Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Tune in Tuesday
The Jonesboro City Council is expected to officially take a sales tax election off the June 13 ballot on tonight. Aldermen agreed last month to schedule the election to allow voters to consider a one percent sales tax to pay for construction of a convention center and a fire station. John Q. Hammons pulled out of his proposal in April.
Democratic lieutenant governor's candidate Bill Halter refunded over $669,000 in April to contributors to his abandoned governor's campaign, according to campaign finance records filed Monday. The refunds began about three weeks after Halter dropped out of the governor's race on March 9, and about three weeks before primary opponent Mike Hathorn filed an ethics complaint against Halter alleging campaign finance irregularities.
A motion for the destruction of an adult female pit bull dog and her six puppies is being taken up in Sebastian County Circuit Court. The dog bit Sharon Sicard on the left leg on April 8. Doctors packed the open wound with gauze and referred Sicard to a plastic surgeon. Sicard is at least the third person the dog has attacked and bitten, and the dog’s owners have told Sebastian County Humane Society personnel that they trained the dog to be aggressive.
A former treasurer of the East End School District in Perry County, who also is the wife of the county sheriff, pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $40,000 from the district. In exchange for a guilty plea, Peggy Reeder of Houston received five years’ probation and a $500 fine. She also paid restitution.
A Sherwood man died last year after his arrest on a drunken driving charge because medical staff at the Pulaski County Jail failed to give him his seizure medication, his widow alleges in a federal lawsuit. William Longwill, died May 14, 2005 after having a seizure in the jail’s shower room. The previous day, in sentencing Longwill to a weekend in jail, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Timothy Fox told the sheriff’s office that Longwill had a seizure disorder and was to be carefully observed. The lawsuit says that he was not given his medication while incarcerated.
Forbes magazine has listed its’ top cities for business. Top honor goes to Albuquerque, N.M. Behind Albuquerque come Raleigh; Houston; Boise, Idaho; Knoxville; Phoenix; Nashville; Durham, N.C.; Fayetteville, Ark.; and Indianapolis.
Survey results by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation show that a majority of Arkansas sportsmen believe that global warming is a reality that demands counter-measures. More than three-quarters of Arkansas hunters and anglers (77 %) agree that global warming is occurring, and most said they have observed changes in climate conditions where they live, such as warmer, shorter winters, hotter summers and unusual drought. Nearly two-thirds (65 %) said they believe these changes are related to global warming.
Recent rains have so improved the level at Brewer Lake that Conway residents no longer are under a mandatory reduction of water usage
Kevin Tubberville of the Jonesboro Sun reports that the new Continental Baseball League has targeted 42 cities in eight states as possible sites, and one of them is Jonesboro.
Work has begun on a $1 million garden on the east side of the Statehouse Convention Center, a memorial to H.U. Lee, the Korean taekwondo master who located in Little Rock and brings thousands and thousands of taekwondo practitioners to LR for a convention each year.
Democratic lieutenant governor's candidate Bill Halter refunded over $669,000 in April to contributors to his abandoned governor's campaign, according to campaign finance records filed Monday. The refunds began about three weeks after Halter dropped out of the governor's race on March 9, and about three weeks before primary opponent Mike Hathorn filed an ethics complaint against Halter alleging campaign finance irregularities.
A motion for the destruction of an adult female pit bull dog and her six puppies is being taken up in Sebastian County Circuit Court. The dog bit Sharon Sicard on the left leg on April 8. Doctors packed the open wound with gauze and referred Sicard to a plastic surgeon. Sicard is at least the third person the dog has attacked and bitten, and the dog’s owners have told Sebastian County Humane Society personnel that they trained the dog to be aggressive.
A former treasurer of the East End School District in Perry County, who also is the wife of the county sheriff, pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $40,000 from the district. In exchange for a guilty plea, Peggy Reeder of Houston received five years’ probation and a $500 fine. She also paid restitution.
A Sherwood man died last year after his arrest on a drunken driving charge because medical staff at the Pulaski County Jail failed to give him his seizure medication, his widow alleges in a federal lawsuit. William Longwill, died May 14, 2005 after having a seizure in the jail’s shower room. The previous day, in sentencing Longwill to a weekend in jail, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Timothy Fox told the sheriff’s office that Longwill had a seizure disorder and was to be carefully observed. The lawsuit says that he was not given his medication while incarcerated.
