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Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 18:56:22
Swap meet
You've read about it. You've heard about it. Now YOU can own it.
I'm talking about this cherry 1992 Volvo wagon. It has 108,000 miles on the odometer, which does still work. The body is rough, as you can see. The radio has been stolen. The a/c is currently not functioning. The various radio thefts have disabled the electronic locking mechanisms. It drives good, believe it or not, thanks to a fine tune from Helmich Auto in Hillcrest. The rubber? Great. Nearly new tires. The finest on sale from Austin Brothers. There is a first-rate highway emergency kit included, with a flashlight, tire iron and Band-Aids.
And history? You don't get history like this. Multiple radio thefts. The only car in Little Rock from which a set of discuses have been stolen. A homeless man spent a night in the backseat on a snowy night. It has run out of gas on the Bonne Carre Spillway outside New Orleans. Been to scenic landmarks of our country from sea to shining sea.
And it can now be yours. $995 for the first cash offer. OB (Higher) O. You could be fishing in Harris Brake tomorrow in this fine car.
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Hino expansion
That Hino Motors announcement was for an expansion of the parts plant, not an assembly plant. Arkansas Business has a report. PS -- It's an equipment expansion, not facility or staff.Bees do it; Methodists do it
But evangelicals REALLY do it. So says a study of sexual behavior among people of different religions. It's in a book described in this Slate article. At its most serious level (I know, some of you have dirty minds), it's another illustration of the failure of abstinence-only sex education.
Evangelical teens are actually more likely to have lost their virginity than either mainline Protestants or Catholics. They tend to lose their virginity at a slightly younger age—16.3, compared with 16.7 for the other two faiths. And they are much more likely to have had three or more sexual partners by age 17: Regnerus reports that 13.7 percent of evangelicals have, compared with 8.9 percent for mainline Protestants.
How is that possible? What happened to all those happy, young Christian couples from the '90s swearing that True Love Waits? Partly, the problem lies in the definition of evangelical. Because of the explosion of megachurches, vast numbers of people who don't identify with mainstream denominations now call themselves evangelical. The demographic includes more teenagers of a lower socioeconomic class, who are more likely to have had sex at a younger age. It also includes African-American Protestant teenagers, who are vastly more likely to be sexually active.
But partly the problem lies in the temptation-rich life of an average American teenager. The fate of the True Love Waits movement, which began with the Southern Baptist Convention in the '90s, is a perfect example. Teenagers who signed the abstinence pledge belong to a subgroup of highly motivated virgins. But even they succumb. Follow-up surveys show that at best, pledges delayed premarital sex by 18 months—a success by statistical standards but a disaster for Southern Baptist pastors.
The Hog opera -- UPDATE
Part 3 in ESPN's series on As Fayetteville Turns focuses on UA Athletic Director Frank Broyles. The football coach, Houston Nutt, loves him some Coach Broyles.
"Frank Broyles is the best," football coach Houston Nutt volunteers, without being asked. "He's the best athletic director because he understands what a coach needs. And he's a dying breed, and that's what upsets you the most. That they had a lot to do with his decision of standing down. …
"It bothers me. It bothers me a bunch. I don't think it will ever diminish -- his accomplishments overshadow everything that's going to happen. This little stuff won't affect what he's done. This building will still have his name on it. The tradition, the caring of his athletes, that's going to keep going. His legacy will be phenomenal. But what hurts is to think that he stepped down because he thought this was the time to do it. I just wish things would have been different."
UPDATE: Jim Harris over at Arkansas Business blogs that these and other stories on the UA saga are being promoted by Nutt as damage control for the ire his stirred up in Springdale and frequently include accounts about his own history at variance with the facts, such as the real reason he departed in such a hurry while a player at Arkansas.
Counting the pennies
The D-G led the newspaper today with the news that the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau has figured out, after 30 years, how to keep track of payments of the hamburger tax by food sellers required to collect it.
An agitated Bill Valentine (but I'm being redundant), the Arkansas Travelers' major domo, asked the Arkansas Blog how come no one had asked to see the current list of reported delinquencies. The Travs have been getting hammered for failure to pay the tax on concessions until 2005. Some confusion exists on when concessions became subject to the tax.
We were pleased to be able to tell Ump Valentine that we had already requested that list. And you may view the spread sheet here. Understand that it may include amounts now paid and some may dispute the figures. But this is the public record generated for the meeting yesterday.
Tim Griffin's statement
Tim Griffin, the controversial Karl Rove protege installed as U.S. attorney in Little Rock without Senate confirmation, distributed a prepared release today announcing his resignation effective Friday, June 1.
