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Pat Lynch: an Arkansas Icon (and very humble too)

Thursday summary 4/24/08

My morning news capsules are on twice an hour on John Lee’s show on K-106.3 The Greatest Hits of All Time and with Don Burns on Spirit FM 93.3 and 100.7.

The radio show is on at 9.

KSMD 99.1 FM – Searcy/Batesville

KWCK 1300 AM – Searcy

KAPZ 710 AM – Bald Knob/Augusta

KAWW 1370 AM – Heber Springs/Clinton

Arkansas lawmakers say a proposed gasoline tax “holiday” for this summer is going nowhere. Sen. Mark called John McCain’s plan bad policy. Even Republican John Boozman says that plan is not a priority.

Sam’s Club is limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what it calls “recent supply and demand trends,” the company said Wednesday Wal-Mart stores has no plans to limit food purchases, however.

Two weeks after the next president is elected, Mike Huckabee will publish a book sharing details on his failed bid for the White House and offering his vision for remodeling the conservative movement.

Darrenn McFadden is on the cover of Sports Illustrated April 28 issue.

Prosecuting Attorney Fletcher Long in Forrest City is asking for a special prosecutor be appointed to investigate 2006 election irregularities. A Senate committee recommended federal and state officials investigate while recommending incumbent Jack Crumbly keep his state senate seat.

Today, the state Board of Finance will consider loaning $80 million from the state to the Arkansas Student Loan Authority to make sure students attending college in Arkansas can obtain student loans

Arkansas’ public school districts have decreased the percentages of their expenditures on classroom instruction even as the totals have increased in recent years, according to a report a legislative panel reviewed Wednesday.

When Republican presidential candidate John McCain visits Arkansas for the big fundraiser next week, he will also spend some time at Arkansas Baptist College.

Frontier Airlines will no longer serve Little Rock National Airport starting June 1. That ends 2 daily flights to Denver. Delta discontinues direct service to Orlando in May.

Things are booming in Searcy where the city government is talking about getting the land for the north bypass road project.

Hoxie and Walnut Ridge and Lawrence County are working together to create an intrmodal park.

The Crossett City Council on Monday approved mandatory microchips for all cats and dogs in a pet-identification ordinance that would rank among the strictest in the country

Gene Pfeifer, who fought the city of Little Rock over condemning some of his land for the presidential library, is pushing for the Clinton Library Foundation to renovate the old Rock Island bridge, like it promised. The website is buildourbridge.com.

Just more than 1-in-10 adult drivers in Arkansas admit to drinking and driving — a lower percentage than in all but four other states, according to a national report.

TETRA Technologies , an oil and gas services company, will break ground on a new chemical processing facility in El Dorado tomorrow.  The $100 million facility will employ 400-500 construction jobs over the next 18 months.  When completed, the plant will employ 50 production workers and managers.  

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