L. Lamor Williams

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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Fight health bill, ex-Clinton adviser urges

The health-care overhaul bill being considered in the U.S. Senate is “the most serious threat to our lives and our liberties we Americans have faced since World War II,” former Clinton adviser Dick Morris told about 250 Arkansans who rallied against the legislation.
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Spouse grabbed rifle, it went off, wife tells police

LR man dies after shot in thigh

A Little Rock man died after he was shot by his wife early Tuesday morning, police said.
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2 groups going for one great idea

People in 60 nations brainstorm on how to fight world hunger

In the fight against world hunger, two organizations have come together to ask people to donate ideas instead of dollars.
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No more pooh for 2 at zoo

Compost machine makes jobs easier

Being on “doody” duty is a dirty job, but someone had to do it.
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County sees boost in tax collections

’08 haul $17.6 million more than ’07

More Pulaski County residents have paid their property taxes on time this year leading to a $17.6 million increase in collections in the 2008 tax year over 2007, Treasurer Debra Buckner reported Thursday.
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Thank a vet, hundreds told at ceremonies

Beebe: Respect all servicemen

The pair of boots on the small table represented the soldiers who will never again walk on American soil. The combat helmet and sheathed bayonet symbolized the soldiers who will never again don armor and take up arms in defense of country, Col. John Kaminar told students and guests Wednesday at Pulaski Academy.
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Fiscally rosy ’10 laid out for JPs

Two officials list solid budget items

Pulaski County can “comfortably afford” to give 4 percent raises, create a $2 million public-safety reserve fund for unforeseen jail problems, open 75 more beds at the jail and double the current reserve fund to $6 million in 2010, the treasurer and comptroller told Ways and Means Committee members Tuesday.
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Fund to clean fuel leaks gets EPA infusion

Federal grant goes to trust that pays back repair costs

Cleaning up a leaking, damaged or abandoned petroleum storage tank is a pricey affair that can range in cost from less than $7,500 to more than $1.5 million.
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500 remember those lost to suicide

LR walk, others across country aimed at raising awareness, saving lives

The handwritten notes are short, but speak volumes: For my daddy... Robert “Curt” Clark 1979-1997 Wish I could have met you... Kennedy Another reads: Zack, My mini me. Wish you were here!! Save me a spot. It will be finished. Love Dad The notes, displayed on notebook-paper-size cloth rectangles sewn together to form a large banner, have been written to loved ones lost to suicide.
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