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Arkansas lawmakers eye chance to push their agendas in special session starting Tuesday on income tax cuts In the special session starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Arkansas General Assembly will consider a bill that potentially represents the largest tax cut in the state's history. by Michael R. Wickline 8 hours, 58 minutes ago

State logs 805 more coronavirus cases New covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continued their upward trend in Arkansas on Saturday, according to data published by the state Department of Health. by Tess Vrbin 8 hours, 51 minutes ago

Around world, nations work to curb new variant The omicron variant of the coronavirus continued spreading in the United States and elsewhere Saturday, with some European governments tightening travel restrictions and taking other pandemic measures, and Rio de Janeiro canceling plans for New Year's Eve celebrations. by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports 8 hours, 5 minutes ago

Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98 TOPEKA, Kan. — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. by The Associated Press 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

New Arkansas maps pave way for legislative contests Arkansas’ new legislative district maps for the next decade became final last week, and those changing borders, in addition to term limits and political ambitions, are affecting how many current office holders will return to the House and Senate in 2023. by RACHEL HERZOG ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE 12 hours, 41 minutes ago

State officials look to replace Arkansas' 'clunky,' 'antiquated' electronic campaign-finance system Since its rollout in 2017, Arkansas' computerized system for tracking political campaign contributions and expenditures has generated gripes from candidates, elected officials and the public. by Lisa Hammersly 8 hours, 6 minutes ago

Investigators unable to find cause of large September warehouse fire in east Little Rock The blaze that engulfed the Goldman Logistics warehouse in September, burning an estimated $500,000 worth of property and contents, has been labeled "cause undetermined" by the Little Rock Fire Department. by Ashton Eley 9 hours, 1 minute ago

Photo-mapping projects explore the history of downtown Little Rock, West Ninth Street Two new photo-mapping projects allow viewers to parachute into 19th century downtown Little Rock or walk along a residential section of West Ninth Street around 1960. by Bill Bowden 9 hours, 5 minutes ago

Parents of teen held in killings in custody PONTIAC, Mich. -- A judge imposed a combined $1 million bail Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said the couple were caught hiding in a Detroit commercial building. by The Associated. Press 8 hours, 10 minutes ago

HIGH PROFILE: Peter Brabson MacKeith II changed culture surrounding timber production You can judge University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture Dean Peter MacKeith's professional success by a multitude of metrics: Enrollment in the school has increased; retention and graduation rates have skyrocketed; curricular programs have expanded. by Lara Jo Hightower 10 hours, 27 minutes ago

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Georgia: Omicron variant of coronavirus detected in state ATLANTA — Georgia's public health agency said it has confirmed the first in-state case of covid-19 caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. by The Associated Press 37 minutes ago

Drug firm recalls 2 lots of Remdesivir American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc. has issued a nationwide recall of two lots of its coronavirus treatment drug Remdesivir because of the "presence of glass particulates," the company said Friday. by The Washington Post 8 hours, 48 minutes ago

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Relationship with Carter motivates 4-star CB to visit Hogs

LSU cornerback commitment Laterrance Welch’s relationship with Arkansas cornerbacks coach Sam Carter motivated him to make an official visit to Fayetteville.

by Richard Davenport December 5, 2021

U.S. weather warm, cold in all the wrong places

HONOLULU -- America's winter wonderland is starting out this season as anything but traditional.

by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 5, 2021

French conservatives select woman to run

PARIS -- Valerie Pecresse, the head of the Paris region and a former conservative minister, has been chosen to run in France's presidential race next year as T…

by The Associated. Press December 5, 2021

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by Tom Murphy December 5, 2021

PAPER TRAILS: Little Rock sculptor debuts his Wood work

TRIBUTE TO WOOD -- Little Rock sculptor Kevin Kresse unveiled his latest work Monday at the Hotel Metropole in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, Calif.

by Sean Clancy December 5, 2021

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Public reopening set for fire station | City to cut ribbon on new playground | Clinics scheduled to vaccinate kids

North Little Rock is inviting the public to a reopening ceremony for Fire Station No. 5 on Dec. 13.

by Neal Earley December 5, 2021

Appletown Store pays homage to apple industry in Lincoln

LINCOLN -- Appletown Store in Lincoln is a new business in town that mixes the old with the new.

by Lynn Kutter December 5, 2021

Fort Smith School District looks at plans with new School-Based Health Center

FORT SMITH -- The School District should be closer to its Vision 2023 plan goal of providing increased access to resources for students with its new School-Bas…

by Monica Brich December 5, 2021

AP: U.S. military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world

The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried -- about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election.

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Fort Smith medical college to break ground on student housing, retail space

BARLING -- A new space to house River Valley medical students, as well as stores and restaurants, is planned for the Chaffee Crossing area.

by Thomas Saccente December 5, 2021

China's Communists bash U.S. democracy

BEIJING -- China's Communist Party took American democracy to task Saturday, sharply criticizing a global democracy summit being hosted by President Joe Biden …

by The Associated. Press December 5, 2021

Sandbagging history: Smithsonian increases efforts to hold back effects of climate change

President Warren Harding's blue silk pajamas. Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves. The Star-Spangled Banner. Scripts from the television show "M*A*S*H."

by Christopher Flavelle, The New York Times December 5, 2021

A dive into Murray, 'South to A Very Old Place'

It started as an assignment for Harper's Magazine in 1969. Willie Morris was the editor then, and he figured it would make a good story to have Albert Murray, …

by Sean Clancy December 5, 2021

OPINION | ON BOOKS: 'Tall Men' a memoir of Goliath

"You notice how little [Wilt Chamberlain] smiles. That's not because he's angry all the time. It's because he's lonely. An outsider."

by Philip Martin December 5, 2021

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