While looking into the state car issue and trying to figure out the impact of the new Republican constitutional officers’ refusal of state cars, I realized that there is a bit of a silver lining to Arkansans electing someone wholly…
Author: bhr_iat2rz
ARElection: Ballots Missing In Helena
In reconciling the absentee ballot list, a total of 66 ballots turned up missing, according to a spokesman for the Phillips County Election Commission. “The secretary of state has been notified as well as prosecuting attorney Fletcher Long,” said the…
Adventures In Idiocy: The Worst Letter To The Editor, November 11, 2010
The dumb letters to the editor in yesterday’s Democrat-Gazette were just your run-of-the-mill, garden-variety type, and none really warranted a post. You knew THAT couldn’t last, however. Now when men like Clyde Holloway of Searcy were out there to opine…
In Which We Drink In A Particularly Liberal Manner (Note Corrected Start Time)
Who: You, perhaps? What: Little Rock Chapter of Drinking Liberally’s Monthly Meet-Up When: Thursday, November 11, 2010 @ 6 p.m. Where: Khalil’s Pub & Grill, 110 S. Shackleford, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 Why: Did you miss the “drinking” part?
Econ 101: Arkansas In Good Shape Nationally
According to at least one economist, Arkansas is positioned nationally to be at the forefront of recession recovery. Chief Economist for the Institute for Economic Advancement Michael Pakko said Wednesday that Arkansas personal income, housing prices, taxable sales and employment…
Shameless Self-Promotion: The Two-Day Hangover, Week 9
I took last week off, but here’s the Week 9 column for SBNation Houston.
Adventures In Idiocy: The Worst Letter To The Editor, November 9, 2010
I’d already planned on making today’s Democrat-Gazette the first from which I hoped to pull the worst letter (as judged by me) and write a post about it. Little did I know that today’s paper would be a veritable cornucopia…
Preview: Week of 11/7/10
My hope is to put up a weekly preview on Sunday or Monday as a tentative roadmap/teaser. Will I do it consistently? Who knows. (For a point of reference, consider that I still want to do the End of Day…
AR-04: Ross Won't Vote For Pelosi
I can’t say that this is surprising. Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) has added his name to the growing list of Democrats who say they will not support Nancy Pelosi in her bid to be minority leader. “I will not support…
AR-State House: Republicans Heavy On Two Committees
Per Roby Brock: Republicans picked up big numbers in the House Transportation and House Revenue and Tax committees. The GOP garnered 11 members on Transportation and 12 members on the 20-member Tax committee. Those developments present a scenario for contentious…