Wednesday in Arkansas

Legislature: There are three legislative meetings today:

Time	Committee	Place	Agenda
9:00 a.m.	Rural Fire Depts. Study Comm.	Mountain Harbor	Click here
10:00 a.m.	Advanced Comm. & Information Tech.	Rm. 151	Click here
12:00 p.m.	House Rules	Rm. 428	Not available

Governor Beebe: No official events scheduled today.

Lt. Gov. Halter: No official events scheduled today.

Looking for something to do today?
- 9:00 a.m.: Fayetteville Shale Symposium (UCA Reynolds Hall)
- The Newton, Washington, Randolph and Miller County Fairs are underway.

2:00 p.m.: "Fix Millwood Lake" meeting to discuss silt, aquatic plants

New Orleans Times Picayune: 2nd Anniversary of Katrina
Washington Post: Congressman offers revisions to 'No Child'
Washington Post: Bush wants $50 billion more for Iraq war
Washington Post: Paper by Cho exhibits disturbing parallels to shootings
Washington Post: Bush may fight for new attorney general
AP/New York Times: National poverty rate declines
Stephens DC Bureau: Asa not hunting for AG job, but won't rule it out

Ark. Democrat Gazette: Snyder hears worries on immigration
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Court ends hold on cash for Brooks
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Fort Smith: Directors to weigh English use only
Associated Press: Swepco hearing to resume today
Associated Press: Ark. bank takes Mexican IDs, joining other banking chains
Ark. News Bureau: Governor announces need-based college grants
Ark. News Bureau: USNWR editor defends rankings; some Ark. schools opting out
Ark. News Bureau: Pryor, bus. leaders discuss extension of broadband in Ark.
Ark. News Bureau: AP test takers, scores up; SAT scores remain above average
Ark. News Bureau: PetroQuest Energy acquires acreage in Fayetteville Shale

Hope Star: Rep. Scott Sullivan asks for promotion to Senate
Stuttgart Daily Leader: Bogard, Rogers announce House Dist. 14
Helena Daily World: State lawmakers meet at AHEC
Northwest Arkansas Times: All in favor (satellite UAMS campus)
Texarkana Gazette: CenterPoint Case Revisited: Delays could go into 2008
NWA Morning News: Former PTO treasurer arrested
Batesville Daily Guard: Polls to open for uncontested races
Hope Star: Beebe lends support for Yerger Museum
Hope Star: Chuck Welch to address workforce need

Benton County Daily Record: Hope for the best (no special session)
Paul Greenberg: Skyscapes
David Sanders: Controversy's familiar friends
Texarkana Gazette: Obese America
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Correction and objection
Meredith Oakley: Obesity hurts economy as well as health
Gene Lyons: Another buck passed
Searcy Daily Citizen: Living in Wide County
Rome News-Tribune (Ga.): 'Not' very intelligent