Author: Roby Brock

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Arkansas Municipal League Selects New Officers

The Arkansas Municipal League has elected a new slate of officers for the 2012-2013 year. Camden Mayor Chris Claybaker was elected president. Pea Ridge Mayor Jackie Crabtree was elected first…

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District Farm Family Winners Named

The Arkansas Farm Bureau named its district winners for Farm Family of the Year. The program begins each year with selection of top farm families in each county and culminates…

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Supreme Court Ruling Won’t End Health Care Debate

Arkansas Times senior editor and lead blogger, Max Brantley, and Republican political strategist Clint Reed of Impact Management Group agree on one thing: The Supreme Court decision on the federal health care law won’t settle the issue.

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Beebe Headed To France For Trade Mission

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said on his return trip from China that he may travel to France this summer for an agricultural-related economic development trip. Apparently, he will.

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Verizon Wireless, Comcast Partner On Service Offerings

Verizon Wireless and Comcast will offer each other’s services in Little Rock, North Little Rock and Benton and deliver a variety of offers and incentives for new and existing customers, the two companies announced Thursday (June 21).

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America’s Car-Mart On The Fast Track For Growth

There’s nothing sexy about selling dependable cars to hardworking people in small- to medium-size towns across the South. But one Bentonville-based company is raking in record profits by doing just that.