments at The Joint.
Dining
Posh-Mex
Local Lime gives tacos the gourmet treatment.
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