http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/11/16/the-equal-rights-and-pussy-riot-open-line Comments On: The equal rights and Pussy Riot open line by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Venture capitalists waded in, but they loaded the company with so much debt that it couldn't upgrade equipment. Hostess got too big and failed, purchasing other snack food companies just before the healthy food wave reduced demand for their products.

Workers made drastic concessions over the past ten years, losing as much as 50% of their salaries, benefits, and higher insurance costs, to help the company keep going. Part of the concessions they faced in this round was loss of their pensions.

Meanwhile, the top ten executives of the company were rewarding themselves with lavish compensation increases, with the then CEO receiving a 300 percent increase. If the company survived, vulture capitalists stood to reap huge returns, selling off pieces, none of which would have prevented eventual bankruptcy.

As usual, the story is more complex than simply blaming unions.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:32:15 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/l…

Shorter GOP and little boy: "No fair. There was an election and people voted."
Posted by the outlier]]> Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:15:05 -0600 Arkansas Times
Unfortunately, there are only a handful of Senators and Congressmen at the national level of either party that seem to care about civil liberties.
Posted by Gylippus]]> Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:30:03 -0600 Arkansas Times http://factcheck.org/2012/11/the-2012-fact…
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:12:11 -0600 Arkansas Times "But the Petraeus scandal could well end up teaching some very different lessons. If the most admired military man in a generation can have his e-mail hacked by F.B.I. agents, then none of us are safe from the post-9/11 surveillance machine. And if an affair is all it takes to force such a man from office, then we truly have lost all sense of proportion." ...
... "In the weeks to come, a lot more people are going to come to the same conclusion — and are going to ask the same questions about the ease with which the government can look at our e-mails and peep into our bedrooms. Such a rethinking is long overdue."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/opinion/…
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When Repugs rant about "big gummint," seldom do they concern themselves about how much power they have given to the government to curtail our freedoms. On the contrary, they fan terrorism fears to drive voters into their arms, claiming that any freedom the party can sacrifice to fight them connivin' terrorists makes voters safer. Now, which is the "big government" party?
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:59:23 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Nanc]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:22:52 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Doc]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:21:21 -0600 Arkansas Times http://www.citizenschwartz.com/ is also a hoot - alternate universe Trump, movie Mitt ...
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:58:09 -0600 Arkansas Times
I've heard that Lincoln opened to large crowds and outstanding reviews.
It's about time Abe did well in theaters.
Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:37:30 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://tinyurl.com/crcjfz6

Looks like a good night to check out al-Jazeera, Sky News, BBC, etc.
Posted by radical centrist]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:33:33 -0600 Arkansas Times
About an even match for tomorrow's showdown with Miss St?
Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:27:10 -0600 Arkansas Times
In the meantime, I really got a laugh out of the poster at the link--"Les Miserables Coulter"!

http://www.citizenschwartz.com/les-miserab…
Posted by NeverVoteRepublican]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:21:05 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:10:06 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.youtube.com/embed/auSo1MyWf8g?r…
Posted by couldn't be better]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:34:29 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:26:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:37:51 -0600 Arkansas Times
After blowjobs in the Oval Office, anything goes.
Posted by radical centrist]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:31:19 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:28:16 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:05:54 -0600 Arkansas Times
To bring this home, the temp dropped to 32 in LR Tuesday for the first time since February 20. This made for a 267-day “growing season,” the 10th longest in history. The record is 281 days in 1905.

Talk about weird: Inexplicable thoughts of the stunning John Markle murder-suicide came to mind in the deer woods late last night. Can’t imagine why: Hadn’t thought about it in years. Fired up the computer after getting home this morn. Lo and behold, Arkansas Bidness had noted that today marks the 25th anniversary of that terrible incident.

Background: In the wee hours of Nov. 16, 1987, Markle shot his wife and two young daughters to death as they slept in their home in Little Rock's historic Quapaw Quarter. Then, Markle stuck two pistols to his head and fired into both temples simultaneously.

A few days earlier, Markle had been fired from his job as a futures trader at Stephens “for a sophisticated embezzlement scheme that benefitted Markle's mother, Academy Award-winning actress Mercedes McCambridge.” Hard to believe that was 25 years ago.

Speaking of Stephens and newspapers, went to an estate sale today. Almost bought a March 11, 1918 Arkansas Gazette and a July 28, 1935 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. Prices a bit high, I thought. Who knew there’d ever been a PBDG? Now thinking this may be the only copy in existence. May go back tomorrow.

NVR, eLwood (and others who enjoy good pitcher shows): Saw “Lincoln” this afternoon. In a word: Splendid. Don’t miss it. Tremendous history lesson, beautifully written, perfectly acted. Incredibly impressed with Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance as Lincoln. Great performances, too, by Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, and others.

This flick very much heightens the desire to visit the Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, Ill. Which neighbors say is the best they’ve ever toured.

http://www.alplm.org/

Pussy Riot. Putin. “All In” by Paula Broadwell. Lordy, what is this world coming to?
Posted by Durango]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:58:05 -0600 Arkansas Times
1) Witt Stephens tried a takeover of the Gazette once, and failed, but the Stephens family has the patience to wait it out.

2) They want a statewide platform to express their opinions.

3) They have the money to do it.

4) Warren Buffet is shutting down some of his underperforming newspapers.

5) Warren Stephens told Forbes he is still interested in acquisitions.
Posted by radical centrist]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:39:25 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:32:10 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:13:23 -0600 Arkansas Times
This is such BS such that it gives the BS in BCBS a whole new meaning. The ACA law does not dictate what care is afforded to patients. The insurance company does that as it always has. If anything ACA assures care. What likely has happened is AR BCBS being limited as to its profit in accordance to ACA such that BCBS reduced services so as to keep more of the premiums for their profit. Dirty rotten Scoundrels!

It was just 2 years ago, the year before the ACA 20% profit cap came into play, that the AR BCBS profit was at 35%. I remember it because that same year, CA BCBS profit was 21% and they reduced premium costs the next year for policy holders keeping 12% of the profit for themselves. That's fair.

Talk about some bureaucracy getting in the way of health care decisions between doctors and patients. This stinks of an insurance company doing just that.
Posted by Ron Rizzardi]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:01:13 -0600 Arkansas Times
Rasmussen Reports
‎57% Favor Tax Hike On Those Who Make Over $250,000...http://tinyurl.com/a3hn9b4
Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:00:55 -0600 Arkansas Times