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The view from the bottom of a fiscal abyss
Forty-one dollars in tax increases for every one dollar in spending cuts. That’s the shrewd deal Speaker of the House John Boehner negotiated with President Barack Obama. Obama, Boehner and other congressional leaders have known for a year and a half that these automatic tax …
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NY county officials: Releasing gun owners’ names endangers public
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York county clerk justified his refusal to release the names and addresses of handgun permit holders to a newspaper, saying it would give stalkers and thieves a convenient roadmap to target potential victims — and determine whether they have …
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Armita Hodge
Winnie Armita Nothern Hodge, 95, of Batesville died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sharp United Methodist Church with Jerry Lumpkin officiating. Burial will be in Wood Cemetery in the Gainesboro community. Pallbearers will be Terry Talley, Joey …
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Paschal Spurlock
EVENING SHADE — Paschal Spurlock, 75, of Evening Shade died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in a Batesville hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City. Burial will be in Evening Shade Cemetery. Visitation will be from …
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Archie Archuleta
Toby Nick “Archie” Archuleta, 69, of Batesville died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in a Batesville hospital. Born May 7, 1943, at Center, Colo., he was the son of Phillip and Andrea Gallegos Archuleta. He was a retired auto body repairman, having owned Archie’s Auto Body …
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Drexel Spurlock
ASH FLAT — Drexel Spurlock, 79, of Ash Flat died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at his home. Born Aug. 13, 1933, in Kingsmill, he was the son of Lawrence and Julia Couch Spurlock. He was the former owner of The White Owl restaurant in Evening …
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Gaylord Huckaba
OIL TROUGH — Gaylord Huckaba, 82, of the Blackland community near Oil Trough, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at his home. Born Sept. 8, 1930, on Goat Hill in Oil Trough, he was the son of Sylvester and Mabel French Huckaba. Survivors include his wife …
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Franks correction
CALIMESA, Calif. — The visitation times for W. Ernestine Franks have been changed. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. The funeral time remains the same, 10 a.m. Saturday at …
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Man who killed elderly woman sentenced
MAGNOLIA (AP) — A man who did plumbing work for a 74-year-old Magnolia woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her. A judge on Thursday sentenced 33-year-old Robert Harrison of Emerson to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the slaying of …
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Revenues up in December
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas’ revenues in December beat the previous year and expectations, fueled primarily by an increase in individual income tax collections, the state finance office said Thursday. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenues in December …
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Poll: Obesity’s a crisis but we want our junk food
WASHINGTON (AP) — We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn’t start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don’t try taking away our junk food. Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for …
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Charges filed in rape, death of abused girl
LITTLE ROCK — A prosecutor filed formal charges this week against an Arkansas man accused of raping and killing his 6-year-old neighbor who had been a victim in a prior abuse case. Prosecutor Van Stone filed paperwork Wednesday charging Zachary Holly, 28, with capital murder, …
