TV news shows

Lineup of guests for today’s TV news shows: ABC’s This Week — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. 9 a.m., KATV, Channel 7, Little Rock.
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Names and faces

John Travo lta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown of Ocala since his son’s death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor’s new comedy Friday night.
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Eureka Springs sued over parking meters

Ambiance of downtown ruined, 5 claim

Five Eureka Springs residents have filed a lawsuit in Carroll County Circuit Court against the city after it bought and installed 86 downtown parking meters in July, more than doubling the number of meters in the city.
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Students face off in moot court

With best argument,ASU team wins competition at UALR

The case came down to hairsplitting details.
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Obituaries

Deadline notice to funeral homes Because of early deadlines for the Thanksgiving edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the deadline for submission of obituaries for Thanksgiving Day’s issue is noon Wednesday.
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Obituaries

Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.
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A Curriculum for Democracy

E.D. Hirsch’s content-rich pedagogy makes better citizens and smarter kids.

At his Senate confirmation hearing in February, Arne Duncan succinctly summarized the Obama administration’s approach to education reform: “We must build upon what works. We must stop doing what doesn’t work.”
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Unreliable memory shapes American legend

Defense attorneys know memory is unreliable, a bad witness prone to confabulation and self-service.
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LIKE IT IS: Hogs earn Liberty, but why stop there?

There will be no country music, pizza or independence in the Arkansas Razorbacks’ bowl plans.
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DIVISION II PLAYOFFS: Wonder Boys engulfed again

The second time around wasn’t much better than the first for the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys.
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FDIC logs 15-year high in realty sales

148 failed lenders expand agency’s property offerings

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. already this year has sold the most real estate since 1994 as the regulator takes over properties held by failed lenders.
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Shale boon called into doubt

But natural gas firms say criticism misses mark

The ability to tap into shale formations has given the country’s natural gas reserves a 35 percent bump, according to a Colorado School of Mines report.
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Andre Poirot

French-born chef Andre Poirot loves cooking — even in his free time. Just don’t ask him to make macaroni and cheese.This week, the chef is preparing a Thanksgiving feast for hundreds of people at the Peabody Little Rock hotel.
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Father takes the lead at the Sugar Plum Ball

Twirly dresses, tiaras, a dance floor full of friends and a night out with daddy. What more could a little girl want?
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