Cortney Cook, the son of state Representative David Cook, was killed in a one-vehicle accident near Williford, Arkansas, early Sunday morning. Our condolences and prayers go out to Representative Cook and his family, as well as the family of passenger…
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AR-Land Comm: Bryant's New Commercial
Nicely done. Despite Monty Davenport’s recent attacks on L.J. Bryant’s plans for the Land Commissioner’s office, Bryant does not use the commercial to mention Davenport or try to directly rebut his attacks. Rather, it’s a solid message of “I finished…
AR-Land Comm: Davenport's Role In The Continued Exploitation of Crooked Creek
With early voting for the June 8 preferential primary runoff election starting today and BP’s profits-over-protection methods still in the news, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at Monty Davenport’s record of putting himself and his…
AR-Sen: And The Crowd Goes…Mild.
Via Daily Kos, here’s a picture of the crowd at the Clinton-Lincoln Dog & Pony Show: Blanche Lincoln 2010: Catch The Thrill! (Also, if this picture is representative of the overall demographics of the crowd, holding the event at Philander…
AR-Sen: DK/R2K Poll Shows Halter With Narrow Lead
Daily Kos in conjunction with Research 2000 has released a new AR-Sen poll. The long and short of it is that Bill Halter leads Blanche Lincoln 47-44, with 9% still undecided (MOE +/- 5%) . You can find the entire…
AR-Sen: Philander Smith as Prop?
That’s the charge by Bill Halter, anyway. On the eve of former President Bill Clinton’s planned return to Arkansas to boost Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s reelection campaign, Democratic primary challenger Bill Halter’s campaign is charging Lincoln with “hypocrisy” over the venue…
AR-Sen: Halter "Inclined To Support" DADT Repeal
This accoring to Talk Business: [Bill] Halter also indicated his support for a repeal of the policy. “I am inclined to support the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ especially given the support that this has from our military leadership,”…
GOP: Faster Fish
We’ve been talking so much about technology around here lately that I just had to post this story, despite the fact that it has nothing to do with Arkansas directly. It seems that the GOP has decided that the best…
AR-Sen: Credit Where It's Due
Regarding the compromised reached on the proposed repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Sen. Lincoln said: Military readiness remains my top priority. I trust our military leaders to make the right decision on this issue. I am satisfied that a…
AR-Sen: Halter's Second Run-Off Ad
I subscribe 100% to the school of thought that says every communication in life “is not about what you say, but about what people hear,” and I think that rule should be applied most stringently in the political realm. Fully…