Arkansas weekend

Arkansas Festivals and Events Today:
51st Annual Pink Tomato Festival (Warren)
16th Annual Dinosaur Festival (Nashville)
50th Annual Rodeo and Parade (Calico Rock)
22nd Annual Ice Cream Social (Berryville)
31st Annual Farmfest (Wynne)
134th Southern Memorial Day (Fayetteville)
Sharp County Regional Airport Airshow (Hardy)
Featherfest (Springdale)
Car Wars Demolition Derby (Texarkana)
Hot Springs: 12th Annual Hot Springs Music Festival
Hot Springs: Mrs. Arkansas Pageant
Hot Springs: Arkansas State HOG rally
Hot Springs: Super Retriever Crown Series Championship (Oaklawn infield)

Arkansas roundup:
State News:
Official: Enticing new firms a priority [ADG]
Education coming up short at youth lockup [ADG]
Hutchinson claims no role in Tumey indictment [Ark. News Bureau]
Arkansan killed in Iraq recalled as a nice guy, devoted dad, hero [ADG]
Mother’s political ambitions behind prosecution, businessman says [ADG]
AG: Dem. lottery petitioner needs legal help on rewrite [Legalnewsline.com]
State needs to step up marketing efforts, lawmakers told [Ark. News Bureau]

Local News:
Governor to governor [Searcy Daily Citizen]
Rising asphalt prices snag projects [Hope Star]
White Co. boys participate in mock gov't [Searcy Daily Citizen]
Speeding tickets may go up (Sample) [Springdale Morning News]
Advisory council meets to discuss bioenergy [Stuttgart Daily Leader]
Highway Commission opens bids for Lonoke County [Lonoke Democrat]
Local students learn politics, life skills at Boys State [Texarkana Gazette]
Quorum Court halts court records preservation process [Russellville Courier]
Airport board looks to create industry search committee [Texarkana Gazette]

Today's Arkansas Columns/Editorials:
John Brummett: Counting Huckabee's irksome ways
Doug Thompson: Yearly sessions deserve hearings
ADG: He's alive!
Mike Masterson: Unfair image put to rest
Arkansas Leader: Why we're paying more
ASCD Community Blog: Is Arkansas getting soft?
Art Hobson: Modern Times: Stuck in concrete