Arkansas Business articles from March 2009

Arkansas Business archives from March 2009

Layoffs prove hospitals aren't recession-proof.(laying off workers and freezing benefits in health care industry)
March 2, 2009... SOME ARKANSAS HOSPITALS are slashing employees pay, freezing benefits or laying off workers, shattering the notion that the health care industry is recession-proof. In February alone: * Washington Regional in Fayetteville cut all...

Turnover down, applications up.(HR professionals report on fluctuating labor market)
March 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS, when an excess of property is for sale, it s called a buyer s market. With national and state unemployment rates rising, it has become an employer's market. Human resource...

Staffing firms say downturn changing nature of employment.
March 2, 2009... REPRESENTATIVES OF STAFFING COMPANIES in Arkansas say that while the state isn't suffering from the economic downturn as much as some parts of the country, the recession is changing how they do business. There are more applicants now than...

Stanford regrouping.(Whispers)
March 2, 2009... No one is able to say for sure just how much Arkansas money is tied up--or lost entirely--in the Stanford Group, the Houston investment firm that has (had?) a medium-sized office in downtown Little Rock. That $300 million figure that's...

No fair.(tax attorney Barry Jewell convicted of tax evasion)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Little Rock tax attorney Barry Jewell, 49, who was convicted in September of tax evasion, wants a new trial. And this time, he wants it to be fair. "In this case, there is no doubt but that the prosecution suppressed evidence favorable...

Jewell, Part 2.(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Meanwhile, Jewell and Perroni have flooded U.S. District Court Judge J. Leon Holmes with letters from Jewell's clients and friends asking for a lenient sentence. Perroni has asked that Jewell receive no jail time, but 300 hours of...

In hot water.(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Times are tough in the construction industry. So tough in fact, some contractors apparently aren't bothering to fulfill their warranty on a job. The board of trustees of the University of Arkansas has sued to recoup $44,896 from the...

What's on the tube?(Whispers)
March 2, 2009... Bank of Little Rock has no intention of waiting for Equity Media Holdings Corp.'s voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring to come to a close. The bank, to which Equity owed about $1 million as of Dec. 3, has filed a motion to sell Arkansas 49...

More contractor woes.(Whispers)
March 2, 2009... MDH Management Corp., which does business as MDH Builders Inc. of Little Rock, is the target of a debt collection suit filed Feb. 5 by American Express Travel Related Services Co. Inc. American Express claimed in the filing in Pulaski...

K.I.S.S. (&H.).(Editorial)
March 2, 2009... WE DISAGREED WITH BILL Halter on the advisability of creating a lottery in Arkansas that gives government a vested interest in promoting long-odds gambling, even for such a laudable goal as college scholarships. But now that the people have...

Free choice?(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
March 2, 2009... Why shouldn't workers have the same right to a contract as CEOs and CFOs? These people who run corporate America all have contracts with some of the most outrageous pay, stock options, perks (country club membership, cars, travel, spousal...

[Cartoon].(Editorial)(Cartoon)
March 2, 2009... IF YOUR WERE A HORSE, THEY WOULD HAVE SHOT YOU BY NOW! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Highest and best use.(Editorial)
March 2, 2009... I'VE TURNED INTO ONE OF those old newshounds for whom every new development reminds me of something that happened way back when. The outrage from certain quarters over Warren Stephens' plan to raze four buildings he owns in the 400 block of...

Think fast, act faster.(Commentary)
March 2, 2009... ONLINE EDUCATION IS STILL in its infancy but expanding at a rapid pace across the United States and the rest of the world. Its popularity is reflected in the growing number of students and families choosing online school options--more than 1...

Exxon acquisition.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
March 2, 2009... A North Little Rock convenience store tipped the scales at $1.6 million. C&E Investments LLC, led by Jimmy Crossfield and Matthew Enderlin, acquired the Lakewood Exxon at 2501 McCain Blvd. The seller is Keltner Marketing Corp., led by...

Land purchase.(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... A 3.6-acre property in west Little Rock changed hands in a $1.35 million deal. Yogiji Inc., led by Rajen Vyas, purchased the 1,476-SF house at 10914 Kanis Road. The sellers are Donna Lou Gordon Living Revocable Trust, Phillip Plunkett,...

Lucky transaction.(Lucky 8 Properties LLC)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... A commercial project in Sherwood drew a $675,000 transaction. Lucky 8 Properties LLC, led by Michael and Susan Lashbrook, bought the Sherwood Auto Plaza at 7523 Warden Road from Philip and Sue Petrus. The deal is financed with a...

