http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ar-news/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:18:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417366/posts U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln said today she expects health care reform to remain a hot topic through the 2010 election cycle, but she believes as Arkansans learn more about the reform bill she voted for last week, they will see it is good for Arkansas. “I think the more people do understand about the health care bill, the more comfort they feel with it,” she said. “There’s been a lot of misinformation out there.” Arkansas News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417366/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416902/posts Pastors, police plead for tip on NLR killing Salvation Army slaying reward at $10,000 JACOB QUINN SANDERS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Pastors, police and politicians begged and pleaded Monday for information about the unsolved Christmas Eve killing of a Salvation Army major in North Little Rock’s Baring Cross neighborhood. “I’m asking the community to start snitching,” said the Rev. Benny Johnson, founder of the Little Rock-based group Stop the Violence, during an afternoon news conference at the Salvation Army Corps and Community Center at 1505 W. 18th St. where Philip Wise was shot just after 4 p.m. on Dec. 24. The longer... Arkansas Democrat Gazette (subscription may be required) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416902/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:11:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416358/posts LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (AP) -- Arkansas police are looking for two men who shot and killed a Salvation Army major originally from West Virginia in front of his three young children outside the organization's community center in North Little Rock. Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper says two men accosted Philip Wise and his children - ages, 4, 6 and 8 - on Thursday. He says one man pulled a gun, demanded money and then shot Wise. Wise's wife, Cindy, was inside the center and called 911. Philip Wise was picking up his wife to drive to his mother's home in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416358/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:20:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416330/posts ‘Work is not done,’ widow says Wife of Salvation Army pastor speaks of prayer for his killer EVIN DEMIREL ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Leading a Sunday service in the building where her husband was shot and killed in a Christmas Eve robbery attempt, Salvation Army Major Cindy Wise said her mission to minister to the people in North Little Rock’s Baring Cross neighborhood has not changed. “I believe I have peace today because I know the work is not done here yet,” Wise told nearly 50 people on Sunday. Standing before the congregation in her navy blue uniform, she said she will... www.ardemgaz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416330/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:44:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415990/posts Arkansas police continue to search for two suspects in the shooting death of a Salvation Army major on Christmas Eve. Salvation Army Major Philip Wise was killed outside the organization’s community center in North Little Rock, Arkansas as his three young children looked on. Wise had worked for the Salvation Army for 16 years and had been at the Little Rock location for 3 years. "He was so important to that community," said North Little Rock Police Department spokesman Terry Kuykendahl told FoxNews.com. "This has been a tremendous blow to (them)." Thanks to private citizens' donations, police are offering a... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415990/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:04:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415304/posts WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced Wednesday that North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison and seven other Arkansas hospitals will be protected under an amendment she secured in the revised Senate health plan. Her proposal prevents scheduled Medicare payment cuts proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) that put 250 hospitals throughout the United States at a disadvantage, including hospitals in Mountain Home, Forrest City, Blytheville, Helena, Jonesboro, Batesville, Paragould and Harrison. The move is expected to spare North Arkansas Regional Medical Center $1,078,857 in Medicare cuts. Harrison Daily Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415304/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:14:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415131/posts Arkansas police are searching for two men who shot and killed a Salvation Army major Christmas Eve outside the organization’s community center in North Little Rock as his three young children looked on. Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper said two men accosted Philip Wise and his children — ages, 4, 6 and 8 — about 4 p.m. Thursday. He says one man pulled a gun, demanded money and then shot Wise. Wise's wife, Cindy, also a major in the Salvation Army, was inside the center and called 911. