- Issue Archive for
- Dec 24-30, 2009
- Vol. 7, No. 50
News
Blow to health care?
A ruling this week by a Lee County Circuit Court judge has left in question whether a clinic founded in Marianna 40 years ago that serves Lee, Phillips and St. Francis counties will survive.
The Observer, Dec. 24
Though The Observer usually avoids the mall around this time of year like it’s a swine flu convalescence ward, the need for a gift card that we could only get there drew us to the church of consumerism last week.
Dec. 16-22, 2009
It was a GOOD week for: AMERICA. The tyranny of the teabaggers and angry just-say-no Republicans failed to derail health legislation.
EPA ruling could make coal costly
On Dec. 7, the federal Environmental Protection Agency issued a final ruling that greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) are harmful to public health and the environment, and therefore subject to EPA regulation.
Smart Talk, Dec. 24
Help. We’re looking for ideas for a feature in our Best Restaurants issue in February.
Jesus on his back
No matter what you might have heard on TV, there was nothing fancy about it.
Cut the Chamber subsidy
A hearty second to Robert Johnston’s suggestion to end the city of Little Rock’s subsidy of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Columns
Season of sacrifice
The Little Rock Board of Directors finished a painful round of budget cutting last week in response to a drop in tax revenue.
Unblue Christmas
The final vote has not been taken as we write, but it appears the historic health-care reform bill will be approved by the Senate.
Blanche Lincoln, a minority view
Democrats, mad at her over health care, bemoan that Blanche Lincoln is no real Democrat.
Letter to Santa
Season’s greetings, right jolly little old elf dude.
Health bill winners
We won’t know who in the political firmament are the winners and losers in the health-care wars until the 2010 election, but it is easy to identify the logical winners: the Arkansas Democrats who will vote for the final bill in late winter.
Words, Dec. 24
Steve Taylor asks whether or not we need whether or not:
Entertainment
The Televisionist, Dec. 24
Other than Bill and Hillary, it’s hard to think of a Clinton administration figure that inspired more controversy than Dr. Joycelyn Elders.
DAUGHTRY
Chris Daughtry has been a much bigger winner than almost all of the real winners of “American Idol.”
Five things to anticipate in 2010
1. Lil Wayne at Verizon. After canceling a scheduled March gig at Verizon due to “scheduling conflicts,” Wayne’s back on the books at Verizon.
Harping and some bullet points
I let a number of stories fall by the wayside last week in order to give the space over to something far more pressing than any immediate condition of our football program.
2009, A to Z
ARKANSAS MUSIC It was a banner year for Arkansas music, as a number of these entries will hopefully demonstrate.
To-Do List, Dec. 24
Holidays at the Social Lounge, American Princes / Love Ghost / the See, the Listening, Fair to Midland, the Big Cats / the Reds and Arkansas vs. Baylor are this week's top picks.
Mosaic Templars to unveil art collection
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center will unveil on New Year’s Eve the first pieces in its collection of art by African Americans, 19 works purchased with grant funds from the state Natural and Cultural Resources Council.
I’m the king of cartoons!
I know my little review of “Avatar” ain’t gonna make for a hill of beans in this world.
In Brief, Dec. 24
Local nightlife perks up post-Santa on Saturday, with Times Showcase winner Velvet Kente turning White Water into a dance club, 9:30 p.m., $5.
Dining
Sushi survey
Like many urban areas, Central Arkansas sees an upswing in certain dining options from time to time.
What's Cookin', Dec. 24
Sue Khoo, the longtime owner of Unique Furniture in Jacksonville, has opened an Asian grocery in the Broadmoor Shopping Center at 3002 S. University.
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