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Michelle Obama to visit Little Rock Air Force Base

Michelle Obama to visit Little Rock Air Force Base

The White House says first lady Michelle Obama will visit the Little Rock Air Force Base next week to promote the second anniversary of her “Let’s Move!” initiative geared at reducing childhood obesity. The first lady is expected to make an announcement about military efforts to...

Strong jobs report sends Dow to highest since '08

The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow jumped 157 point...
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VIDEO: Saline County officials release shooting details

The Saline County Sheriff's Office arrested four people involved in a Monday afternoon shooting in Alexander that put two men in t...
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Arkansas’ progress showing up on court

With nine regular-season games remaining, Mike Anderson and his young Arkansas Razorbacks have exceeded expectations.

RICHARD DAVENPORT

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SPORTS

Attention turns to Fayetteville

Wednesday was a big day for Fayetteville High School’s football program as junior quarterback Austin Allen and junior linebacker ...

PHILIP MARTIN

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Revisiting early Kubrick works a joy

In 1957 when Paths of Glory, the ferociously anti-war film based on an actual incident — the execution for ...

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Strong jobs report sends Dow to highest since '08

The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Feeling isn’t enough. Really, all you slam poets and would-be writers, please listen to me: It simply is not enough to feel and care deeply about your subject. You also must shape that emotive content into something coherent or at least interesting, that adheres to its own logic (however dreamy it may be) and finally ...

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Coming soon: American Harvest Organic Spirit

It’s actually vodka. And it’s very good — coming to Arkansas soon. The price point will be around $24 ...

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Arkansas-LSU predictions

FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas travels to LSU on Saturday (SEC Network, 12:47 p.m.) looking for its first win away from ...

White pages sign of the past

There won’t be an AT&T White Pages telephone directory delivered at the Pulaski County home of Mike and Robin Benetz this year, not that they’ll miss it.

EU finds aid gap in Greek bailouts

BRUSSELS — Greece’s international debt inspectors have discovered that the debt-ridden country still needs an extra $20 billion in help — on top of a promised $170 billion bailout and $131 billion in debt relief from private investors, a European official said Thursday.

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Feeling isn’t enough. Really, all you slam poets and would-be writers, please listen to me: It simply is not enough to feel and care deeply about your subject. You also must shape that emotive content into something coherent or at least interesting, that adheres to its own logic (however dreamy it may be) and finally connects with your intended audience. Otherwise, you are engaging in self-therapy — or self-pleasure — rather than working as an artist.

Holder, lawmakers quarrel

Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smuggling investigation.

Policies will keep gas high

Whenever gas prices start dipping—no matter how slightly—consumers start hoping it’s the start of a permanent downward spiral.

Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland (AP) — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.

Charges dropped against son of Calif murder victim

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against the son of a murder victim after detectives linked the case to a suspected California serial killer.

Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault

BEIRUT (AP) — In a barrage of shelling, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds early Saturday in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.

Ex-Stanford exec tells jurors bank's profits faked

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford helped fake profits for his Caribbean bank and funnel millions of depositors' dollars to a secret Swiss bank account used for personal expenses, bribes to regulators and employee bonuses, the man who was in charge of the tycoon's books told jurors Friday.

Romney campaign parts ways with debate coach

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The debate coach who worked with Mitt Romney ahead of two well-received debate performances in Florida is no longer with the Republican's presidential campaign.

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Wally Hall:

LIKE IT IS: Arkansas’ progress showing up on court

Richard Davenport:

THE RECRUITING GUY: Attention turns to Fayetteville

Philip Martin:

ON FILM: Revisiting early Kubrick works a joy

Wally Hall:

LIKE IT IS: DGB made his decision, and that is that

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