Thursday in Arkansas

Time	Committee	Place	Agenda
9:00 a.m.	Agriculture, Forestry, Econ. Dev.	Arkansas City	Click here

Time	Event	Place
10:30 a.m.	Economic development announcement	El Dorado
6:00 p.m.	Governor Beebe is honored as the YMCA Man of the Year	Jonesboro

Court	Oral Arguments	Today's Opinions
Supreme Court	Benton Co. v. Bentonville	Click here (after 11:00 a.m.)
Ct of Appeals	No hearings today	No opinions released today

Time	Place	Event
2:00 p.m.	DeQueen	Ribbon Cutting: Sevier County Jail
6:00 p.m.	UALR	7th Annual Prostate Foundation event
6:00 p.m.	Clinton School	Joe Grieboski, Pres., Institute on Religion & Public Policy
All Day	Fordyce	28th Annual Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Festival
All Day	Helena	8th Annual Wild Hog Musicfest/Motorcycle Rally
All Day	Russellville	16th Annual Taste of the Valley
All Day	Mountain View	Dulcimer Jamboree: A Traditional Music Event

Time	Place	Event
4:00 p.m.	5415 Cowhorn Creek	Reception for Chamber of Commerce
4:00 p.m.	Hopkins Feed & Seed	Downtown crawfish boil
7:00 p.m.	Fairgrounds	Ringling Brothers Circus

New York Times: For Democrats, Questions Over Race and Electability
Wall Street Journal: Ford Swings to a Profit
Washington Post: Defending a 'Wide Stance' Requires a Thick Wallet
Los Angeles Times: Superdelegates split over lengthy battle
Houston Chronicle: Feds: Charter bus services fronts for drug smuggling
Chicago Tribune: At $3.75 a gallon for gas, more drivers park it
Reuters: Record rice prices feed food fears

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Insurers’ rates below cost, hospitals claim
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Soggy Oil Trough puts blame on levees
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Whole Hog Cafe on McCain’s LR schedule
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Money spent on students parsed
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Drunken-driving report ranks Arkansas fifth-lowest
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Frontier to end service to LR June 1
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Rice in demand, Sam’s Club limits sales
Ark. News Bureau: Report: Schools spending smaller percentages on instruction
Ark. News Bureau: River official: Ark., Okla. should cooperate
Ark. News Bureau: McCain to visit Arkansas college
Stephens DC Bureau: Arkansas lawmakers oppose gas tax 'holiday'
Stephens DC Bureau: Ark. Dems sign on for Hillary Clinton fundraiser
Associated Press: McCain hopes to build Ark. support with fundraiser
Associated Press: New exhibit chronicles political 'circus' in Arkansas
Texarkana Gazette: Harrelson’s political blog best in Arkansas, says Wash. Post

John Brummett: Clark: new man, old pursuit
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Greatness can wait
Jonesboro Sun: Education report shows improvement
Benton County Daily Record: Elephant Ignored
Vic Harville cartoon