Bar buy.(J&R Properties LLC acquired by Power House Bar & Grill )(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... A restaurant project in Sherwood is under new ownership after a $250,000 sale. J&R Properties LLC, led by Judy Waller and Randy Breece, acquired the Power House Bar & Grill at 8403 Highway 107. The seller is Kyzer Partnership, led by...

Industrial land.(purchase of industrial site )(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... A 5-acre industrial site in Jacksonville rang up a $190,000 deal. Kenneth Sanders purchased the 1920 N. Redmond Road property for $190,000. The deal is backed with a two-year loan of $158,100 from Community Bank. The land was bought for...

Somersett home.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
March 2, 2009... A 4,512-SF home in west Pulaski County's Somersett Estates neighborhood sold for $619,000. Samuel and Thelma Gaston bought the house from Anthony and Kelly Otwell. The deal is funded with a 15-year loan of $200,000 from First Security...

Trucking mortgage.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
March 2, 2009... Two trucking terminals in Little Rock were used to help secure a $1.1 billion funding agreement. YRC Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., received the funding through JPMorgan Chase Bank of New York. The 19.7-acre Roadway Express project at...

Lexington Park loan.(Burkhalter-Vestal LLC recieves finance from First Security Bank)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... The owner of an apartment project in North Little Rock landed a $3.1 million financial package. Burkhalter-Vestal LLC, led by John Burkhalter and Kent Vestal Jr., obtained the three-month loan from First Security Bank. The 22-acre...

SMC financing.(SMC Property Development LLC recieves loan from BancorpSouth Bank )(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... A Sherwood commercial project is backed with a $1.8 million mortgage. SMC Property Development LLC, led by Trey Sutton, Bryan Martin and Thomas J. Crow, got the one-year loan from BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Miss. The 3.25-acre...

Haynie note.(restaurant development gets funding agreement)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... The owner of a half-acre restaurant development in North Little Rock picked up an $875,000 funding agreement. HSRE LLC, led by Kimberly Haynie, Patricia Jones, Pamela Johnston, Jennifer Hedgecock and Lisa Glidewell, obtained the 12-year...

Sherwood Land funding.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
March 2, 2009... More than 1,000 undeveloped acres in Sherwood are backing a $500,000 financial package. Sherwood Land Co., led by Steven Deere and Byron McKimmey, received the 13-month loan from North Little Rock's Twin City Bank. The land on the...

Peck Family Trust files suit over Stanford investments.(LEGAL)
March 2, 2009... Litigation against the Stanford Group in Arkansas has begun. The Peck Family Trust filed a civil suit last week in U.S. District Court in Little Rock that accuses local Stanford advisers of misleading the trustee about the safety of the...

2 sweet goods defendants sentenced for ADFA fraud.(LEGAL)
March 2, 2009... Robert Statman, 69, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, six months after pleading guilty to his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Arkansas Development Finance Authority as it made a last-ditch effort to save a Sherwood bakery....

Wal-Mart to pay $17.5m to settle discrimination suit.(LEGAL)
March 2, 2009... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the retailer discriminated against African-American truck drivers. The federal suit accuses Wal-Mart of discriminating against black over-the-road truck...

UAMS narrows search for chancellor to four.(HEALTH CARE)
March 2, 2009... Four finalists have been selected in the nationwide search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The finalists are: * Dr. David S. Guziek, dean of the School of Medicine & Dentistry at the...

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette cuts 50-60 employees.(MEDIA)
March 2, 2009... The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has cut 50-60 people throughout its statewide operations, the newspaper said last week. Those cuts included seven newsroom positions, according to Deputy Editor Frank Fellone. Other cuts came from other parts...

Deceuninck closing plant at Little Rock Port by April.(Deceuninck North America)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Deceuninck North America is shutting down its plant at the Little Rock Port because of the housing market slump and consolidating its operations at its headquarters in Monroe, Ohio. Deceuninck makes polyvinyl fencing, vinyl door frames and...

ThermoEnergy, Babcock form LLC for new process.(TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS)
March 2, 2009... ThermoEnergy Corp. of Little Rock and Babcock Power Inc. of Danvers, Mass., are forming a limited liability company to develop and commercialize a new carbon-capture power plant design. The LLC will be called Babcock-Thermo Carbon Capture....

Swepco asks to increase base rates in Arkansas.(ENERGY)
March 2, 2009... Southwestern Electric Power Co. of Shreveport, a unit of American Electric Power, submitted to the Arkansas Public Service Commission last month a request to increase its non-fuel base rates by $53.9 million. If approved, the increase in...

P.A.M. transportation reports loss for fourth quarter, year.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
March 2, 2009... P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc of Tontitown reported a net loss of $11.4 million, or $1.19 a share, for the fourth quarter compared with a loss of $839.909, or 8 cents a share, for the final period of 2007. The company had several...

