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Doug Thompson

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Goodbye, Achmed; Hello, McVeigh

GOVERNMENT TYRANNY IS WORSE THAN ANYTHING A FREE SOCIETY CAN’T PROTECT YOU FROM

Subscriber onlyHow many new Timothy McVeighs have we created since the surveillance scandal broke, I wonder. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 16, 2013 at 1:57 a.m.

State: Vet Home Wage Never Challenged

Subscriber onlyNone of the employees claiming unpaid wages in a lawsuit against state-run veterans homes ever filed a complaint at work regarding these issues, the state Department of Veterans Affairs said in a response Friday. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 15, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Communications Director Announces For State House

Subscriber onlyLucas Roebuck, 38, announced as a candidate for the District 87 House seat in part to try to keep a Siloam Springs resident in the state Legislature. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 14, 2013 at 5 a.m.

State Vet Homes Sued For Unpaid Wages

Subscriber onlyState run veterans homes in Fayetteville and Little Rock denied employees pay and time off they were due, a lawsuit claims. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 14, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Death Draws OSHA Inquiry

REPORT: The Vue Construction Site Had Fire Code Problems

Subscriber onlyThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an investigation Monday into the death of a Joplin, Mo., man. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Little Rock, Join ’Em

ALL CITY WILL LIKELY GET FROM MARRIAGE WITH RURAL DEMOCRATS IS RIGHT TO PICK MINORITY LEADER

Subscriber onlyLittle Rock used to be the state’s biggest batch of votes. It still is, but most of those votes still go to Democrats. They’re in the state’s minority party now. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 9, 2013 at 2:14 a.m.

Cotton, Bloomberg: Strangest Bedfellows

POLITICIANS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM EYE OPPORTUNITY TO DENY PRYOR RE-ELECTION

Subscriber onlyThe most accurate punditry I’ve read all week says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group “wants a scalp.” Somebody with Time magazine wrote that. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: Jun 2, 2013 at 1:36 a.m.

Parties Prepare To Spar Over Region

Subscriber onlyDemocrats need to do better in Northwest Arkansas to regain their majority in the state Legislature, a political science professor and author said. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: May 27, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Shoffner’s Pie Lands In Democrats’ Face

Subscriber onlyThe next presidential race could turn on $6,000 put in a pie box. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: May 26, 2013 at 1:48 a.m.

Shoffner’s Pie Lands In Democrats’ Face

DAMAGE DONE IS SERIOUS, PERMANENT AND FAR-REACHING

Subscriber onlyThe next presidential race could turn on $6,000 put in a pie box. Continue reading...

By Doug Thompson Posted: May 26, 2013 at 1:24 a.m.

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