Friday in Arkansas

Time	Committee	Room	Agenda
1:00 p.m.	Task Force on Autism	151	Click here

Time	Event	Place
6:30 p.m.	Hosting the Come Home for the Holidays reception	Governor's Mansion

Time	Committee	Room
10:00 a.m.	Supreme Court Committee on Court Security	Justice Bldg., Rm. 101

Time	Place	Event
10:00 a.m.	Des Arc	Holiday Open House
6:00 p.m.	Eureka Springs	Christmas Parade
7:00 p.m.	West Memphis	Christmas Party

Time	Place	Event
7:00 p.m.	Perot Theatre	Texarkana Community Ballet 40th Anniversary
7:00 p.m.	Fouke HS cafeteria	Music Fest Benefit Concert

New York Times: Iraq Lacks Plan on the Return of Refugees, Military Says
Washington Post: FBI's Gun Ban Listing Swells
Los Angeles Times: Funding shortfall crimps DNA evidence testing
Houston Chronicle: Consumer-spending growth weakens
Reuters: Subprime aid plan
Chicago Sun Times: Amtrak, freight trains crash
Stephens DC Bureau: Medical costs taking bigger bite of Arkansans

Tyler (TX) Morning Telegraph: Funds Ok'D for Texas State Railroad
Nashville Tennessean: Bredesen opposes watering down open government laws
Shreveport Times: Leslie Carbone: 'Charter' a new course: All eyes on Louisiana
Edmond (OK) Sun: Regional deals may help ease water woes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Internet bullying ban may come to St. Louis

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Study shows health care mounting burden
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Schools get aid to translate via Web
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Senator cries, apologizes, defends e-mail
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Justices send mine case back to Benton County
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Nutt’s payout said to contain no public cash
Ark. News Bureau: Group will petition for committee on death penalty
Ark. News Bureau: Legislator apologizes for message on blacks, immigrants
Associated Press: State buys old Jefferson County jail
Associated Press: Lighting ceremony set for Saturday at Ark. Capitol

Texarkana Gazette: Director: No problem with Big deficit forecast for airport
NWA Morning News: Former School Board Members Want School On New Site
Northwest Ark. Times: Health care costs for families on the rise in Arkansas
Benton County Daily Record: Quorum Court approves ‘nuisance’ ordinance
Jonesboro Sun: Sales tax revenue rebounds
Pine Bluff Commercial: Official touts development work
Batesville Daily Guard: Wuorum Court meeting heated
Baxter Bulletin: Airport manager resigns following meeting
Harrison Daily Times: Mayor: Main Street funds eyed
Stuttgart Daily Leader: Quorum Court discusses annual budget proposals
Russellville Courier: Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center to be sold
Log Cabin Democrat: Conway City Council approves $93,680 in CDBG funds
Heber Springs Sun-Times: County budget passes $9 million
Helena Daily World: Main Street Helena awarded $2,500 AT&T grant

Dana Kelley: Divide immigrants
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Rx: More government
Steve Barnes: Coach Proves That Education Pays
Brenda Blagg: Taxes can wait
Meredith Oakley: Staying harder than leaving
Vic Harville cartoon