Tyson Foods initiates offering of $500m of unsecured notes.(Public Company Reports)
March 2, 2009... Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has initiated an offering of $500 million of unsecured senior notes due 2014 that it will use to repay borrowings and terminate commitments under its existing accounts receivables facility. The meat processor...

Baldor posts 17-cent dividend, names new EVP of Engineering.(Public Company Reports)
March 2, 2009... Baldor Electric Co. has declared a 17-cent quarterly cash dividend, unchanged from the previous quarter, payable March 31 to shareholders of record as of March 10. The company also promoted R. Wayne Thurman, who has been with the company...

Assets fall $5 million in '07 for Razorback Foundation.(University of Arkansas)
March 2, 2009... A $5 million decline in net assets at the Razorback Foundation led the University of Arkansas athletic department to seek a $5 million line of credit last fall. The Razorback Foundation's 2007 fiscal year IRS form 990 shows the 501(c)3...

Arvest expands loans 12.7% in 2008, reaches $7.7 billion.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
March 2, 2009... Arvest Bank, the largest Arkansas-chartered bank, expanded its loan portfolio in one of the worst recessionary years in three decades. Arvest closed 2008 with $7.7 billion in total loans and leases, net of unearned income, up 12.7 percent...

NanoMech subsidiary, Duralor, gets contract with automaker.(NW Journal: A Look at News From Northwest Arkansas)
March 2, 2009... NanoMech subsidiary Duralor has perfected cubic boron nitrate composite coatings for metal cutting tools and is now marketing the technology under the brand name TuffTek. The first contract for TuffTek is with a major automobile manufacturer....

Hino Motors Manufacturing has laid off 157 workers at its Marion plant, which produces axles for Toyota Motor Corp.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Hino Motors Manufacturing has laid off 157 workers at its Marion plant, which produces axles for Toyota Motor Corp. With the layoffs, the plant now has 410 workers. Toyota has cut production because sales are down, meaning less demand for...

Fortis Plastics LLC of South Bend, Ind., a custom-molding supplier for the appliance, furniture, building products, industrial, automotive and medical device industries, said it planned to expand production of its manufacturing operations at Fort Smith, where a number of employees were laid off in recent months.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Fortis Plastics LLC of South Bend, Ind., a custom-molding supplier for the appliance, furniture, building products, industrial, automotive and medical device industries, said it planned to expand production of its manufacturing operations at...

Arvest Bank received national recognition for its contributions to the community at the American Bankers Association's National Conference for Community Bankers for its efforts in the Building with Habitat for Humanity category.(Business Briefs)(Conference news)
March 2, 2009... Arvest Bank received national recognition for its contributions to the community at the American Bankers Association's National Conference for Community Bankers for its efforts in the Building with Habitat for Humanity category. Arvest's...

Gus Blass III, chairman of the St. Vincent Health System, has been selected as a Modern Healthcare and Witt/Kieffer Trustee of the Year.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Gus Blass III, chairman of the St. Vincent Health System, has been selected as a Modern Healthcare and Witt/Kieffer Trustee of the Year. Blass was selected based on his excellence in health care governance and leadership. Blass also sits on the...

Federal Reserve Board.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... The Federal Reserve Board has launched a new section of its Web site expanding the information provided about the policy tools it has used to address the financial crisis. The Web site section--"Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance...

U.S. employers expect health care cost increases to hold steady at 6 percent this year.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... U.S. employers expect health care cost increases to hold steady at 6 percent this year, about twice the rate of inflation, and more plan to adopt consumer-directed health plans in 2010 in an effort to control cost increases, according to a...

Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had decreased moderately in January, declined in February, reaching yet another all-time low. The index now stands at 25, down from 37.4 in January. The percentage of consumers claiming...

The Arkansas Hospitality Association will hold its 2009 Convention & Trade Show on Sept. 23-24 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... The Arkansas Hospitality Association will hold its 2009 Convention & Trade Show on Sept. 23-24 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. A safari theme, "Wild About Arkansas," was chosen to promote tourism and vacations in the state....

Hytrol Conveyor Co. of Jonesboro has made another round of layoffs that will leave 58 workers out of a job.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Hytrol Conveyor Co. of Jonesboro has made another round of layoffs that will leave 58 workers out of a job. The company cut 100 jobs in January. Hytrol employs 535 people after the cuts. Alberto-Culver said it was cutting production, but not...

