Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Tuesday feels like Monday
Early voting in the June 13 primary election is set by state law to begin today, even though most counties do not have ballots ready.
Paul Barton, Democrat-Gazette Washington correspondent, reports that labor unions, health professionals, agribusiness interests and utilities ranked among the leading sources of political action committee contributions to the Arkansas congressional delegation for the 2006 election. Rep. Mike Ross, a Democrat, leads the delegation with $369,171 in PAC contributions, according to an analysis of FEC records by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan research group on campaign finance issues. Congressman Vic Snyder is in last place with $16,000.
An unnamed Alexander Human Development Center employee has been fired and two others given written warnings after an internal investigation into the death of Leroy Johnson, a developmentally disabled resident at the facility last month. Autopsy results are pending and a State Police investigation is continuing.
More than two years after the U.S. Department of Justice cited the Conway Human Development Center for “grossly deficient” health-care and other problems, state and federal officials are still negotiating a settlement, despite earlier hopes of reaching a quick resolution.
Lawyers for Kevin Jones have filed a motion for a gag order in Jones’ pending trial for the December murder of Russellville beauty queen and Arkansas Tech student, Nona Dirksmeyer. Attorneys cite recent media coverage and statements from police and prosecutors.
Hugh B. Patterson J., publisher of the Arkansas Gazette from 1948 to 1986,, is dead at 91. The Gazette won a Pulitzer Prize for community service and Harry Ashmore won a Pulitzer for his editorials in 1957.
The principal of Mills High School confiscated copies of the student newspaper’s senior issue Friday, saying that front page stories and photographs on gangs and drugs could pose a threat to featured students. “Druggies and gang members lurk the halls of Mills, making evidence of gangs and drugs... not hard to find,” a photo caption on the front page of the Galaxy reads.
Robert Travis, the principal of Atkins High School, was arrested last week on charges of DWI and driving left of center, both misdemeanors. The Pope County Sheriff's office says Travis was released on $850 bond.
Two are dead and two hospitalized following a Sunday mishap in the Arkansas River near Little Rock. It is believed that two men went to sleep in the cabin of a boat and died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Two women were found still breathing when rescuers found the boat Sunday afternoon.
The multimillion dollar expansion at Tyson Foods’ corporate campus in Springdale will not be scaled back under the company’s plan to cut expenses by $110 million.
Paul Barton, Democrat-Gazette Washington correspondent, reports that labor unions, health professionals, agribusiness interests and utilities ranked among the leading sources of political action committee contributions to the Arkansas congressional delegation for the 2006 election. Rep. Mike Ross, a Democrat, leads the delegation with $369,171 in PAC contributions, according to an analysis of FEC records by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan research group on campaign finance issues. Congressman Vic Snyder is in last place with $16,000.
An unnamed Alexander Human Development Center employee has been fired and two others given written warnings after an internal investigation into the death of Leroy Johnson, a developmentally disabled resident at the facility last month. Autopsy results are pending and a State Police investigation is continuing.
More than two years after the U.S. Department of Justice cited the Conway Human Development Center for “grossly deficient” health-care and other problems, state and federal officials are still negotiating a settlement, despite earlier hopes of reaching a quick resolution.
Lawyers for Kevin Jones have filed a motion for a gag order in Jones’ pending trial for the December murder of Russellville beauty queen and Arkansas Tech student, Nona Dirksmeyer. Attorneys cite recent media coverage and statements from police and prosecutors.
Hugh B. Patterson J., publisher of the Arkansas Gazette from 1948 to 1986,, is dead at 91. The Gazette won a Pulitzer Prize for community service and Harry Ashmore won a Pulitzer for his editorials in 1957.
The principal of Mills High School confiscated copies of the student newspaper’s senior issue Friday, saying that front page stories and photographs on gangs and drugs could pose a threat to featured students. “Druggies and gang members lurk the halls of Mills, making evidence of gangs and drugs... not hard to find,” a photo caption on the front page of the Galaxy reads.
Robert Travis, the principal of Atkins High School, was arrested last week on charges of DWI and driving left of center, both misdemeanors. The Pope County Sheriff's office says Travis was released on $850 bond.
Two are dead and two hospitalized following a Sunday mishap in the Arkansas River near Little Rock. It is believed that two men went to sleep in the cabin of a boat and died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Two women were found still breathing when rescuers found the boat Sunday afternoon.
The multimillion dollar expansion at Tyson Foods’ corporate campus in Springdale will not be scaled back under the company’s plan to cut expenses by $110 million.
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The idiocy of Lynch and his crew of morons; starring such intellectual beacons as David Sanders, Mike Masterson, Laurie Taylor, ad nauseum; just continue to be sickeningly astounding. Today he and Masterson spent eons tossing bouquets at Jim Holt and fellow "American Idol" 'side-kick', Laurie Taylor. You may recall Holt as the proud owner of about 3% of Arkansas' registered voters' endorsement in the recent tabulations; but he was declared by Lynch and Masterson as a possible asset to (As a) joke Hutchinson's gubernatorial bid and as a coming political force in Arkansas.
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Taylor and Holt are lauded for their book burning proclivities designed to save our children from smut peddlers like J.D. Sallinger. Holt's gifted I.Q. is affirmed by the fact he's reportedly an analyst for that bastion of intellectual brilliance....are you ready for this....drum roll please... NSA!!!
Masterson's most redeeming value has been his years of railing about the Janie Ward travesty which has been totally ineffectual but which Masterson apparently trots out periodically when he requires some column fodder. Taylor has no discernible redeeming quality unless one has a soft spot for fascist, control- freak mothers.
Mr.Holt has repeatedly been noted by most folks who are not in a vegetative state; as the worst legislator in recent Arkansas
history...And,..... Mr.Holt has publically stated that homosexuals are not fit for survival. And,.... he has said, '' We are at war,and the biggest enemy is not al-Queda----the greatest threat to our nation
today is a runaway judiciary.''. Hello! Holt
must be unaware that a five-member-majority of our current Supreme Court are conservative males, Roman Catholics, Federalist Society
members, runaways only from such notions as compassion. And, Holt infamously introduced an anti-evolution bill which he called,'' a bill to weed out false teachings in public school textbooks ''.
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Other highlights------
Taylor and Holt are lauded for their book burning proclivities designed to save our children from smut peddlers like J.D. Sallinger. Holt's gifted I.Q. is affirmed by the fact he's reportedly an analyst for that bastion of intellectual brilliance....are you ready for this....drum roll please... NSA!!!
Masterson's most redeeming value has been his years of railing about the Janie Ward travesty which has been totally ineffectual but which Masterson apparently trots out periodically when he requires some column fodder. Taylor has no discernible redeeming quality unless one has a soft spot for fascist, control- freak mothers.
Mr.Holt has repeatedly been noted by most folks who are not in a vegetative state; as the worst legislator in recent Arkansas
history...And,..... Mr.Holt has publically stated that homosexuals are not fit for survival. And,.... he has said, '' We are at war,and the biggest enemy is not al-Queda----the greatest threat to our nation
today is a runaway judiciary.''. Hello! Holt
must be unaware that a five-member-majority of our current Supreme Court are conservative males, Roman Catholics, Federalist Society
members, runaways only from such notions as compassion. And, Holt infamously introduced an anti-evolution bill which he called,'' a bill to weed out false teachings in public school textbooks ''.
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