http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/12/25/the-christmas-open-line-peabody-hotel-fire-six-hurt-in-club-shooting Comments On: The Christmas open line: Peabody Hotel fire; six hurt in club shooting 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) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Hackett]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:49:37 -0600 Arkansas Times Aggie friend of mine has cancelled trip to Cotton Bowl after learning his tickets would be $750 EACH! If the CBowl had offered the Razorbacks (and had they accepted) THEN they would've been giving away tickets. Or, paying people to take them.
Posted by louie]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:52:20 -0600 Arkansas Times
We have been up and down throughout the night because the dogs are unsettled. The power has gone off and on a couple of times (which they hate) and the wind is howling, resulting in things going bump in the night, which they also hate. Our little 10 year old beagle is a nervous sort who constantly needs reminding that "everything's ok", and he doesn't seem to hesitate to wake someone up to hear those words.

The falling snow has stopped for now. I can see the lights of the little town below and a few lights up on Nebo. Those folks will have a challenge getting down off of that narrow winding road. That's hard to do even on a bright summer day.

I walked around and took some photos earlier in the evening during the worst of the storm, but now we have even more snow . I would love to sneak out and look for more interesting things to capture, but I am afraid if the hubby wakes up and finds me gone, he might panic.........but only for a second, then he would figure out that is exactly the sort of thing I would do. I'm just too lazy to pack on the snow suit, muck booots, gloves, hat, etc. I would need for this 22 degree night. So, I guess I will fire up the ol kindle and read for awhile. Just a matter of time before Bob the Beagle will need some more reassurance.

Cato.....I'm glad the folks in your area have a safe warm place to go.

YDD....no doubt we have! This is a small area and in years gone by, I too would float that river with my brother and his friends (they all played football at Tech). But I was not near as fearless as they were and didn't buy into the "if someone doesn't fall in, it wasn't a successful trip" idea.

Hackett....hope your goats are okay.
Posted by mountaingirl]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 03:29:32 -0600 Arkansas Times
Entergy is reporting 161,857 customers are without power. The hardest hit counties include Pulaski Co., with 80,363 customers, Garland Co., with 24,971 customers, and Saline Co., with 15,825.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id…

It looks like Little Rock is having a major power outage.
Posted by radical centrist]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:25:44 -0600 Arkansas Times

"Tickets to the title game between Alabama and Notre Dame on Jan. 7 in Miami are extremely hard to come by - the cheapest ticket on StubHub.com as of mid-afternoon on Christmas was $979." --Yahoo News, today.
Posted by eLwood]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:13:08 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Hackett]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:54:24 -0600 Arkansas Times
You are correct, eLwood. We are sparsely...but more populated than any county surrounding us. Max tries to give us help by mentioning Mena anytime he wants to gnaw on Rep. Nate Bell even though the Rep. doesn't live in Mena. Our latest crime was death by a knife stabbing by a 17 year old female. That got the attention of the central Arkansas news media.
Posted by Cato]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:45:27 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:36:07 -0600 Arkansas Times
No snow at 36 north lattitude yet. After 24 inches in winter of 2010 I don't care if all of it passes us by.

Sweetie had tonight scheduled off but, the "population" at the IC suddenly shot up so, it's just me and the cannines tonight.

Just a friendly reminder to readers who may not realize the extra stress holidays may be bringing them. Take that aspirin now if you're over 50 and been dealing with new faces, busy schedules, noisy environments and heavy meals.
My grandfather fell over with a lethal heart attack on Christmas evening 47 yrs ago.
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:04:07 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mountaingirl]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:57:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:50:15 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mountaingirl]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:43:17 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by MysteryShopper]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:24:07 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by wannabee conservative]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:19:09 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by louie]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:48:49 -0600 Arkansas Times
There is so much snow on that road now, it is impossible to see the ditches. We have 6"+ and it is still coming down hard and fast. I ventured out a little while ago to take some photos and by the time I got back inside, there were strips of ice in my hair!

I'm sitting here daydreaming about how much water we are going to get in the pond from the runoff when all of this snow melts! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!

Hope you are feeling better after your mishap.
Posted by mountaingirl]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:46:18 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/science/…
Posted by Vanessa]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:46:23 -0600 Arkansas Times your hyperlink to "interactive map of handgun permit holders." doesn't work.
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:35:27 -0600 Arkansas Times
BTW, good to hear that the ducks are safe. They are about to be pink-slipped if not already.

Snow switchover here about 5 pm. Been with friends and now tucked safely back at teh farm and animals secured. Ham and bread in the oven.

Mountaingirl, looks like a good ski run except for the sudden stop at the end. My outside thermometer says 31.1 but the trees are icing and hopefully we can keep the power going (but the flashlight is close by). Weather.com says high of 41 tomorrow.
Posted by couldn't be better]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:39:08 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Sellercreek]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:38:35 -0600 Arkansas Times
Wonder If the NRA and its spokesman Wayne LaPierre will announce that all firefighters must now have armed guards and the federal government must immediately pay for those guards as well as guards in every school the NRA endorsed last Friday. Will the Tea Party go along with taxpayers paying for all these armed guards? Is this the Republican's job creation plan?

Will the NRA ever see the common thread in all of these shootings? None are so blind as those who will not (refuse to) see.
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:49:39 -0600 Arkansas Times