USAble Life of Little Rock, which offers Blue Cross & Blue Shield life, disability, dental and ancillary health products, has selected SunGard's iWorks software.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... USAble Life of Little Rock, which offers Blue Cross & Blue Shield life, disability, dental and ancillary health products, has selected SunGard's iWorks software for group and voluntary insurance product administration, as well as financial...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been named one of Fast Company magazine's 50 most innovative companies.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been named one of Fast Company magazine's 50 most innovative companies. The giant retailer landed in the No. 33 slot--down from the No. 32 slot a year earlier--for its efforts in sustainability, including at the Fort...

Vice President Joe Biden will appear in Little Rock on March 14 as the special guest of Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., at her 2010 re-election campaign kickoff event at The Peabody Little Rock.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Vice President Joe Biden will appear in Little Rock on March 14 as the special guest of Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., at her 2010 reelection campaign kickoff event at The Peabody Little Rock. Tickets may be bought for $150 at www....

National Association of Realtors.(Business Briefs)
March 2, 2009... Existing homes sales nationwide declined 5.3 percent in January, according to the National Association of Realtors. The median price of a home fell 15 percent from the same month last year. Home sales fell to an annual rate of 4.49 million...

Diana Wright named Business Exec of the Year.(Arkansas Business Executive of the Year)
March 2, 2009... DIANA WRIGHT, FOUNDER of The Right Solutions of Tontitown, which handles scheduling, housing and travel arrangements for temporary-duty nurses in all 50 states, was named Arkansas Business Executive of the Year in Little Rock last week. ...

Jetride debt casts cloud on Pinnacle partners.
March 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEEL IS STILL RISING AT PINNACLE Hills, but Starbucks is shutting its doors in March. Seen through by a collection of visionary local and national developers, Pinnacle Hills remains the premier destination in...

Seat belts, helmets, guns make for interesting week at Capitol.(Legislative Roundup)
March 2, 2009... ARKANSAS DRIVERS HAVE until June 30 to relax their waistbands behind the wheel, motorcyclists can still ride with the "top down," and we won't get to pack heat in church after all. All told, it was another interesting week in the Arkansas...

Health care stays healthy, 2008 hurts other industries.(Overview)
March 2, 2009... As the nationwide economic tailspin continues, several of Arkansas' largest employers, particularly one industry, exhibited resilience last year. Health care, as reflected by this year's list and a recent report by the Arkansas Department...

Largest Arkansas employers.(Jobs Update)
March 2, 2009... Largest Arkansas Employers Ranked by employees in Arkansas 2009 2008 Employer Arkansas Arkansas Address, Phone ...

Lynguent provides engineers tools to do their high-tech jobs better.(Innovation: Arkansas' tech- and knowledge-based ventures)(Company overview)
March 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED productivity is a concept that works for any business. For engineers in the semiconductor and electronic-systems business, that's especially true. And precisely what Lynguent provides. ...

Innovation events.(Calendar)
March 2, 2009... * March 9--How to Write a Business Plan A business plan will help you define your concept, evaluate your competition, determine risks and estimate your costs. This seminar will explain and illustrate the business plan format. Time:...

Jamison Jackson has joined BKD LLC.(ACCOUNTING)
March 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jamison Jackson has joined BKD LLC of Little Rock as a staff accountant.

Nabholz Construction.(CONSTRUCTION)
March 2, 2009... Ben Montgomery and Don Shelton have been named vice presidents of Nabholz Construction of Conway. Also promoted were Bryan Bruich, vice president and assistant secretary, and Andrea Woods, vice president and corporate counsel for the Nabholz...

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.(EDUCATION)
March 2, 2009... Charles Pollard, president of John Brown University of Siloam Springs, has been selected to serve on the board of directors for the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Pollard is one of four newly selected board members and will...

Central Arkansas Water.(ENERGY/UTILITIES)
March 2, 2009... Dale Kimbrow has been named manager of planning, regionalism and future water source at Central Arkansas Water in Little Rock. Kimbrow started his water industry career in 1982 in engineering and drafting at the former North Little Rock Water...

Murphy Oil Corp.(ENERGY/UTILITIES)
March 2, 2009... Walter K. Compton has been promoted to vice president of law at Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado. Compton joined the law department at Murphy in 1988 and serves as the company's corporate secretary.

Metropolitan National Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
March 2, 2009... Sheila DeArmond of Austin has joined Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock as trust officer, having previously served as division manager and trust officer at BancorpSouth Trust & Asset Management.

Democratic Party of Arkansas.(GOVERNMENT)
March 2, 2009... Karla Bradley of Fayetteville has been elected to serve as first vice chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. Three other new officers will join her, including Charles Allen, second vice chair; Steve ]ones, secretary; and Karen Garcia,...

