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Quick Fixes


With such busy lives, we always seem to be looking for meals that can be prepared quickly. That doesn't mean, however, that we want to constantly eat stuff that tastes slightly better than the cardboard box it came in. What with that, we've pretty much taken this article from the New York Times as a godsend: 101 quick and delicious recipes that can be prepared in under 10 minutes, most from fresh ingredients. Courtesy of the NYT's on-the-fly gourmand Mark Bittman and his online column "The Minimalist," it's sure to move the average busy family's dinner menu light years beyond Rice-a-Roni.

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Friends of Mike
Date: 3/11/2010
By: Paul Barton

Arkansas members of Congress, especially Rep. Mike Ross, continue to benefit from fund-raisers where corporate lobbyists are either the hosts or main guests, illustrating one of the many sides of the lawmaker-lobbyist relationship that the public knows little about. /more/

The pipeline cometh
Date: 3/11/2010
By: Arkansas Times Staff

Construction began this week on a 185-mile natural gas pipeline that will originate in Conway County, travel through White County and terminate in Mississippi. /more/


Lay on, Governor
Date: 3/11/2010
By: Arkansas Times Staff

Theres a time to talk sweetly to members of the opposing party, and a time, when sweetness has failed, to slap them smartly across the face. President Obama has not yet learned this important lesson, to the detriment of his presidency and the nation. Gov. Mike Beebe, a more experienced lawmaker, has it down. /more/

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