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UPDATE Beebe vetoes 20-week abortion ban

The governor, showing both legal sense, fiscal wisdom and backbone, has vetoed state Rep. Andy Mayberry's bill to ban abortions at 20-weeks gestation.
- by Leslie Newell Peacock
- Feb 26, 2013
Ark. Supreme Court strikes blow to equitable school funding

Whoa. In a 4-3 split decision, the Arkansas Supreme Court today ruled that school districts can keep property tax revenue even when it exceeds funding levels required by law.
- by Lindsey Millar
- Nov 29, 2012

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Re: “LaToya Hobbs "Uprising" at Hearne”

Fine work by Leslie and subject.

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 04/25/2013 at 5:39 PM

Re: “Occupy Kappa Sigma”

The real one-percenters are nicely described by Hunter Thompson in his immortal "Hell's Angels".

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 10/12/2011 at 2:21 PM

Re: “Whiteside wins”

If you really want to be an Artiste, live in Fay and have Leslie Peacock as sister.

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 12/09/2010 at 6:04 PM

Re: “X3mex, the law and art”

Typically Superb Writing and Thinking.

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 12/04/2010 at 10:17 AM

Re: “Crystal Bridges sets opening date”

11/11/11 you silly thing

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 11/18/2010 at 1:55 PM

Re: “Crystal Bridges to get Stieglitz share: Update 2”

How can a (in this case, securely inanimate) museum possibly have a comment? Answer me that, O Leslie Peacock (pseudonym, surely).

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 11/05/2010 at 12:35 AM

Re: “Caricof is on, in sculpture park”

A proper feat of Topological Aestheticism worth a Klein bottle of Dom Perignon.

Posted by Henry Gardner Newell on 10/28/2010 at 10:35 AM

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Sister who opposed Faubus dies

Bonnie Lou Faubus Salcido publicly called out her brother for blocking the integration of Central High.
Ready for Riverfest

Good times start rolling Friday.
UA prof writes on the 'junk science' of 20-week abortion bans

Here's a valuable piece of writing for Science Progress from the classrooms of the University of Arkansas by Dr. Lisa Corrigan, co-chair of the gender studies program of the Fulbright College.
Republicans against healthcare expansion now worried about outcome if expansion doesn't happen

At the joint committee hearing on the "private option" plan for healthcare expansion, Rep. David Meeks asked about Plan B. "Are we anticipating what we would do if something happens and we don’t get the private option?"
UPDATE: Gun control group to spend $350,000 against Pryor

Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time — $350,000 worth — criticizing U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor for helping defeat some modest gun measures recently, particularly universal background checks.

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.

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The governor, showing both legal sense, fiscal wisdom and backbone, has vetoed state Rep. Andy Mayberry's bill to ban abortions at 20-weeks gestation.

Whoa. In a 4-3 split decision, the Arkansas Supreme Court today ruled that school districts can keep property tax revenue even when it exceeds funding levels required by law.

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Re: “LaToya Hobbs "Uprising" at Hearne”

Re: “Occupy Kappa Sigma”

Re: “Whiteside wins”

Re: “X3mex, the law and art”

Re: “Crystal Bridges sets opening date”

Re: “Crystal Bridges to get Stieglitz share: Update 2”

Re: “Caricof is on, in sculpture park”

Re: Gus's Fried Chicken lives up to the hype

Re: Vote fraud: Myth-busting in Ohio

Re: Must read: Roy Reed's obituary on Orval Faubus' sister

Bonnie Lou Faubus Salcido publicly called out her brother for blocking the integration of Central High.

Good times start rolling Friday.

Here's a valuable piece of writing for Science Progress from the classrooms of the University of Arkansas by Dr. Lisa Corrigan, co-chair of the gender studies program of the Fulbright College.

At the joint committee hearing on the "private option" plan for healthcare expansion, Rep. David Meeks asked about Plan B. "Are we anticipating what we would do if something happens and we don’t get the private option?"

Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time — $350,000 worth — criticizing U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor for helping defeat some modest gun measures recently, particularly universal background checks.

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

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.

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.

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