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Call of the wild bird
"The greatest recovery this country has seen in 200 years," Sam Hamilton, southeast regional director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, told a town hall meeting Wednesday evening in Augusta. [FULL TEXT]

Reactions to series on predators
We're getting plenty of comments about our series on sexual predators. Many readers are sending their comments to our Web site.
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More missions for air base
What a week this has been for Little Rock Air Force Base and the surrounding communities, which can breathe easier after the PentagonÕs announcement Friday that the base will remain open and welcome new missions while other military facilities are shutting down as part of the base realignment and closure review. [FULL TEXT]

Sen. Pryor in the breach
Our own Sen. Mark Pryor, a freshman and one of the least obtrusive ones at that, is taking the lead along with Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and a couple of maverick Republicans in trying to avoid the meltdown over a handful of President BushÕs nominees to appellate courts. We are sort of proud and we wish him godspeed. The country does not need and can hardly stand the stalemate that the nuclear option will clearly produce.
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Transplanted with pride

Greg Gilliland had rich cause to celebrate this week, but only in degrees more than the rest of us. Gilliland, a social worker who lives at Hot Springs, was the first recipient of a liver transplant at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences campus. [FULL TEXT]

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

A row of C-130s are parked on the flight line at Little Rock Air Force Base.

IN SHORT: The Pentagon recommends making Little Rock Air Force Base the center for C-130s that are stationed in the U.S., assigning more than 120 planes here and turning LRAFB into a mega-base with over 11,000 people. [FULL TEXT]

Students expelled for hit list in Cabot
IN SHORT: Eight pupils get year-long expulsions that could be appealed this summer, but others canÕt return for a year. [FULL TEXT]

Library vote on agenda for city
IN SHORT: Jacksonville could decide on approving a millage election for new facility
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Sewer rates could double without vote
IN SHORT: Cabot voters wonÕt get an opportunity to choose between using an existing one-cent sales tax and possibly doubling their sewer rates to pay for a $17 million sewer treatment plant.
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Sylvan Hills drops Bryant
 IN SHORT: Bears make it three consecutive title games [FULL TEXT]

Beebe ladies top Goblins, Leopards
IN SHORT: Lady Badgers one win from title game [FULL TEXT]

 

May 11, 2005

Moments after breaking ground for a town hall to anchor the ambitious new Little Rock Air Force Base housing privatization project, a trackhoe on Monday fired up and began tearing down outdated duplexes adjacent to the site. American Eagle Communities has five years to build or remodel 1,200 homes, for which it also has a contract worth $500 million to manage.

IN SHORT: A $1.2 million town hall is intended as a meeting place as the air base privatizes housing. [FULL TEXT]

Banks still at odds on branch
IN SHORT: Banks still at odds on branch IN SHORT: First Arkansas Bank and Trust is considering making an appeal in Pulaski County Circuit Court after the bank commissioner ruled that Bank of the Ozarks can build a branch in Jacksonville. [FULL TEXT]

Last class is set to get diplomas in McRae Friday
IN SHORT:Consolidation with Beebe spells the end of small school district [FULL TEXT]

A photograph of three students at Cabot High School is reprinted in the latest edition of The Science Teacher magazine. [FULL TEXT]

Sylvan Hills drops Bryant
IN SHORT: Sylvan Hills got one of the most improbable two-out rallies one could imagine Tuesday afternoon, advancing the Bears to their third-straight state championship game.

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Beebe ladies top Goblins, Leopards
IN SHORT: The Beebe Lady Badgers played their way to within one win of the Class AAAA State Fastpitch Softball Championship on Saturday and Monday. [FULL TEXT]

May 4, 2005

Guests attend the grand opening of the Jacksonville Museum of Military History in downtown Jacksonville on Sunday. The museum, which has been in the planning stages for 20 years, features artifacts from several wars and is open every day. Photo by Brian Rodriguez

IN SHORT:Some 300 people on Sunday attended the grand opening ceremony in Jacksonville for a museum that has been planned for 20 years. [FULL TEXT]

 

Locating sex offenders
 IN SHORT:A comprehensive survey of registered criminals reveals how many live in your community and how their numbers compare to the rest of the state. [FULL TEXT]

