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• Lynchings hidden in the history of the Hot Springs Confederate monument

  Hot Springs twice erupted into the kind of violence that has its roots in the issues left unresolved by the Civil War, and both times, it happened right where that monument to Confederate soldiers stands today.

• Waltons give UA $120 million to establish School of Art

  The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation has made a $120 million gift to establish a School of Art at the University of Arkansas.

• LR discussion set on cuts in state aid for disabled

  The Center for Arkansas Legal Services and  Legal Aid of Arkansas will have a public meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the downtown library at 100 S. Rock on cuts in the state-run Medicaid program for home-care for people with disabilities.

• Lawsuit filed against 'election integrity' commission

  A voting rights group has filed a lawsuit against the so-called election integrity commission that's likely nothing a Trump vehicle for voter roll purges. Talking Points Memo reports.

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• Womack gets questions. He doesn't answer

  The resistance mustered a turnout for a rare public appearance by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, which meant a ferry ride from Peel, Ark., and a drive almost to Missouri. He didn't seem happy to see them.

• Waltons give UA $120 million to establish School of Art

  The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation has made a $120 million gift to establish a School of Art at the University of Arkansas.

• Legislators after Arkansas Tech again

  A group of legislators is criticizing Arkansas Tech for insufficient support of its Agriculture Department. They happen to include legislators unhappy earlier about a sex education event on campus.

• Fort Smith and contempt for open government

  Is there really any doubt that some members of the Fort Smith City Directors spit on the state Freedom of Information Act?

• New head at Arkansas Historic Preservation

  Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst has hired Scott Kaufman of North LIttle Rock as director of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, a division of DAH.

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• Re: Legislators after Arkansas Tech again

  • Kudos to that Board. Support like that is how you retain quality admins and faculty.

  • Posted by Yellowdogdaughter
  • on August 23, 2017

• Re: Former attorneys general, including two Arkansans, denounce hate, Alabama style

  • And, Our Miz Leslie DOES NOT JUST discriminate against gay people, either. I'd say she…

  • Posted by RYD
  • on August 23, 2017

• Re: Over the hump: Open line, news roundup

  • When I lived in Charlottesville, I would sometimes sit in front of Lee's statue (in…

  • Posted by Momcat
  • on August 23, 2017

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