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Shoffner let out of jail; filing cites a bribe Saturday May 21, 2013 at 1:18 p.m.

Levyrat,

I met Ms. Shoffner many years ago when we were both volunteering on a Republican campaign. I don't think that she is a liberal--just a crook.

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A maverick sits out May 21, 2013 at 1:09 p.m.

Mike Ross does not have to worry about being the Democratic nominee. It is going to be Bill Halter. People want better schools, and they are sick to death of career politicians.

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Shoffner, 68, under watch, sheriff says May 20, 2013 at 9:06 a.m.

While I am sure that this punishment is deserved, I can't help but remember the cushy treatment given to many of the men who commit white collar crimes. I can think of a long list of male politicians and lawyers who have committed such crimes and never spent a day in jail. Little Rock can be a hard place to be a woman.

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Preliminary injunction ordered in abortion-ban case May 20, 2013 at 9:04 a.m.

Harley,

It's been a while since I have read Roe v. Wade and I have not read many of the following Supreme Court cases on abortion. However, I think that Judge Wright is probably correct that the 12 weeks restriction will be struck down. I think that there is a chance that the 20 week restriction will be upheld at some point. I am one of those "liberals" who sees a great distinction between abortion in the first few weeks and in later weeks. Late term abortions are a murderous abomination unless there is some serious medical issue involving the mother's life or the viability of the baby. Even if you do not want the child, there are MANY infertile couples who want to adopt a baby. However, I approve of screening of embryos to put an end to horrible genetic diseases. While I disapprove of abortion of a healthy fetus in the first twelve weeks on moral grounds, I understand the argument that a woman's right to privacy should prevail. I think that right to privacy starts to evaporate as the baby develops. I agree that there should be no abortions after 20 weeks except to save the life of the mother or to terminate a pregnancy of a severely abnormal fetus.

I wish this would not be such a hateful, political issue. We all should work toward saner use of contraceptives and better promotion of adoption. Many of the far right nuts do not believe in adoption.

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IRS fiasco giving Tea Party new life May 20, 2013 at 8:48 a.m.

Actually, Obama's approval rating is increasing. The far right goes ballistic on overkill, and the moderates lean toward Obama. This theory that Obama is sitting in the White House taking 911 calls on a security issue in a foreign land is ludicrous. We always are going to have people die overseas. It is unfortunate that we did not have a security force which could rescue them in time, but it is just ludicrous for the far right nuts to suggest that there was some form of criminal negligence on the part of Hillary or Obama. Fox news can spin this all they want to, but most people are not buying. They are just stirring up the far right crazies.

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Treasurer Shoffner arrested on extortion charge May 19, 2013 at 11:43 a.m.

Arkansans usually have to depend on the feds to clean up our dirty politicians. While innocence should be presumed in most cases, when the feds in a Democratic administration go after a Democrat, it's a good bet that she is guilty.

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Obama ousts IRS director: ‘I am angry’ May 17, 2013 at 7:49 a.m.

BillSmith,

You can't tell these people that 501(c)(3) organizations are not supposed to be engaged in politics, and these groups violate it all the time. I'm not sure why anybody thinks that a tea party group should be tax exempt.

Well, the nuts have got to scream about something. They can't complain about the economy.

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Obama tries to regain control amid controversies May 17, 2013 at 7:44 a.m.

BillSmith,

They anti-Obama forces do not want to hear any good news about the economy and deficit reduction. They just want to believe that that black dude told a couple of bureaucrats in Cincinatti to go after teapartiers, and they just want to believe that Hillary and Obama personally took 911 calls from the Ben ghazi diplomats and instructed them to be denied help--as if help could have gotten there in time. W. tanked the economy and ignored the disaster in New Orleans, but all they want to do is criticize the black man.

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Thank you, Bill Halter May 16, 2013 at 8:50 a.m.

NoUserName,

There is no statute of limitations on education. People in their twenties and thirties and beyond can benefit from education. You do not need to be a rocket scientist to obtain enough education to be of benefit from society. Many people are not going to college and are not getting trained on computers or medical equipment because of the costs. Some people are not ready for college after high school, and if they do not have the grades and keep up the grades in college, then they should not receive scholarships. Arkansans need to wake up and realize that ignorance just does not pay. The communities which are well off spend on education and reap the benefits from having more high income taxpayers. Arkansas can either stay back with Mississippi and West Virginia or advance with Virginia and North Carolina. We need higher standards for K-12 and college and graduate school. Arkansans need to open their minds and let in a little education. The low skilled manufacturing jobs are in Bangladesh etc. where they don't have OSHA and labor laws.

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Thank you, Bill Halter May 15, 2013 at 5:27 p.m.

Thank you, Rex Nelson. As usual, the usual bunch of Arkies criticize any effort to improve education by saying that it won't work. While every program does not work 100%, the truth is that those states which spend on education get their investments back by having citizens who make more money and pay higher taxes. The correlation between education and economic prosperity is well documented. While improvements to K-12 must be made, have a higher percentage of Arkies going to college will benefit their children and the local schools by having a more educated populace. There are many jobs in high tech and medicine which go unfilled or become filled by immigrants on high tech visas because we are not educating our citizens in the United States. While money may be tight, we must invest in education if we are to prosper as a nation. The liberals in California are all mad at Jerry Brown because he has submitted a budget with more cuts. The only item which was increased was education. This is what all state and federal budgets should mimic. If we are to prosper in the future, we must produce a more highly skilled workforce. I don't care if politicians are Democrats or Republicans. If they don't get that education is important, they need to be booted out of office.

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