Forbes magazine has listed its’ top cities for business. Top honor goes to Albuquerque, N.M. Behind Albuquerque come Raleigh; Houston; Boise, Idaho; Knoxville; Phoenix; Nashville; Durham, N.C.; Fayetteville, Ark.; and Indianapolis.
Survey results by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation show that a majority of Arkansas sportsmen believe that global warming is a reality that demands counter-measures. More than three-quarters of Arkansas hunters and anglers (77 %) agree that global warming is occurring, and most said they have observed changes in climate conditions where they live, such as warmer, shorter winters, hotter summers and unusual drought. Nearly two-thirds (65 %) said they believe these changes are related to global warming.
Recent rains have so improved the level at Brewer Lake that Conway residents no longer are under a mandatory reduction of water usage
Kevin Tubberville of the Jonesboro Sun reports that the new Continental Baseball League has targeted 42 cities in eight states as possible sites, and one of them is Jonesboro.
Work has begun on a $1 million garden on the east side of the Statehouse Convention Center, a memorial to H.U. Lee, the Korean taekwondo master who located in Little Rock and brings thousands and thousands of taekwondo practitioners to LR for a convention each year.
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Pat Lynch,
Being the consumate professional you are, I 'm somewhat surprised you neglected to extend even the rudimentary courtesy to your WAIRADIO guest of 5/16/06; Bill Valentine, by simply reminding him of his appearance and of assuring he knew of the relocation of your studio site..This error was compouded in the very next hour when you conducted a totally disjointed interview with the emerging perennial GOP congressional candidate/apologist, Tom Formicola.
One would think you'd at least Google the guest before you spend an hour ," lost at sea " with him. I'm sure Tom was pleased he was never challenged. Never confronted about specifics to raise America's heath care From 37th in the world; never asked specifics about eliminating the disgrace of 46 million Americans without health insurance; never challenged about representing the collosal failure of the GOP agenda save making pitiable apologies for it;never challenged about the fact he represents a heath care industry that is far and away the most expensive per capita in the world but 37th in quality; never questioned about his aborted plan to challenge Blanch Lincoln in 2003 and his reasons both for attempting the challenge and abandoning the quest; never confronted about the GOP generated fecallic national debt and/or trade imbalances; never challenged about tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans,the oil companies, the pharma companies ; never confronted about the GOP Medicare Plan D which was designed to leave no AARP fat cat behind;never confronted about the horrors of the GOP amoral war effort. To paraphrase Tom's probable beloved 'American Idol', G.W. Bush:
"You're doing a heck of a job, Lynchie!"
Being the consumate professional you are, I 'm somewhat surprised you neglected to extend even the rudimentary courtesy to your WAIRADIO guest of 5/16/06; Bill Valentine, by simply reminding him of his appearance and of assuring he knew of the relocation of your studio site..This error was compouded in the very next hour when you conducted a totally disjointed interview with the emerging perennial GOP congressional candidate/apologist, Tom Formicola.
One would think you'd at least Google the guest before you spend an hour ," lost at sea " with him. I'm sure Tom was pleased he was never challenged. Never confronted about specifics to raise America's heath care From 37th in the world; never asked specifics about eliminating the disgrace of 46 million Americans without health insurance; never challenged about representing the collosal failure of the GOP agenda save making pitiable apologies for it;never challenged about the fact he represents a heath care industry that is far and away the most expensive per capita in the world but 37th in quality; never questioned about his aborted plan to challenge Blanch Lincoln in 2003 and his reasons both for attempting the challenge and abandoning the quest; never confronted about the GOP generated fecallic national debt and/or trade imbalances; never challenged about tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans,the oil companies, the pharma companies ; never confronted about the GOP Medicare Plan D which was designed to leave no AARP fat cat behind;never confronted about the horrors of the GOP amoral war effort. To paraphrase Tom's probable beloved 'American Idol', G.W. Bush:
"You're doing a heck of a job, Lynchie!"
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I can not believe, Roy, that I am so blessed. Despite my obvious ineptitude, you just hang in there. Despite the pain, you listen anyway. How can I ever express my undying appreciation?
“Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best PREPARATION for the hours and ages that will follow it.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
Patrick, I believe you are an immense talent and I've done my best to treasure your rare abilities to impart meaning to others. However, I also feel we both allow ourselves to be blinded by sarcasm because we overvalue this unique component of our respective world views.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
Patrick, I believe you are an immense talent and I've done my best to treasure your rare abilities to impart meaning to others. However, I also feel we both allow ourselves to be blinded by sarcasm because we overvalue this unique component of our respective world views.
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