AltWeeklies Wire
Enemy of the Statenew
Gov. Mike Huckabee decided to use government resources to punish and impede the viability of a news organization that he doesn't like because it occasionally investigates and criticizes his public stewardship.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
05-04-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Mike Huckabee, Arkansas Times
The Missing Linknew
A scientist discovers that evolution is missing from Arkansas classrooms.
Arkansas Times |
Jason R. Wiles |
03-23-2006 |
Education
Huckabee for President?new
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has been raising his national profile lately, traveling around the country to promote his book on obesity, taking over as chairman of the National Governors Association, and proving himself capable of managing post-hurricane relief efforts.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
09-22-2005 |
Politics
New Orleans Had Long Begged for Help, Unheedednew
The "war on terror" sucked up so much funding previously allocated to disaster preparedness that the country risked losing New Orleans, says a writer who proposed a book on the topic months before Hurricane Katrina.
Arkansas Times |
Mara Leveritt |
09-13-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: oil, Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina, evacuation, Louisiana, Port, Asa Hutchinson, body bags, Borders and Transportation Security, breach levees, deaths toll, governor candidate Arkansas, haz-mat suits, Mark Davis, Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, Port Fourchon, the director of emergency management for New Orleans’ Jefferson Parish, Walter Maestri
Busted in Boomtownnew
Once a desperately poor region populated by hardscrabble mountain-dwellers, Northwest Arkansas is now one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, fueled by a hub of home-grown Fortune 500 companies.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
08-04-2005 |
Economy
Border Statenew
The support network struggles to catch up with Arkansas’s status as a prime destination for Latino immigrants.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
06-27-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
The Best and Worst of 2004new
The ceremonies marking the opening of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock were great fun, but Gov. Huckabee’s cell phone call to God was an embarrassment. Other noteworthy events that happened in Arkansas are listed.
Arkansas Times |
Bob Lancaster |
01-04-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: 2004, yearinreview
Coffee With Clinton's Consigliere, Bruce Lindseynew
Bruce Lindsey, who spent more time with President Clinton than any other administration official, has assumed the lead role in directing Clinton's affairs since the president left office. The low-profile adviser discusses Clinton's present work and the mission of the Clinton Foundation.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
11-12-2004 |
Politics
Tags: AIDS/HIV
Small School of Public Service Has Large Visionnew
The University of Arkansas's Clinton School of Public Service, located in a renovated Little Rock railway station, will be the only school in the United States to offer a graduate degree in public service.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
11-12-2004 |
Education
William J. Clinton Presidential Center to Open in Little Rock Nov. 18new
The Clinton Center, with its accompanying Clinton School of Public Service in the remodeled historic Choctaw Railroad Station, inarguably lands Arkansas in the 21st century and gives city leaders hope of a bright future for Little Rock.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
11-11-2004 |
History
Vote Kerry: Our Future Depends on Itnew
Though born to privilege, like George W. Bush, John Kerry has avoided the greed, the arrogance, the self-centeredness that afflict Bush and many of his wealthy cronies.
Arkansas Times |
Arkansas Times staff |
10-25-2004 |
Commentary
Outsource to Arkansasnew
It is contradictory, but not a surprise, that the same people who celebrate free-market economics and the independent entrepreneurial spirit are the champions of tax breaks and financial giveaways for big corporations.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
10-15-2004 |
Commentary
Too Fat!new
Arkansas's got perhaps the skinniest governor and the fattest children in America. One wants to help the other -- and their loss could be his gain.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
10-15-2004 |
Science
The Wright Stuffnew
Arkansas native C.D. Wright, who just won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (the so-called "genius grant"), talks about her work.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
10-08-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Complete Fabricationnew
A crucial witness says her testimony in the West Memphis Three murder case wasn't true, but a product of police pressure to get results in the death of three children.
Arkansas Times |
Tim Hackler |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
