Doug Thompson
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‘Spy-In-Chief’ Gets A Pass This Time
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAN CLUB NEVER WANTS THEIR HERO TO GET BLAMED FOR ANYTHING
If George W. Bush’s administration had rifled The Associated Press’ phone records, Arkansas liberals would have burned the president in eff gy. Continue reading...
Lundstrum To Run For House
District 87 Seat Up For Grabs
Robin Lundstrum, an Elm Springs City Council member and veteran campaigner for other Republican candidates, announced her bid for the state House District 87 seat. Continue reading...
Private Option Sponsor: Conservatives Should Unite
Fighting old battles about the private option in health care will only benefit two Arkansas Democrats who helped create the dilemma in the first place, Rep. John Burris, R-Harrison, told conservatives Saturday. Continue reading...
Sweet Freedom In Cleveland
NEVER LOSING HOPE PAYS OFF
Nothing requires as much courage as never giving up. Continue reading...
Ross Faces Party Loyalists
'Brightest Blue' District Receives Former Lawmaker
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross went to the “brightest blue district in the state” Friday and acquitted himself well, lawmakers said. Continue reading...
Veterans Home Keeps Medicaid
Regulators Permit New Patients
Regulators will allow the state-run Fayetteville Veterans Home to accept Medicaid and Medicare residents for the first time in two months, administrators announced Friday. Continue reading...
Task Force Watching Veterans Homes
A newly formed task force should look into patient care at state-run veterans homes now that abuse and neglect have come to light, said a sponsor of the bill that created the group. Continue reading...
COMMENTARY: Davy Carter: The Buzz Just Won’t Stop
NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY DIDN’T RIP OPEN HUGE REGIONAL RIFT BETWEEN AREA, REST OF STATE
House Speaker Davy Carter keeps getting plenty of buzz in the political press as a governor’s prospect. Some of it’s getting good, but I’m still not sold. Continue reading...
Four Fired At Veterans Home
False Reports Lead To Dismissals At Fayetteville Facility
Four workers were fired for giving false statements after a patient’s arm was broken at the Fayetteville Veterans Home, the director of the state Veterans Affairs Department said Monday. Continue reading...
Lost Wages Can Come Back
Missing Pay a Problem for Many
The Northwest Arkansas Workers Justice Center in Springdale recovered more than $500,000 in back pay for low-wage workers in the last five years, according to its records. Then the calls for help from professionals and business owners started coming. Continue reading...
