Monday in Arkansas

Legislature: There are no legislative meetings today.
Governor Beebe: No official events scheduled today.

Elsewhere:
Hot Springs Village: 11th Annual Golf-for-Food Tournament (Diamante)
Hot Springs: Constitution Week
Searcy: Leading Ladies
Clinton School: 6:00 p.m.: Diann Jordan, author of Sisters in Science

- The Columbia and Boone County Fairs are underway.

- 63rd Annual Four States Fair & Rodeo
- 11:00 a.m.: Contractor/Developer meeting (Arkansas City Hall)
- 6:00 p.m.: CASA Board meeting
- 7:00 p.m.: Texarkana, Arkansas City Board meeting (Arkansas City Hall)
- 7:00 p.m.: Miller County Quorum Court (Miller County Courthouse)
- Last day of early voting for the at-large school board position in Texarkana.

New York Times: Bush to name Mukasey as successor to Gonzales
Reuters: Greenspan clarifies
Las Vegas Review Journal: O.J. Simpson arrested
Los Angeles Times: Thai plane crash kills 90 (4 Americans)
Stephens DC Bureau: Road earmarks

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: 2 UAMS residency programs fail accredition
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: ‘Move over,’ decal warns slow drivers
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Planned highway receives funding
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Volunteers’ choice: Farm or fight flames?
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Agency tracks elusive rabbits
Associated Press: 3 Ark. government officials enjoyed special gifts
Associated Press: Police agencies puzzle over Ark. court ruling on misdemeanors
Associated Press: Officials studying ways to preserve old Ark. bridge
Ark. News Bureau: Arkansas history guidelines to be discussed

Texarkana Gazette: Funds for airport could mean future development in area
Texarkana Gazette: Resolution may be adopted for restructuring area buildings
Texarkana Gazette: ‘Hamburger tax,’ grants to help city
Texarkana Gazette: Early voter turnout 'average'
Texarkana Gazette: Arkansas delivers monster of a message
Jacksonville Leader: Lawmakers must leave because of term limits (Wed.)
Batesville Daily Guard: Animal cruelty charges filed
Baxter Bulletin: Animal cruelty case: Marion Co. man to get a jury trial
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: 90 animals found packed in U-Haul ; pair charged
NWA Morning News: ZZ Top coming to BBBBQ
Northwest Arkansas Times: Arkansas veterans tell their stories in WWII film
Helena Daily World: City gets DBP grant to upgrade financial system
Searcy Daily Citizen: Tax revenue increase shows economic growth

John Brummett: September's anti-climax
Christy Busby: Fouke Monster helping to keep the state clean
Searcy Daily Citizen: Political visiting
Russellville Courier: Time for a confession
AP Analysis: Central High event could boost Clinton, Huckabee
Pat Lynch: That old-time (football) religion
Pine Bluff Commercial: Why get paid for doing the right thing?
Jim Davis: Congress in the way
Benton County Daily Record: A step too far
Steve Barnes: Desegregation bested history
Vic Harville cartoon