Arkansas weekend

Time	Place	Event
All Day	Hope	Winter Bluegrass Festival
11:00 a.m.	DeGray State Park	Waterfowl Watch
1:00 p.m.	Parkin	African American Quilting Workshop
1:00 p.m.	Oaklawn	Essex Handicap
1:00 p.m.	Lyric Theater, Harrison	Willy Wonka starring Gene Wilder
6:00 p.m.	Petit Jean	Hikes, Hearts, and Hugs
7:30 p.m.	Lyric Theater, Harrison	Cedar Hill

Time	Event	Place
2:00 p.m.	Funeral of Ark State Police Sergeant Richard LeBow	Ozark
7:00 p.m.	Arkansas Rep. Theatre's Saints & Sinners Ball	Statehouse C.C., LR

Time	Place	Event
1:00 p.m.	Razorback Field	Century Bank Softball Classic
7:00 p.m.	Texarkana Country Club	2008 Phantom Ball

New York Times: Friends Say Drugs Played Only Bit Part for Obama
Wall Street Journal: Democrats Focus on Two States
Washington Post: No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits Plan
Los Angeles Times: Democratic race could boil down to 796 votes
Houston Chronicle: Presidential battle for delegates intensifies today
Chicago Tribune: Driven to find the worst pothole in the city of Chicago
Reuters: Huckabee vows to stay in presidential race

New Orleans Times-Picayune: Louisiana voters head to the polls
Dallas Morning News: State should restrict cellphones in school zones
Nashville Tennessean: Liquor lobby's hold on lawmakers pathetic
The Daily Oklahoman: Bill would repeal much of HB 1804
Hattiesburg American: Pay raise bill considered
KMOV-TV St. Louis: Kan., Mo. lawmakers tout bill to lower Kansans' taxes

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Lawmakers split on raising tax
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Report shows 52 boards/agencies flush at year end
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Study criticizes converting cleared land to biofuel
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Judge tosses art offer
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Report: Arkansas office in Japan worth it
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: 5 delegates up in air in state for Democrats
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: School athletics spending audited
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Officials: Leprosy story false
Ark. News Bureau: Special session chances dwindling, Wills says
Associated Press: Helena-West Helena given another reprieve by state auditors
Associated Press: Slow pace to electricity restoration in damaged areas
Associated Press: FEMA head: A 'changed' agency to help Arkansas
Associated Press: All counties but Craighead finish tabulating election results
Associated Press: Plant to add 70 jobs in Cross County