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Vietnam veterans deserve respect, too
Dear Sir:In your June 14 edition, you published a guest column by Col. Frank Amann regarding the U.S. Army’s 237th…
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No one to make the call
The 1970s saw three barn burning campaigns for the U.S. Senate, all of them waged and won in Democratic primaries.…
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Sewer expansion project on track for fall completion
A project to expand city sewer lines along U.S. 63/South Olive Street south of Interstate 530 saw more progress Monday…
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Murder Trial: Witnesses describe fight, firing of shots by accused
Multiple witnesses testified Monday to seeing the argument that led up to the 2011 shooting death of Brian K. Smith…
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U.S. Supreme Court: Arkansas sentencing law violates Eighth Amendment
WASHINGTON — A divided U.S. Supreme Court Monday threw out Arkansas’ sentencing law that mandated life without parole for juveniles…
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Temperatures soar past 100
LITTLE ROCK — As temperatures soared past 100 degrees for the second straight day Monday, forecasters actually predicted a slight…
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Arkansans cheer Supreme Court ruling on illegal immigration
LITTLE ROCK — Supporters and opponents here of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law both found reasons to cheer Monday’s U.S. Supreme…
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Baldor settles hiring discrimination allegations for $2 million
FORT SMITH — Baldor Electric Co. agreed Monday to pay $2 million to settle a hiring-discrimination case brought against the…
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Campaign finance ruling won’t affect Arkansas ethics proposal, backer says
LITTLE ROCK — The chairman of an Arkansas group seeking to ban direct corporate political contributions in an ethics reform…
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Election commission to meet Wednesday
The Jefferson County Election Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the election center, 123 Main St., to discuss…