Cabot to pay for fee study
IN SHORT: But the city councilÕs finance committee still doesnÕt know how to pay for a study that recommends putting levies on construction.
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School scare often chases off students
IN SHORT:Although hit lists should not be ignored, a former McRae superintendent warns against hysteria.
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Districts to start on their facilities
 IN SHORT: The new state school improvement board established emergency rules so districts can keep children Ōsafe, warm, dry and healthy.Ķ
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NP wins, loses one at state
IN SHORT: NP ladies get schoolÕs first playoff win [FULL TEXT}

Hurricane blows past Cabot in conference doubleheader
IN SHORT: No harm was done to anything other than CabotÕs record, but the Panthers would have liked to have closed out their conference season on a better note than a doubleheader sweep at the hands of league champion Jonesboro. [FULL TEXT}

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Cabot gears up for weekend's Strawberry Festival [FULL TEXT}

 

April 27, 2005

Gov. Mike Huckabee (front) announces two $10,000 rewards for information on recent school fires. Pulaski County Special School District Superintendent Don Henderson is on Huckabee's right. Leader photo by Brian Rodriguez

IN SHORT:The reward would come from Huckabee's emergency fund for information on fires at Sherwood Elementary School and Hope High School. [FULL TEXT]

 

CAW buys land, protects source
IN SHORT:Central Arkansas Water gathers steam in its move to protect the areaÕs drinking water with victories in the state legislature and in Pulaski County court. [FULL TEXT]

Cabot to pay for fee study
IN SHORT: But the city councilÕs finance committee still doesnÕt know how to pay for a study that recommends putting levies on construction.
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Zoning causes concern in Beebe
IN SHORT:Underdeveloped property in proposed annexation area will be zoned commercial if voters approve idea in August.
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Search for football coach underway
IN SHORT:JHS head coaching position was officially posted Friday and several people have already expressed interest in the job. [FULL TEXT}

Falcons are on a roll
 IN SHORT: North Pulaski baseball is on a two-game winning streak. The Falcons dominated their last two opponents, beating crosstown rival Jacksonville 7-1 Friday, then disposing of Little Rock Hall 12-2 Monday afternoon in five innings. [FULL TEXT}

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You might be Jane Balgavy if youÕre the guest of honor at the 10th annual Cabot Scholarship Foundation Roast and Toast. [FULL TEXT}
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April 20, 2005

Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Standish, 314th Security Forces Squadron helps Jonathan Porter, 11, of Jacksonville, try on a helmet during KUDOS (Kids Understanding Deployment Operations) Saturday at Little Rock Air Force Base. Leader photo by Tom Galante

 

Improvement fund helps area
IN SHORT:Sen. Glover leads in lining up money for his pet projects, although Sen. Capps, Reps. Bond, Evans, Pate, Prater, Schulte and Wood also do well for their districts.
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Where money would go
IN SHORT: Area legislators have secured millions of dollars from the General Improvement Fund for local projects.
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PCSSD looking for big savings
IN SHORT: In preparation for a special Wednesday board meeting called to cut millions from the school board budget, the financial officer sees real savings from each proposed cut.
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Cabot will decide on funding for overpass and center
IN SHORT: Bridge would be built early if millage passes, but center in limbo if measure fails.
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City council wont' settle with official
IN SHORT: Clerk-treasurerÕs discrimination lawsuit against Cabot goes to trial in July.
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He's upbeat on C-130Js, Berry says
 IN SHORT: Ignoring the White House, Congress is pushing for more transport planes to help fight wars, although Berry complains of rising deficits without saying how they could be cut.
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Jacksonville senior Charreka Connors hits a sacrifice grounder that scored Megan Peeples from third base during the Lady Devils doubleheader sweep of Forrest City Monday at Dupree Park. Connors reached base safely due to an error at first on the play.[FULL TEXT]
Leader photo by David Parker

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Falcons inch closer to state playoff berth
IN SHORT: The North Pulaski boys soccer team played itself to within one win of qualifying for the state tournament last week with a 3-1 win over CrowleyÕs Ridge Academy in Paragould.
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May 18, 2005

>>THIS WEEK'S CLASSIFIEDS
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>>THIS WEEK'S OBITUARIES
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