- Issue Archive for
- Dec 31, 2009 - Jan 6, 2010
- Vol. 7, No. 51
News
Another line of work
David Sanders, the former Stephens Media columnist and AETN public affairs program host, found himself abruptly out of work recently when Stanley Reed of Marianna dropped a week-old campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on account of health concerns.
More big ideas
On recycling, education and more
Is it legal? Will it open?
Jackie Y. Jackson, the originator of the all-boy charter school that got the OK to open its doors in July from the board of the state Department of Education two weeks ago, doesn’t believe the restrictions placed by the board on the school are legal.
Worsts get the best of us
Longtime followers of the Best & Worst of Arkansas might notice that there are considerably more worsts than bests in the 2009 installment.
Dec. 23-29, 2009
It was a GOOD week for: AMERICA. The Senate passed health reform legislation on Christmas Eve, a small but important step toward universal care. Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor voted in the majority.
Joubert’s ‘offended’
I am responding to your recent review of my establishment, Joubert’s Tavern. As a longtime reader and supporter of the Arkansas Times, I regret to write this letter.
Smart Talk, Dec. 31
Mike Huckabee’s new collection of Christmas memories, “A Simple Christmas,” was on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list for the fifth week last week, at No. 14, in a virtual tie for 13th.
The Observer, Dec. 31
O come all ye faithful.
Big ideas
The Jan. 7 issue of the Arkansas Times is our yearly Natives Guide, a guide to life in Pulaski County. Our regular issue will return Jan. 14. Here: Big ideas, about schools, gardening, bocce and more.
Columns
King Chamber
"Evening shadows make me blue …” an old song begins, but in Little Rock, it’s Chamber shadows that make us blue.
The city’s shame
City Manager Bruce Moore should have been ashamed to join the Christmas party last week at the city landfill.
Words, Dec. 31
President Obama, during the debate over his health-care reform bill:
Judge Burnett’s blunders
It says so in the state Constitution. A sitting judge who seeks a non-judicial political office automatically vacates the judgeship when he files for the other office.
The cutting-room floor
You’ve probably pictured it in your head before.
Rez for ’10
Some modest resolutions for the coming year.
Nixon’s plan revived
SAN FRANCISCO — The rheumy-eyed fellow at the end of the brunch table at the Tivoli inn on Christmas morning sounded more and more like a noisy Forrest Gump.
Entertainment
In Brief, Dec. 31
At Denton’s Trotline in Benton, Michael Shipp, who was a member of Tres Hombres along with Billy Bob Thornton, plays a tuneful blend of Southern rock and blues, 8 p.m., free.
The first game of the 2010 season
You know there’s too much debate about a watercooler subject if it has its own congressional subcommittee.
To-Do List, Dec. 31
Underclaire, Ashtray Babyhead, Alejandro Escovedo, Auto Extravaganza, 'The Bloodstone Diaries," Whale Fire, Lil Wayne and Midlake are this week's top picks.
The game’s afoot!
It’s almost a given that someone is going to be horrified by the end product any time a filmmaker takes on a beloved fictional character and tries to bring him to three-dimensional life — Batman, Frodo and Gandalf, et al.
New Year’s Eve need-to-knows
Just about every club and venue in town is throwing down in some fashion for New Year’s Eve — check In Brief (page 21) and the calendar (page 22) for a comprehensive round up — but these events look to be the throwdowns to end all throwdowns.
Dining
What's Cookin', Dec. 31
Guillermo’s Coffee House at 10700 Rodney Parham Road (next door to Chili’s) will add homemade soups to the menu after the first of the year, owner Hans Oliver says.
Satellite explores dinner frontier
Based on a couple of recent visits, it appears dinner hasn’t yet caught on at Satellite Cafe. We’re not sure why.
Cartoons
Eye On Arkansas, Dec. 31
SLOGGING ON: A flooded-out car didn't stop another from attempting the same perilous passage on Arch Street Pike on Christmas Eve. The week's downpour pushed Little Rock well over the record for annual rainfall, nearly 80 inches, with more coming.
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