EDITORIALS>>Huck frees another one

Another killer has been paroled, and questions have been raised about Gov. Huckabee’s involvement. The governor is a well-known champion of inmates seeking clemencies or pardons. Huckabee may not be leading the presidential pack, but he does lead all area governors in the number of violent criminals either he or his handpicked parole board let out over the years.Remember rapist […]

EDITORIALS>>Slumping incomes

By ERNIE DUMASEditorial writer for The LeaderAnother day, another depressing economic report. Now it is the U. S. Census Bureau reporting on its 2005 household survey, which showed median family incomes slumping since the turn of the century, in Arkansas a whopping 7.2 percent over the five years.Summoning Karl Rove! Can the White House spinmasters, who put such a beautiful […]

SPORTS >>Falcon seniors can be pioneers

By RAY BENTONLeader sports editorNorth Pulaski coach Tony Bohannon stated last week that you have to be optimistic this time of year, because if you’re not, you may as well fold it up and head home. That was before the Falcons lost to Dumas 28-6 in the season opener, but there’s still good reason to be optimistic. Eliminating mistakes would […]

SPORTS >>Defense lifts Beebe to win

By JASON KINGLeader sports writerAfter a very shaky start, the Beebe Badgers rallied in their season opener to defeat the Greenbrier Panthers 28-14 Friday night at Greenbrier. The Badgers were the victims of two bizarre safeties in the opening quarter to trail the Panthers at halftime 11-7. Beebe demonstrated its old habits from last year, coming back strong in the […]

SPORTS >>Bears, Panthers rolling after one

By JASON KINGLeader sportswriterIt wasn’t considered to be that big of a matchup before the start of the season, but now that both Cabot and Sylvan Hills are coming off of huge wins to start their seasons, people are now taking a closer look at the two programs. The Bears struggled through a 4-6 season last year, while the Panthers […]

OBITUARIES >> 09-06-06

MICHAEL FAITHMichael “Scott” Faith, 38, of North Little Rock, formerly of Beebe, went to be with the Lord, on Sept. 2. He was a graduate of Beebe High School, a master plumber, and a friend of Bill W.He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Nelson and Brenda (Goff) Haley, of North Little Rock; his father, Mike Faith of Beebe; […]

FROM THE PUBLISHER >>Bad guys will get hands on nukes soon

While talking to Israel’s consul general not long before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, I realized that in his country, they commemorate such anniversaries just about every week. “We live in a tough neighborhood,” Asher Yarden, Israel’s consul general to Houston, said recently as he sat in front of a computer at an office in Little Rock. “Our neighborhood is […]

TOP STORY>>CJHN students in school

By SARA GREENELeader staff writerCabot Junior High North seventh- and eighth-graders went back to school Tuesday, two weeks after the rest of the district. Sunday will be one month since a fire started by a faulty light fixture destroyed the Cabot Junior High North building Aug. 10. Roughly 1,200 students attended classes in the $9 million, eight-year-old Junior High North […]

TOP STORY>>Farmers struggle with high costs

By JOHN HOFHEIMERLeader staff writerBetween drought and high fuel costs, “this is the most expensive crop ever in my family,” said Lonoke County farmer Shane Hamilton, scouting for insects in a soybean field last Thursday, and he’s a third-generation farmer. He said because of irrigation costs, he was considering cutting back on next year’s rice acreage. He’s not alone among […]

TOP STORY>>Metroplan approves funding of projects

By JOHN HOFHEIMERLeader staff writerThe Metroplan board of directors last week approved $40 million for improvement projects, including the widening of Highway 67/167 from the North Belt Freeway to Redmond Road in Jacksonville. Although all work on Hwy. 67/167 benefits Cabot commuters by increasing the road’s capacity, only one job is planned for the Cabot area under the 2007-2010 Transportation […]