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Bipartisan group supports tax-credit bill
LITTLE ROCK — A bipartisan group of legislators announced their support Tuesday for a bill aimed at encouraging job creation…
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Reported injuries to mother and infant lead to father’s arrest
A Pine Bluff man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly swung at his wife and struck her and their infant…
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Speaker expects health care legislation this week
LITTLE ROCK — Legislative leaders are close to moving forward with legislation to expand health care coverage in Arkansas, House…
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Center director emphasizes importance of arts
Lenore Shoults, executive director of the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, described the central role played by the…
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Theme park competition
White Hall’s proposed aquatic theme park could have some expensive competition if approved by voters in a May 14 bond…
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Local priests are pleased with Pope Francis
Pope Francis I, the the Catholic church’s new world leader, is “an answer to prayers,” Father Anil Thomas believes.Thomas, who…
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Arkansas delegation seeks flexibility in school lunch regs
WASHINGTON — The Arkansas delegation wants to give public school cafeterias some wiggle room in meeting new federal Agriculture Department…
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The dark, hideous truth about Mediterranean diets
You must have heard by now that one of the healthiest diets today is the Mediterranean diet. I’ve been writing…
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Local crime victims receive reparations
Crime victims in Jefferson County were awarded $24,268 in February by the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board, Attorney General Dustin…
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Father arrested after infant allegedly is left alone
Police responding to a call that an infant had been left alone in a house with the doors locked Sunday…