Veteran's Home Dedicated By Doug Thompson FAYETTEVILLE - The Fayetteville Veterans Home was formally dedicated Friday in an event attended by about 300 people, many of whom worked for years to complete the project.
Lieutenant governor candidates debate issues By Betsy Turner CONWAY - Candidates for lieutenant governor stressed their differences Thursday during a debate on the Arkansas Educational Television Network.
Staff Sergeant Drew Allen Young sits at his grandparents' kitchen table as he recalls the night of March 26, 2003, when his unit--173rd Airborne Brigade--dropped into the northern tip of Iraq thus beginning the war in Iraq and creating a foothold for American troops.
The latest in a series of movies that has tracked a group of Britons every seven years, from age 7. It's a startling reminder of the wasting and widening that the human body goes through. Not all are glad to see director Michael Apted for this installment. (B.N.) Not rated (but could be PG for mature thematic elements). 1 hour, 14 minutes.BerkeleyShattuck Cinemas THU to SUN: 1:55, 4:30, 7:15,
Pryor recovering after surgery By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Former U.S. Sen. David Pryor had quadruple bypass heart surgery Wednesday and is expected to make a full recovery, his surgeon said.
CONWAY, Ark. - The three candidates for Arkansas attorney general faced off in their first debate Tuesday, and illegal immigration, payday lending and consumer protection were among the hot topics.
Surplus hot topic at fall budget hearings By Jason Wiest LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas lawmakers began fall budget hearings Tuesday, knowing they will have a surplus to work with but not knowing how large it will be or who will be governor when budget begins in earnest next year.
Sex offender laws need strengthening, lawmaker says By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - A state lawmaker said Monday she would file a series of bills during the 2007 legislative session to strengthen and expand state laws for convicted sex offenders.
THERE is no more fastidiously criticised draft law than one written to govern lawyers. Drafting a law for lawyers must be like doing the catering at a chefs’ conference.
Legislator questions legality of UA-Fort Smith By Betsy Turner LITTLE ROCK - An influential state senator is questioning the constitutionality of the transformation of a former Fort Smith community college into a four-year campus of the University of Arkansas.