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Politics, Economics Weighed In Midterm Ballot Proposals On Term Limits, Casinos, Tort Reform

20 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

As it approaches 100 degrees, the roofline of Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack shades about 2 feet of the sidewalk along President Clinton Avenue in downtown Little Rock. That’s where canvasser Cynthia Ford sets up. She’s carrying signature rolls for three…

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Steven Dishman, Arkansas’s ‘Fugitive,’ Says He Couldn’t Pull Off Three-Decade Disappearance Today

19 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

The news of Steven Dishman’s arrest last summer invited comparisons to a well-known Hollywood fiction, that of Dr. Richard Kimble, “The Fugitive,” a man fingered for the monstrous murder of his wife who borrows time as an escapee to hunt the real…

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Satanic Baphomet Statue Gets Capitol Show, Supporters ‘Hail Satan,’ Protesters Say ‘Hell No’

18 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

A crowd of perhaps 300 supporters, protesters and counter-protesters gathered Aug. 16 in front of the Arkansas Capitol for the unveiling of the much-publicized Baphomet statue, the showpiece of a group, The Satanic Temple, that’s trying to get the idol planted on…

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Student Journalists Give VA Good Grade, But Veteran Homelessness, Suicide Cause For Alarm

17 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

Prompted by the Phoenix scandal three years ago, a team of journalism professors and students at the University of Arkansas took a hard look at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, and they’re giving it a good grade. But the…

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‘Feeding Baby Hannah: Human Milk Sharing In Arkansas’ — A Special Report

13 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

LISTEN TO ARKANSAS PUBLIC MEDIA’S 30-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY, “FEEDING BABY HANNAH: HUMAN MILK SHARING IN ARKANSAS,” REPORTED, CO-PRODUCED AND HOSTED BY BOBBY AMPEZZAN. For several generations now, new mothers who cannot breastfeed had a ready, if not ideal, replacement — infant formula. Today,…

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On The Internet, Breast Milk A Free-Market Answer To Oversupply And Demand, For Moms And Men

13 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

A growing number of Arkansas moms who can’t breastfeed are finding milk donors in online communities. Some are turning to online classifieds, where not all of the buyers are new moms. In a Chick-fil-A parking lot in Maumelle, 30-year-old Mary Catherine Fortier…

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UA Baseball Faces Down Beavers, Wet Conditions At College World Series Finals

12 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

The University of Arkansas Razorbacks (47-19) meet the Oregon State Beavers (53-11) Monday night in the finals of the College World Series. The game, broadcast on ESPN and the Razorbacks Sports Network, begins at 6 p.m. barring weather delays. Arkansas comes in…

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Republican Dominance, Open Primaries Makes One Party’s Picks Ripe For Crossover Vote

12 September 2018 by Bobby Ampezzan

The state’s two leading constitutional office holders — Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge — have had very different springs. Both face re-election contests in November, but only one has a GOP primary challenge May 22. That may explain why…

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