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Laboring to reach fair agreement
It’s no secret that Arkansas is hardly home to a strong organized labor movement. This is true about much of…
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You shouldn’t label folks you don’t know
Editor, The Commercial:I waited to write this until after Louis Farrakhan’s appearance. I anticipated the paper’s coverage and expected that…
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TOPPS to start summer program
TOPPS (Targeting Our People’s Priorities with Service) will provide a youth summer program for ages 7 through 16. The program…
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Former USA Drug executive pleads guilty in fraud case
The former vice president for advertising for the USA Drug chain based in Pine Bluff pleaded guilty to defrauding the…
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Teacher makes presentations at conference
Robin R. Stepps, a teacher at Jack Robey Junior High School, made presentations during the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board…
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State revenue up in April; no revision in next year’s budget
LITTLE ROCK — Tax collections in Arkansas were 5.9 percent above forecast in April and 5.1 percent above collections a…
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Panel endorses portion of health care payment initiative
LITTLE ROCK — A legislative panel Wednesday endorsed creation of a website to gather information from doctors as part of…
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Bids let on $132.9 million in highway projects
LITTLE ROCK — The state Highway Commission chose apparent low bids on $132.9 million in road projects today.More than 30…
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Court sides with McDonald’s worker fired for refusing to cook while dirty
LITTLE ROCK — A employee at an Arkansas McDonald’s was not being insubordinate when he refused to prepare food while…
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Rankin making second try for 4th District seat
Editor’s note: This is the final article in series on the Republican candidates for the 4th District congressional seat. A…