"Griffin will be pursuing opportunities in the private sector ..." the statement said, without elaboration. Many media outlets continue to mention Griffin as a potential member of Fred Thompson's presidential campaign.
He said he'd accomplished much in nearly six months on the job, enjoyed working with the staff. "They welcomed me, taught me, inspired me, served shoulder-to-shoulder with me and have been an absolute joy with which to work. I will miss them dearly."
Lake View is over--UPDATE
Rep. Steve Harrelson breaks the news on his blog. Gov. Mike Beebe has an 11 a.m. news conference.
Here's Justice Robert Brown's opinion for a unanimous court declaring the Arkansas public schools constitutional. Oh frabjous day. Now the hard work begins -- keeping them constitutional year after year. And achieving praiseworthy results for all kids.
UPDATE: Beebe passed out thank-yous to those on both sides of the case, including Rogers attorney David Matthews, who Beebe said deserved credit for keeping the issues of Lake View in front of the legislature and the public.
And, he said, "Anybody that thinks we're through has missed the point." The legislature and executive branch will at the least need to do biannual reviews of what's "adequate," and what parts of the education system are working and not working.
On-air/on-line today
Thompson hurts Huck
An old world view
Pigs in pokes
Dickson Street retreat
Some don't get it
Pryor-Halter
Polling
It's official
Q&A tonight
Keeping on trucking?
Real rib-ticklers
Puzzling -- UPDATE
Save Hillary before it's too late
Meanwhile, back in Levy
Torture doesn't work
We're No. 1 -- CORRECTION
Fuelish
Not headed for Rolling Stone's cover
Catching the wave
Political grapevine -- UPDATE
An idea
What now?
Non-stop service
Role reversal?
General Hogspittle -- UPDATE
Religion in media -- UPDATE
Imagine
Hog wild
Instant commentary
Farm team
A somber return
Support the troops?
The big bang
Things to do
Hot pursuit
Sunday night open line
How much we love the Iraqis
They sound almost disappointed
Commencement
Acxiom action
Pfunky at Riverfest
Gimme da camera, suckah
Academic all-stars
Woo Pig
This just in
The Graduate
Road food
The Toyota 'prize'
Triangulate this
Desperately searching for news
Orval Faubus II
Riverfest time
Neighborhood uprising
Juicy reading
Good news for vets
Pizza dough
Being right ...
Let it bleed
Stephens at the Clinton Center
Public wart
The weekend
The Huckabee line
The Hillary books
A thousand words
Riverfest change
The LR school crisis
Follow the money
50 years after
Episcopal Collegiate going K-12
Brooks buyout near?
Changes coming
I take it back
Having it both ways?
A Capital idea
One-hit wonder
New at the zoo
Walker wins FOI suit
Travelers: Deadbeats
That about cinches it
Worst ever?
A man with integrity would resign now
Money watch
Why not?
Two mommies
Truth squad
Caging isn't just for chickens
Pryor pressure
FOI ruling expected on Public Ed Foundation --UPDATE
This ought to fix it
Monica Goodling live
The merit pay debate
Bypass complications
Pharmacy sold
This makes you top tier?
The crusader
Arkansas, new border state
Gallup says
School update
Shareholders revolt
Such a deal
School daze
The early vote
Political theater
NWA blogging
Short memories
Internet hotspot
Woo, pigs
Slick Mitt
Pandering to the base
Recipe exchange
LR's finest
They love me. They really love me.
Faith in the workplace
Gimme 27.5
Jermain Taylor: champ or chump
Worst. President. Ever. II
Gas prices -- a record
Wal-Mart discount brokerage
Huckabee: Nixes sex ed
Impeach Gonzales
Produce alert
McMansion buster
Defining moments
West Memphis Three
Alltel sold -- UPDATE
Open line
Worst. President. Ever.
The seven dwarfs
LR Film Fest winners
Corrupt politics
Central coins
Hillary and Wal-Mart
Cock fighting in Crawford County -- UPDATE
Movie news -- UPDATE
Republican news -- UPDATE
Fresh Market report
Pants on fire
Easy money
The man from Hope
Best and worst
Will Alltel sell?
Open line
NAACP in Little Rock
Acxiom heats up
Let's talk
Bucks for books
Air Force One
Judicial Discipline
The artful tax dodger
Movie blogging
U.S. attorneygate
Clean your plate
Dismissed
Who's the richest?
Support the troops?
