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Bead Making Class Offered At Arkansas Craft School Sept 10–13 - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The Arkansas Craft School will be hosting a weekend workshop with international bead artist Beau Anderson.   Beau Anderson was introduced to the torch by his mother, Sage Holland, at the young age of seven. Although he has diverse interests, Beau’s focus within glass art has explored beadmaking and its history; as well as integrative multi-media [...]

119th Cleburne County Fair September 7-11 - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Title: 119th Cleburne County Fair Location: Heber Springs Link out: Click here Description: September 7th -11th 119th Cleburne County Fair Booths, exhibits, livestock, horticulture, kids events include terrific food and amusements. For more information contact the Cleburne County Ext. Office – 501-362-2524 or Chan Boren, Fair Manager at 501-206-6691 Start Date: 2010-09-07 End Date: 2010-09-11

Win Brian Wilson – Reimagines Gershwin CD this weekend Sept 4-5 - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Win Brian Wilson – Reimagines Gershwin CD this weekend Sept 4th-5th from KFFB 106.1 . Call and register when asked to on the air at 1-800-896-1669 or register on line at www.ourcontestonline.com The quintessential signature sound of Brian Wilson (co founding member of the Beach Boys) elegantly combined with the timeless classic melodies of the Gershwin Brothers. This [...]

Annual Cowboy Catfish Supper Clinton Sr Center Sept 1-4 - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Title: Annual Cowboy Catfish Supper Clinton Sr Center Sept 1-4 Location: Clinton Senior 311 Yellow Jacket Lane Clinton Description: Wed – Saturday September 1st – 4th Serving from 5 to 7 P.m. Adults $ 8 and children Under 12 $4 ( all you can eat) Annual Cowboy Catfish Supper at Clinton Senior Center Proceeds benefit the Meals on Wheels Program [...]

Drug Arrest In Choctaw Recreation Area - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
 Timothy Levi Lyons of Greenbrier, was arrested in the Choctaw Recreation Area on Friday, August 27, 2010 for being in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.       Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area on a suspected domestic violence call.  Park Attendants stated that a man, later identified as [...]

Griffin Launches Natural Gas Jobs Tour - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
LITTLE ROCK – Second District Congressional candidate, U.S. Army Reservist and former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin will visit Faulkner, White and Van Buren Counties today as part of a tour to see first-hand how the Fayetteville Shale Play is impacting the economy of the Second District. “The Fayetteville Shale has provided great economic opportunity to Arkansas,” [...]

Update: Helicopter Crashes in Van Buren County just west of Scotland - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
SCOTLAND, Ark. — A medical helicopter crashed Tuesday amid the hills of central Arkansas, killing three crew members who were trying to reach a person injured in a traffic accident and scattering debris across an area about a quarter-mile wide. The Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter, a Bell 206 built in 1978, went down near the Scotland [...]

Candidate Questions Integrity of Conway County Ballot Draw - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
The following was issued by Stephen Meeks, Republican Candidate Arkansas State Representative District 47: Background: Prior to each election, county clerks conduct a ballot draw to determine the order in which candidates for a particular office will appear on the ballot. Issue: Faulkner County sent out written notification informing candidates of the time and place of the ballot draw. [...]

Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder Announce $194K to Support Minority, Female Contractors In Construction Industry - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Washington - U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02), and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced that the Arkansas  Department of Transportation will receive $194,864 to identify and recruit minority and female contractors currently performing construction-related work to encourage them to apply for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) [...]

Statement by Senator Mark Pryor on Private First Class Bryn T. Raver - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Senator Mark Pryor made the following statement on the death of Private First Class Bryn T. Raver from Harrison, AR, who was killed in Nangahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was hit by rocket-propelled grenade fire. Pfc. Raver was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  Today I join [...]

Latest From the Wall Street Journal

Why Women Are Fleeing Wall Street - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Economists are struggling to explain an exodus of women from Wall Street, but one is not the least bit surprised by the data: Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president and chairman of the Center for Work-Life Policy, a nonprofit think tank based in New York.

3PAR: What Were H-P and Dell Fighting Over Anyway? - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
What does 3PAR do? Rarely has Deal Journal ever seen such frenzied bidding for a company.

Ben Bernanke’s Labor Day Reading List - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Thinking about thumbing through that detective novel or thriller this Labor Day weekend? Not so fast. Fed Chief Ben Bernanke suggests some dry, but important reading to consider. Ever heard of CoVar? How about Montagu Norman?

Deal Journal Video: Dell Says Uncle on 3PAR - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Dell bowed out for 3PAR, deciding not to match H-P’s $33 a share offer. Anupreeta Das joins Lauren Goode and Simon Constable on the Digits Live Show to give the details.

Burger King Buyout Is No Value Meal - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Can 3G, a little known hedge fund with Brazilian financial backers, pull off such a pricey deal like Burger King?

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