When you have a swanky new boat, you need new gear worthy of that watercraft. Plus a bunch of other stuff. Oh, and plenty of flashlights. John Thurston loves him some flashlights.
Why has Land Commissioner John Thurston spent over $30,000 on a fishing boat? For untrained staffers to fish for debris, maybe? That seems legit. (Narrator’s voice: It doesn’t, in fact, seem legit.)
The Boston Globe has called on all newspapers to take a stand against the President’s attacks on the media. Why isn’t the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette taking part?
If Charlie Collins wants to build a “Good Jobs Magnet” in this state, he would do well to push for the kinds of things you find in — wait for it — more liberal cities.