Open line
Sweet 16 update
Soup's on -- UPDATE
Justice is served
Does LR have a U.S. attorney? -- UPDATE
England lands plant
A change at Community Foundation
Main Street homicide -- UPDATE
Welcome aboard
Big name entertainment
Can Hillary win?
Newspaper job opening
Acxiom sold -- UPDATE
Shake, rattle and roll
New judges
Let the sun shine in
Generals against Bush
Energizer Bill
Huckabee discloses finances
Forecast: Chili today, hot tamale
Airport concessions
Follow the bouncing basketball
Bill Clark dies at 63
Huckster on video -- UPDATE
Pryor at work
Clinton to the rescue
Republicans elect
Debate line
Obstruction of Justice
The bridge to NLR (or vice versa)
Best bar in America
Not ready for prime time
Anti-war Republicans
Best and worst
Jerry Falwell is dead UPDATE
A little turbulence
History lesson -- UPDATE II
Sayonara Indians
Warm up the TV
Science wins
Toyota II
The charter scam
Happy talk
Have you heard the one about evolution?
BREAKING: Attorneygate
Catering to who?
Mormons take to the streets
Elton and Betty
No smoking
It's vote suppression, stupid
Starting early
Personal mission
The Bush II library
Consider the death penalty
An open line
Text message everyone you know
On Toyota's trail
University leadership
Rich stuff
Arkansas makes literary splash
After the storm
The morning papers
Change at the library
With all deliberate speed
Multiple deaths in South Arkansas
Anderson key for the Falcons
Obstruction of Justice
Nutt pours the whine
Isolated incident?
Checking in
Sweet 16
Asa!, Giuliani and Oxycontin
Love story
Friday heart-warmer
Grassroots journalism
Huckabee reinterpreted
How short-handed is National Guard?
Karl Rove, role model
The Brooks saga continues
Cooking up trouble
U.S. attorneygate II
Prosecute the prosecutor
Al fresco cocktails
Bush spits on democracy
Live op-ed UPDATE
Calling the ACLU -- KUAR
Weekend plans
Retail politicking
Shoulder-jerk conservatives
Pryor stands firm
This week's Times -- UPDATE
Excuses, excuses
Cultural notes from all over
Wounded Knee
School hearing
Goes to show you never can tell
Alltel is in play
Not wet enough
National Guard on the homefront
New Gallup
Eisele rules
Close only counts in horseshoes
Concert on the lawn
New State Police director
The first lady's mission
Beebe: Straddler no more
The Fayetteville shale
It's official
Cleaner streets
New media
In the cards
Church v. bucks
Today was the day -- LR crisis
Shutting down PAC men
Attorneygate
Hearing delayed -- UPDATE
Hot wheels
Lu's bonus
School board hearing update
The Huckabee tax record
In the running
Gitchyer fresh, hot political calculus
'Free' news
Huckabee is not alone
Enter the tree-huggers
What Harry Reid should have said
The next speaker
Once a Democrat ...
Randy Newman does Eureka
Today's school news -- UPDATE
Wordplay
Holy weapons charge, Batman
Q ratings
Wisdom from the Delta
A fair fight for pork?
$3 gas
Survey says ..
Let's talk
Running up the bill
The Ky. Derby and beyond
We gotta get out of this place
The stress of war
Conservatives and evolution
Ranking the Repubs
Free at last
Eisele sets hearing
Finding a good workforce
Huckabee and evolution
Debate tally
Now to court
The Heights of crime
New personnel chief
One-branch government
Humping to please -- TA DA!!
The monkey trial -- UPDATE
At war with Mexico
Spinning the debate
Laptops for everyone
So much for the debate
Debate watch
Building Bridges
There must be some mistake
Higher salaries every day
Thank heaven for Tim Griffin
All-stars in video
Lawyered up -- UPDATE
Splitsville
Hate crime
Medicare OKs UAMS liver transplant program
Pulaski Tech locks down -- UPDATE
What to say about Bush?
Chasing Toyota
No cards or letters
We're gonna miss Dave Bisbee
Fish story
The thirty percenters
Don Tyson has surgery
Cheesehead alert
The details
Brooks charges/response
Back to attorneygate -- UPDATE II
Huckabee's debate prep
The money rolls in
Welch on the job -- UPDATE
Meanwhile, back at Toyota
Inside the Beltway
Annals of hackery
Overlooked
Short and tense
Tonight's School Board meeting
Miss Justice
Sine die -- CORRECTION
On a lighter note
School update -- UPDATE IIII
Unhappy anniversary
Today's school headline
Press-politician relationships
Capitol shell game
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