Look for my column on the Voices page in today’s Democrat-Gazette in the Arkansas section. It’s my “take” on the latest developments with the lottery.
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Tax rebates start coming out today.
In the NFL Draft…First round
McFadden to Oakland , 4th pick
Felix Jones to Dallas, 22nd
Third round… Marcus Harrison to Chicago
Seventh round.. Nate Garner (offensive tackle) to New York, 211th
Peyton Hillis to Denver, picked 227th
Marcus Monk to Chicago, 248th.
ASU safety Tyrell Johnson was drafted 43rd overall in the second round by Minnesota
Turnout for the red-white game was around 40,000 and Bobby Petrino’s offense looks good.
New farm legislation is taking shape. Cuts have been proposed in both direct crop payments and disaster-assistance payments to farmers. At the same time, at least $800 million would be added to the food-stamp program. Congressman Marion Berry says “it’s about the best we can get.”
Little Rock has recorded its twelfth homicide of the year.
Bill Valentine says the Arkansas Travs plan to turn off the power and water at Ray Winder Field May 1.
North Little Rock City Council will consider a new fire station for the east end of town tonight.
The Lonoke County sheriff’s office is investigating the reported theft of 700 pounds of fish from a bait shop and fish hatchery near Carlisle.
A 5-year-old Craighead County child is undergoing a series of shots after being bitten by an opossum that tested positive for rabies.
Work could begin this summer on a new Delta Regional Airport near the town of Colt in St. Francis County.
A southwest Arkansas lumber mill that closed last summer, putting 250 people out of work, plans to reopen soon. The reopening of the Curt Bean Lumber Co. plant in Glenwood is tentatively set for May 5, calling back 150 employees.
Broderick Lloyd Laswell lost 105 pounds over the past eight months. Laswell is an inmate in the Benton County Jail and has filed a federal court suit complaining about the food. He is down to 308 pounds.
Filed under: Arkansas
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