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• Lightning strike in the Heights damages 13,000-square-foot house

  A 13,000-square-foot home at 2 Longfellow Lane was hit by lightning Friday night and firefighters were on the scene for five hours, from 11:19 p.m. to 4:17 a.m. Saturday morning, putting it out.

• UAMS reduces deficit by $32 million

  Interim Chancellor Stephanie Gardner told UAMS employees in a State of the University address Tuesday that UAMS has made up $32 million of an anticipated $72 million deficit and that the institution will present a zero deficit budget to the UA System Board of Trustees when it meets in May. She said no future layoffs are planned.

• Fayetteville and University of Arkansas advocate for Oklahoma wind energy project

  The University of Arkansas and the city of Fayetteville announced today their support for the Wind Catcher Energy Connection Project, an Oklahoma panhandle wind farm that will deliver power to Northwest Arkansas.

• Trump and Comey

  In the Bizarro World of the Trump administration, it's only fitting that the president serves as publicity director for James Comey's big book tour. (In the old Superman comics, Bizarro World was an upside-down reality where wickedness was virtue and vice versa.) Supposedly, Trump's stomping around the White House and various golf courses red-faced with anger, emitting smoke from his ears.

• Week That Was

  After the wildest week of the wildest presidency in history, the clouded future suddenly unfolds more clearly and, yes, nearer. That includes the end of the Trump presidency.

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• Jon Woods tried to direct marijuana money to Ecclesia College

  The bombshells continue in the federal corruption trial against former Sen. Jon Woods, who federal prosecutors allege took kickbacks from from state money he guided to Ecclesia College and a mental health agency. Testimony yesterday confirmed previous reporting from the Arkansas Blog that Woods tried to steer marijuana cash to Ecclesia College.

• UA Little Rock responds to "racially insensitive incident" involving video of fraternity and sorority

  A video uploaded to Facebook shows members of the  Chi Omega sorority and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity singing along to the song "Freaky Friday." The white students repeatedly shout along to the n-word.

• DHS warns of end to entire at-home services program for disabled and elderly if court enjoins rule on allocation of hours

  Both parties are seeking summary judgment on the ARChoices case, and Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen said he would issue a written ruling within the next ten days.

• Popular Brinkley barbecue restaurant busted for suspected video gambling machines

  Gene's Bar-B-Que & Restaurant in Brinkley has been raided by special agents with the First Judicial District Drug Task Force on suspicion of illegal gambling. Ten video arcade machines and cash were seized from the popular barbecue joint.

• Ten Commandments monument returns to state Capitol next week, Rapert says

  A new Ten Commandments monument will be erected on state Capitol grounds next week, Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) reports on his Facebook page. Rapert sponsored the enabling legislation and created the American History & Heritage Foundation to pay for it.

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• Re: Popular Brinkley barbecue restaurant busted for suspected video gambling machines

  • I can understand GFTR s post. I should probably get a checkup

  • Posted by Arbiter of All Things AOAT
  • on April 20, 2018

• Re: Jon Woods tried to direct marijuana money to Ecclesia College

  • Didn't this dude's band have a song appear in a major motion picture or TV…

  • Posted by Geronimo Rex
  • on April 20, 2018

• Re: The Friday 4/20 open line

  • Good news!
    
    "Pence abortion law ruled unconstitutional"
    
    https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/politics/mi…

  • Posted by tsallenarng
  • on April 20, 2018

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