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.(HEALTH CARE)
March 2, 2009... Cory Leigh Taylor has been named director of development for cancer initiatives at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Her position will focus primarily on fundraising...

Arkansas Academy of Physician Assistants.(HEALTH CARE)
March 2, 2009... Phil Tobin, an assistant professor in the physician assistant program at Harding University at Searcy, was elected president of the Arkansas Academy of Physician Assistants. Two other Harding professors will join him as officers: Gary Hill,...

Arkansas Hospice.(HEALTH CARE)
March 2, 2009... Cheryl Fite has been named area manager of Arkansas Hospice in Pine Bluff. Fite, who has worked in home health care for more than 22 years, will oversee the administration of home care services in the Pine Bluff service area.

Northwest Health System.(HEALTH CARE)
March 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Rhonda Edison Higgins has joined the medical staff of Northwest Health System 's Northwest Internal Medicine in Bentonville. Higgins comes to Northwest from the Allergy & Asthma Clinic...

American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation.(LEGAL)(award for Gordon S. Rather Jr.)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Gordon S. Rather Jr., partner at Wright Lindsey & Jennings of Little Rock and chairman of its trial team, has received the Mark P. Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation. Rather is the first...

Goldline Research.(LEGAL)
March 2, 2009... Stephen B. Niswanger, managing member of Niswanger Law Firm PLC of Little Rock, has been selected by Goldline Research of Novato, Calif., as one of the leading attorneys of the southeastern United States for 2009. Niswanger has worked in...

Stock summary.
March 2, 2009... Stock Summary Arkansas Public 2/26/2009 Weekly YTD Company Stocks Close Change Change Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) 8.42 -7.27% 3.95% A.E.R.T. (AERT) 0.15 ...

Brian Clark to Ramey.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
March 2, 2009... Clark Communications was not long for this world. Brian Clark founded the Little Rock advertising agency this summer. Clark and his business partner of 12 years, Mike Sells, split up their agency, Sells/ Clark, in June. Clark formed Clark...

Battle over unpaid work continues: additional liens filed against Little Rock's Riviera condos.(Commercial Real Estate)
March 9, 2009... WHEN SUBCONTRACTORS liens against the 80-unit era Condominium project in Little Rock, the ownership group portrayed the actions as legal but unfortunate. Riviera Partners was concerned the liens might tarnish the $17.5 million project...

Tricore sells Alcoa Exchange for $28 million.(Commercial Real Estate)
March 9, 2009... AN ILLINOIS COMMERCIAL real estate developer has completed the purchase of Alcoa Exchange Shopping Center, Saline County's largest retail development, in a deal worth more than $28 million. The buyer, Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc....

Ex-con developer facing more questions.
March 9, 2009... AFTER SPENDING A LITTLE MORE THAN ear in federal prison, in 2007 Rodney D. Myers returned to his former line of work, developing property in Garland County. But the transition has been bumpy for Myers, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to...

More from Stanford.(Whispers)
March 9, 2009... In Googling around for information on The Stanford Group of Houston, we noticed that the suspect investment firm had donated a device called a VeinViewer to Arkansas Children's Hospital back in September 2007. Uh-oh, we thought, was the...

MDH follow-up.(Whispers)
March 9, 2009... We told you last week about a collection suit between American Express and MDH Builders Inc. of Little Rock. Since then, Mike Hill, president of MDH, shed some light on the situation, which included several errors on our part. The debt...

Panty raid.(Whispers)
March 9, 2009... Cupids Lingerie is suing some former managers, accusing them of using the company's intimate details to open their own lingerie boutique. Cupids said it had a two-year noncompete agreement with Adam Longstreth, who was the general manager,...

USVI acquittal.(Correction notice)
March 9, 2009... A few weeks ago we whispered about a call from a Florida IRS man who wanted copies of some stories we did a few years back. The nature of his request suggested the gubmint was still mulling over the U.S. Virgin Islands residency of some former...

Good news, bad news.(Editorial)
March 9, 2009... SOME PEOPLE--EVEN OUR publisher, if you read his column on the facing page--seem to think the media report nothing but bad news. That's not true. For example, AT&T Inc. has opened a broadband support center in Little Rock that...

End of an ERA?(Equal Rights Amendment)(Brief article)
March 9, 2009... THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY has once again failed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Frankly, we didn't even know it could still be ratified since the deadline for approval was way back in 1982. Ratification of the amendment by 38...

Socialism is here.(Letter)(Letter to the editor)
March 9, 2009... Dear Comrades, Socialism is here. We now have our big brother, who has been lingering in the background since Roosevelt. It's our government. They're here to help us. Our new generation has the mentality of everybody wants a job, but...