Tuesday in Arkansas

Legislature: No legislative meetings scheduled today.

Governor Beebe:

10:00 a.m.: Economic-development announcement (Fort Chaffee, Fort Smith);
12:00 p.m.: Governor addresses the DeQueen Lions Club (Palace Restaurant);
2:00 p.m.: Governor certifies Dierks as an Arkansas Community of Excellence (Whispering Oaks);
6:00 p.m.: Governor attends the Yerger Museum Reception (Hope).

Around Arkansas:
10:00 a.m.: Grant Application Workshop (El Dorado Chamber of Commerce)
10:00 a.m.: How to Win an Election Seminar (Arkansas State Chamber, LR)
4:30 p.m.: Campaign kickoff reception for Johnnie Roebuck (Arkadelphia)
6:30 p.m.: Bentonville Public Library: If All Arkansas Read the Same Book 2007
7:00 p.m.: Arkansas State University: National columnist Leonard Pitts

9:00 a.m.: EEOC/OSHA Training (Texarkana Country Club)
10:00 a.m.: I-69 informational conference (Texas City Hall)
12:00 p.m.: Texarkana Bar Association Meeting (Northridge Country Club)
4:30 p.m.: Ribbon Cutting for Horace Mann Insurance (5411 Plaza Drive)
7:30 p.m.: Texarkana Symphony Orchestra - A New World (Perot Theatre)

New York Times: Huckabee in Iowa
Los Angeles Times: Massive Bay Area oil cleanup shifts focus
Houston Chronicle: Pet project's goal is to end euthanasia
Reuters: Bhutto says Musharraf must step down
Reuters: Democrats say hidden costs double war price: report

Dallas Morning News: Cisneros: GOP stand on immigration risky
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Project preserves footnotes in black history
New Orleans Times Picayune: Jefferson hopes to auction Road Home "buy outs"
Tulsa World: Deputies unfazed by new immigration law
Birmingham News: Students will get laptops with plan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Giuliani visits St. Charles County

Ark. News Bureau: Paul pays filing fee for Republican primary
Ark. News Bureau: Federal grant to aid minority contractor training
Ark. News Bureau: James to head national educators organization
AP: Program aims to boost qualified minority contractors in Delta
AP: State medical board considers barring some offshore med students

Texarkana Gazette: Sportsplex deal falls through
NWA Morning News: Bentonville Police Chief Asks For More Officers
Jonesboro Sun: Craighead officials will review budget
Hope Star: UACCH reflects enrollment trend
Searcy Daily Citizen:
Batesville Daily Guard: Construction set to begin on Southside school
Forrest City Times Herald:

John Brummett: Passionate centrist can see Hillary vs. Huckabee
Russellville Courier: Reservations for wet or dry
Vic Harville cartoon