The Leader

08/18/04

Cabot fills need for new teachers
By BRIAN E. RODRIGUEZ- Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> The Cabot School District will add 90 new teachers this school year as it keeps up with continued student growth, with enrollment expected to top 8,000 when classes start. [STORY]

Soldier gets a break from Iraq
By TOM GALANTE- Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> It was an emotional afternoon at the Little Rock National Airport, as Army specialist and Cabot police officer Tim Evans and his new wife Monika wer reunited. [STORY]

Medical, dental services available for unisured
By EILEEN FELDMAN- Leader executive editor
>>> IN SHORT>>> A visit to the doctor can be a source of anxiety but for those who desperately need medical care and can't afford it, a trip to the doctor can be traumatic in more ways than one. [STORY]

08/11/04

Cabot has C-130 it can now call its own
By DAN LIMKE- Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> A grateful military community says thanks to a good neighbor. [FULL STORY]

Firm takes over base homes
By JON PARHAM- Leader managing editor
>>> IN SHORT>>> Within months, families at Little Rock Air Force Base will begin moving into new or newly renovated homes as a private contractor begins an estimated $200 million rehabilitation project. [FULL STORY]

08/04/04

Paying for it all
Cabot Council wants more time to decide water funding.
By JOAN McCOY- Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> Members of the Cabot City Council listened for three hous Monday night to four different proposals for funding a $22 million water project. [FULL STORY]

Prepare for more taxes for schools
By JOHN HOFHEIMER - Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> Beebe tells the Cabot Rotary Club more money is needed to improve facilities. [FULL STORY]

Benchmark tests land schools in trouble
By RICK KRON- Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> Severa local middle and junior high schools could be facing the dreaded school improvement list based on recently released scores. [FULL STORY]

07/28/04

Families push for reforms
By JOHN HOFHEIMER - Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> Just three hours before the governor's unexpected reversal on his clemency policy, Parents of Murdered Children poured their hearts out at a rare conference. [FULL STORY]

Huckabee retreats on clemencies
By JOHN HOFHEIMER - Leader staff writer
>>> IN SHORT>>> Feeling Presure, Huckabee decides to keep killers locked up, although Glen Green, who murdered a Gravel Ridge teenager, could reapply next year. [FULL STORY]

Air Force says new C-130Js meet specs
By JON PARHAM - Leader managing editor
>>> IN SHORT>>> After required modifications to some systems of the next generation C-130J model, the Air Force says the $62 million plane is on budget and within its specifications, despite a recent critical report from the Department of Defense. [FULL STORY]

Previous Issues

Victims' families never forget __Bilenda Harris-Ritter's parents– retired Army Col. William James Harris and his wife Evelyn – were murdered 23 years ago in north Arkansas. [STORY] Arkansas clemencies outpace other states __If you're wondering houw Gov. Huckabee's hundreds of clemencies compare with neighboring states, get ready for a shocker. [STORY] Copyright © 2004, Leader Newspapers ____________________________________ Arkansans on Delmark ___Delmark, the independent record label based in Chicago, continues to champion Arkansas blues musicians. ___The label recently reissued Roosevelt Sykes' "Chicago Boogie" ... Continued on the Leader Blues site. Thanks for response to subscription drive We appreciate the great response to our subscription drive. But we still need to hear from you. Many of our readers subscribed last May and June, so we want to remind you to renew your subscription today. This is also a good time to sign up for the Leader for only $18 a year -$15 for seniors (our computers will make sure they get two months free if they paid the full amount). You get two big issues a week -Wednesdays and Saturdays-for less than 18 cents a copy delivered to your home. (The Leader costs 25 cents on newsstands.) = Write a letter to the editor. = Submit story ideas, school = news or church news	08/18/04 Cabot fills need for new teachers By BRIAN E. RODRIGUEZ- Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> The Cabot School District will add 90 new teachers this school year as it keeps up with continued student growth, with enrollment expected to top 8,000 when classes start. [STORY] Soldier gets a break from Iraq By TOM GALANTE- Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> It was an emotional afternoon at the Little Rock National Airport, as Army specialist and Cabot police officer Tim Evans and his new wife Monika wer reunited. [STORY] Medical, dental services available for unisured By EILEEN FELDMAN- Leader executive editor >>> IN SHORT>>> A visit to the doctor can be a source of anxiety but for those who desperately need medical care and can't afford it, a trip to the doctor can be traumatic in more ways than one. [STORY] 08/11/04 Cabot has C-130 it can now call its own By DAN LIMKE- Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> A grateful military community says thanks to a good neighbor. [FULL STORY] Firm takes over base homes By JON PARHAM- Leader managing editor >>> IN SHORT>>> Within months, families at Little Rock Air Force Base will begin moving into new or newly renovated homes as a private contractor begins an estimated $200 million rehabilitation project. [FULL STORY] 08/04/04 Paying for it all Cabot Council wants more time to decide water funding. By JOAN McCOY- Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> Members of the Cabot City Council listened for three hous Monday night to four different proposals for funding a $22 million water project. [FULL STORY] Prepare for more taxes for schools By JOHN HOFHEIMER - Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> Beebe tells the Cabot Rotary Club more money is needed to improve facilities. [FULL STORY] Benchmark tests land schools in trouble By RICK KRON- Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> Severa local middle and junior high schools could be facing the dreaded school improvement list based on recently released scores. [FULL STORY] 07/28/04 Families push for reforms By JOHN HOFHEIMER - Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> Just three hours before the governor's unexpected reversal on his clemency policy, Parents of Murdered Children poured their hearts out at a rare conference. [FULL STORY] Huckabee retreats on clemencies By JOHN HOFHEIMER - Leader staff writer >>> IN SHORT>>> Feeling Presure, Huckabee decides to keep killers locked up, although Glen Green, who murdered a Gravel Ridge teenager, could reapply next year. [FULL STORY] Air Force says new C-130Js meet specs By JON PARHAM - Leader managing editor >>> IN SHORT>>> After required modifications to some systems of the next generation C-130J model, the Air Force says the $62 million plane is on budget and within its specifications, despite a recent critical report from the Department of Defense. [FULL STORY] Previous Issues	And they're off Story and photos by TOM GALANTE >>> IN SHORT>>> Dust, fun kicked up at Beebe chuckwagon races. [STORY] Red Devil QB Feeling good about new offense By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor >>> IN SHORT>>> Execution getting better against state's top defense. [STORY] ___There is a desturbing trend right now in high school football. ___Players are actually being forced to play both offense and defense during the same game. ___Gasp! [FULL ARTICLE] Book Review Putting a face on Haitian suffering By EILEEN FELDMAN- Leader executive editor >>> IN SHORT>>> Haitian-born writer Edwidge Dantica's collection of stories, "The Dew Breaker" (Knopf, $22), can only be described as labyrinthine as it confronts the reader with interwoven parallel tales of the horrors and beauty of life in Port Au Prince, Haiti... [FULL REVIEW]