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Rabies on the ground
Reports in Pulaski County are first in 30 years.
Will Dawna Natzke's killer ever be brought to justice?
More than a year and a half later, the murder of a Hot Springs Village police dispatcher still has residents puzzled.
It was a good week for 'games of skill'
It was also a good week for wine lovers, a protest, campaign announcements and a delay. It was a bad week for the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival and U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton.
Semi-pro
Arkansas Xtra's Eli Nelson sheds a tackle Saturday during the semi-professional Elite League championship game at J.A. Fair. Austin topped Arkansas 42-26.
Inconsequential News Quiz: The police blotter edition
Play at home.
Busted knuckles
Junior, who is shaping up to be quite a geek at the ripe old age of 13, recently informed Ma and Pa of his summertime ambition: to build his own gaming computer, with the terabytes and the rams and the overclocks and the gibbety-flibblety bits that will apparently make it into a cross between the WOPR supercomputer in "WarGames" and the supercharged desktop Anthony Michael Hall used to bring Kelly LeBrock to life in "Weird Science."
Oxford House support
Read your article about Oxford House in Little Rock with considerable interest. My wife and I opened the first Oxford House in Arkansas back in March of 2008 — very similar reaction from most of the community up here at that time.
Columns
Pryor and the politics of provincialism
Provincialism — that sense that Arkansans have limited use for the world beyond Arkansas's borders — has been a defining characteristic of the state's politics and society for its entire existence.
Regnat Populus
hat Democracy is rule by the people was once considered self-evident in this country, but that changed with the Supreme Court's disastrous ruling in the Citizens United case.
To Of and Of Not
Elaine Scott spotted what she tactfully calls "an unfortunate juxtaposition" in the May 23 Arkansas Times. Sitting right next to the "Words" column was an ad that said, "Thank you to all of our sponsors, audiences and volunteers for an amazing 7th Annual LRFF! We couldn't of done it without you!"
Hysteria over leaks
Spy work holds deep allure for many people. My own career as a secret agent began as an outgrowth of training beagle hunting dogs. See, I needed new antennas for the little radio transmitters in the animals' collars — which combined with a directional antenna and multi-channel receiver helped me bring the little rascals home alive at day's end.
Loose talk
Somebody wants to talk about football coaches and "thugs," do they? Well, let's talk. What would you call a head football coach at a major state university who physically attacks a player on the other team during a nationally televised game?
Entertainment
Mosaic Templars grows Juneteenth
Music, theater highlight weekend festivities.
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre continues
Also, Cory Branan at White Water.
Rembrandt, and more slo-art
Arts Center shows the sumptuous and masterful from Kenwood House.
Eureka Springs Blues Weekend
Also, Jeff Deck at the Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library, Undying Luv: The Bushy Memorial Party at Revolution, Meet and Greet with Brooks Robinson at Lamar Porter Field, Tinkerfest at the Museum of Discovery and John McAteer and the Gentlemen Firesnakes.
It's the end of the world and they feel high
'This is the End' deserves place in stoner-movie pantheon.
'Purged' commentary
Not much to dystopian fantasy.
Dining
Windy City import
Lynn's Italian beef a sandwich work seeking out.
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