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Obama proposes to link college aid to affordability

Obama proposes to link college aid to affordability

Saying “we just can’t keep on subsidizing skyrocketing tuition,” President Barack Obama proposed to have the government, for the first time, link federal aid to a college’s ability to control tuition costs and maintain education quality. “We are putting colleges on notice — you ...

Higher Education Board approves funding for ASU construction

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved funding for construction projects requested by Arkansas State Univer...

Carlisle officer collapses while directing traffic

A Carlisle Police Department officer was hospitalized Friday after collapsing while directing traffic near the city high school. ...

Chenal Parkway restaurant robbed at gunpoint

A popular Chenal Parkway restaurant was robbed at gunpoint Thursday less than an hour before it was to close for the night. Accor...
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UA takes cautious approach with prospect

If it had been anyone but Dennis Dodd, it might be suspicious.

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Arkansas coaches lure linebacker in for visit

Arkansas’ aggressive approach to recruiting highly sought linebacker Otha Peters of Covington, La., has paid off for the Razorbacks.

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The few signal films of director Alex Cox

Sid & Nancy (1986) was released on Blu-ray last month (suggested retail $24.99), and I’ve been meaning to get ...

Department of Education names finance leader

The Arkansas Department of Education has hired the superintendent of the Lavaca district in Sebastian County as its new assistant commissioner for the Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services.

Missing FTs hamper Hogs

Arkansas’ best free-throw shooters among its eight healthy scholarship players are sophomore guard Mardracus Wade, junior guard Julysses Nobles and freshman guards BJ Young and Ky Madden.

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ombs away” should not be the first “B military response from the United States if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, but respond we must. Closing international waters is a blockade—essentially an act of war against other states.

Missing FTs hamper Hogs

Arkansas’ best free-throw shooters among its eight healthy scholarship players are sophomore guard Mardracus Wade, junior guard Julysses Nobles and freshman guards BJ Young and Ky Madden.

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