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Re: The piegate open line
- Is today's announcement of a political-curruption task force coincidental? Any chance Martha is being squeezed…
- Posted by Theodosius
- on May 20, 2013
Re: UPDATED: Shoffner charged with pie-box delivery of kickbacks from securities salesman; released after hearing
- Elwood makes a good point - we pile on Shoffner cause she's dumb and got…
- Posted by ralph
- on May 20, 2013
Re: Howdy, Chuy's! Welcome to Arkansas
- As someone born in Texas, who lived there as a child and as an adult…
- Posted by Robert Bell
- on May 20, 2013

UPDATED: Shoffner charged with pie-box delivery of kickbacks from securities salesman; released after hearing

The details of the federal charge against Martha Shoffner have been released in a criminal complaint from the FBI: I'll pass along as quickly as I can my notes from a reading of the complaint over the phone.
Chris Thyer: Informant in Shoffner case will eventually be identified

David Koon reports from the news conference this afternoon by U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer of the Eastern District of Arkansas, who brought the charge against state Treasurer Martha Shoffner, and Western District U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge, who buttressed the message that the feds are looking for corruption statewide.
Robert Keenan says no link between his firm, salesman and charge against Martha Shoffner

I've already mentioned this in the main item about the charge against Martha Shoffner, but I thought it was worth a separate mention given rampant speculation on who the government's confidential source in the securities business was that made payments to Shoffner and then wore a wire to gather incriminating information.
Shoffner's late arriving legal help

I've now confirmed that State Treasurer Martha Shoffner had no legal representation until her Saturday arrest.
Rep. Broadaway won't make race for attorney general

Weird day. The line is open.

The Damien I Know - The Architect and the Inmate

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship
Make a pilgrimage to Pho Vietnam in Fort Smith

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.
'A Loss of Roses' a stunner

Before last Friday night, the saddest, most "depressing" Depression-era story I had read was Horace McCoy's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" However, after watching The Arkansas Repertory Theatre's opening performance of William Inge's "A Loss of Roses," I can attest that this play is as rough and unflinching as that Depression-era tale, or any other.
TV producer Bryant Huddleston disinvited as Imboden Ark., high school graduation speaker because he's gay

Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.
Loy Mauch update: The Republican rep is on record on slavery, too

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin might want to reconsider his earlier decision not to include Republican Rep. Loy Mauch on the list of Republican candidates he'd asked not to use his campaign contributions, having read some of what they'd written.