Thursday in Arkansas

Legislature: While there are no legislative meetings today, there is a legislative retreat being held:

Time	Group	Place
4:00 p.m.	Legislative Black Caucus Retreat	Hot Springs Embassy

Governor Beebe: No official events scheduled for the governor, but First Lady Ginger Beebe will be hosting the Komen Community Challenge at the Governor's Mansion at 5:00 p.m.

Looking for something to do today?
Eureka Springs: Bluegrass Festival Watermelon Social (Basin Spring Park)
Booneville: 135th Annual Logan County Musical Convention (FUMC)
Little Rock: 25th Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival (Cadron Creek Park)
County fairs are underway in Bradley, Franklin, Madison, and Clay Counties.

12:00 p.m.: Opportunities, Inc. Board of Directors meeting

Ark. Democrat Gazette: Utility cites flak in Texas over coal
Ark. Democrat Gazette: AG reviewing Family Council's initiative
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Special session on marriage-law fix remains up in air
Ark. Democrat Gazette: System of child welfare still lacking, report says
Ark. Democrat Gazette: 39th looking at state orders
Ark. News Bureau: State takes over Bald Knob school district
Ark. News Bureau: State notice to truckers seeks to collect repealed tax
Ark. News Bureau: Sup. Ct. declines to lift stay on release of e-mails
Ark. News Bureau: Haley, AEDC detail efforts to increase econ. dev.
Ark. News Bureau: Arkansas author advocates greener South
Ark. News Bureau: Lockheed Martin to add 35 jobs in Camden
Associated Press: Beebe: Odds of pedophiles abusing marriage law error 'slim'
Texarkana Gazette: Plant opponents’ attorney questions Swepco’s process

John Brummett: Hillary's seduction of Bubba
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: This is leadership?
Arkansas Leader: PSC a tribune of the people
Gov. Mike Beebe: The heat wave
Max Brantley: Mayoral power
Ernie Dumas: The nightmare of generals