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415131/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415074/posts LITTLE ROCK — Salvation Army Maj. Phillip Wise had Christmas plans. All he had to do was drop off the Christmas Eve donations at the Salvation Army headquarters in North Little Rock, pick up his wife, Cindy, who also is a Salvation Army major and was in the building waiting on him, and head home, to West Virginia, for the holidays. His three young children — 4, 6 and 8 — were with him. Then the unthinkable happened. Wise was robbed at gunpoint and as his children watched. He was then shot and bled to death in the parking lot... The Sherwood Voice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415074/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:18:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414852/posts Salvation Army major shot dead in front of 3 children By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A Salvation Army major was fatally shot in front of his three children Thursday afternoon as he walked into the the organization's community center in North Little Rock, authorities said. Around 4 p.m., two black men dressed in black approached Philip Wise, 40, of Maumelle outside the community center at 1505 W. 18th St., Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper said. Wise’ children — ages 4, 6, and 8 — were walking with him when the men came up to them, police said. His wife, Cindy, also... Arkansas Democrat Gazette (subscription required) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414852/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:38:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410986/posts Family of Clinton murder victims ask the public for tips Chris Minor Reporter December 18, 2009 CLINTON - Angel Herman's mother says she knows someone has information about who may have killed her daughter and 2 year old grandson, and is hoping they come forward soon. WQAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410986/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:55:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409929/posts BEAVER -- The Beaver County Sheriff's Office has arrested three men suspected in a series of burglaries. According to the Spectrum, deputies said Luis M. Lopez, Andy F. Lopez, and Oren T. Hounchell admitted to varying levels of involvement in a series of break-ins at homes, stores and the Beaver City Library. They were also found in possession of an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. All three face multiple burglary and drug charges. Deputies discovered a set of footprints left in the snow after one of the home burglaries. They followed those footprints to the Hounchell's home. The... ksl.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409929/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:44:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409936/posts Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) got a boost in her reelection effort on Thursday morning by way of a fundraising e-mail from former President Bill Clinton. Clinton, the one-time governor of Arkansas, sent an e-mail to Lincoln supporters asking for funds and seeking to beat back attacks from the senator's left and right. "I am going to tell you what I told Sen. Lincoln this week: She's going to win this thing," Clinton wrote. "Make no mistake, this will be a tough fight. But I know Sen. Lincoln well and I know she is up to it. That's why I'm standing... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409936/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:55:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408003/posts A year after the decimation of 2008, Republicans are newly confident about their election prospects in the Senate. Then again, they have almost nowhere to go but up: The GOP occupies only 40 seats, compared to 58 for the Democrats (plus a pair of “independent” allies, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont). As always, many races are foregone conclusions, such as the special election in Massachusetts next month to choose a successor to the late Ted Kennedy. But at least 20 of the 2010 Senate races are worth watching. Herewith, a state-by-state summary. ARIZONA: Could Republican senator... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408003/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408016/posts Dear Congressman Snyder: Thank you for including my family in your recent town hall teleconference on Monday December 14, 2009. We had asked your staff to speak with you, but unfortunately our question did not make it to you personally. As a result, I would like to ask you in this forum: Why did you vote for a health care reform bill that contains a government run option, one that the majority of the American people (and more importantly, the majority of Arkansans) are opposed to? This bill is fundamentally flawed and will result in lower quality of care for... Internet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408016/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:06:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406900/posts Even before she became the swing vote that forced consideration of Obamacare onto the Senate floor, two-term Arkansas senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln had a dubious distinction: "For 2010, she may be the most endangered Democratic senator in the country," says Public Policy Polling head Dean Debnam. Political handicappers began to note her vulnerability last summer when, in the face of the tea-party movement, Lincoln refused to hold town hall meetings with her constituents. In a conference call with Arkansas reporters, she called tea-party confrontations with politicians "un-American," and ever since, even though she relented and held a few town halls... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406900/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406550/posts Think Blanche Lincoln may dessert her far-left liberal Dem colleagues in the Senate and vote against Obama-Reid-Pelosi's Socialized Medicine scheme? Think again. This is from her latest campaign letter: "If the Republicans have their way, pregnancy will always be a pre-existing condition disqualifying women for health insurance and diagnoses for chronic diseases like Parkinson's Disease will always prompt insurance companies to drop their coverage." We know Arkansas voters are easy to fool; they gave Bill Clinton his start in politics, but would they fall for these lies? Their Senator thinks so! Wash Whispers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406550/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:07:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405113/posts U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln is pretending that the secretly written, +2,000 page, government takeover, Medicaid robbing, healthcare takeover efforts by Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and special interest groups. She is also pretending that if Reidcare is stopped, it will mean no healthcare reform is possible. This is a lie used to justify any and all bad parts of Reidcare, the government takeover plan in the U.S. Senate. To give political cover for herself, Blanche has used the same excuse after every vote to move forward with just different phases. Below are some quotes from Blanche Lincoln after continuing Reidcare: "Although... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405113/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403744/posts Police serving order shot at, ATF says LINDA SATTER ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE A Pulaski County man fired several shots Tuesday at officers who attempted to serve a federal warrant at his mobile home at 3106 W. Justice Road in northern Pulaski County, a federal agent said. No one was injured, and the resident, Johnny Davis, surrendered at about 2:30 p.m., roughly four hours after his standoff with officers began, said Joe Riehl, special agent in charge of the New Orleans Field Division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Riehl said ATF agents obtained a warrant charging Davis with... Arkansas Democrat Gazette (subscription may be needed) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403744/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:01:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403660/posts If it weren't for bad luck, Mike Huckabee would have no luck at all. Of all the deranged criminals in the country, it was Maurice Clemmons -- granted clemency by then-Gov. Huckabee of Arkansas almost a decade ago -- who recently murdered four police officers in Washington state. Seldom has an act of mercy been more publicly or horribly betrayed. Some of Huckabee's potential rivals for the 2012 Republican nomination responded, not merely by criticizing this specific act of clemency but by rejecting the very idea. "In Minnesota," said Gov. Tim Pawlenty, "I don't think I've ever voted for clemency."... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403660/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:14:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402700/posts The nation was stunned by the senseless and savage cold-blooded murders of four young police officers in Lakewood, Wash., over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Whenever a police officer or soldier is killed, the loss is even more profound, for they are the ones who stand between our way of life and total anarchy. Nine years ago, the name Maurice Clemmons crossed my desk. I commuted his sentence from 108 years to 47 years. I take full responsibility for my actions of nine years ago. I acted on the facts presented to me in 2000. If I could have possibly known... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402700/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:42:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400997/posts Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee explains why he commuted the sentence of Maurice Clemmons, suspected of shooting police officers in Washington State before being killed by authorities. (Dec. 1) Huckabee: Why I Commuted (Cop Killer) Clemmons Sentence Foxnews(via Youtube) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400997/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:18:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399405/posts Gov. Chris Gregoire today directed state Corrections Chief Eldon Vail not to accept any new parolees from Arkansas until matters arising from the Maurice Clemmons case have been addressed and resolved. Glenn Kuper, a spokesman for the governor, said Gregoire was taking the unusual step because she wants "to make sure that the system is appropriate to protect Washington residents." Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399405/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:25:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400598/posts Senate Democrats will offer an amendment this weekend to curb the pay of executives at health insurance companies that benefit from federal subsidies, fueling the growing feud with the powerful industry. Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) have sponsored an amendment that would prohibit health insurance companies from deducting more than $400,000 in executive compensation per individual. The cap would apply to companies that earned 25 percent or more of their income from Americans who buy insurance from government-created exchanges. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400598/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:33:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400643/posts Last April, a Department of Corrections officer was watching a television news story about a series of armed robberies around Puget Sound when he saw a Pierce County Crime Stoppers sketch that bore a striking similarity to a man he'd once monitored — Maurice Clemmons. The officer passed on the tip to Clemmons' current supervising officer, who called Crime Stoppers. Yet, somehow, the tip didn't filter down to all the detectives working the cases. A Crime Stoppers operator told the officer that they had "received too many tips/leads already," according to the second DOC officer's notes. Crime Stoppers "refused to... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400643/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:37:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400386/posts Mike Huckabee is a liar. He granted clemency to a dangerous criminal, but wants us to believe everyone would have acted the same way. Huckabee's efforts to shift blame away from himself includes a total fabrication of Maurice Clemmons' extensive criminal history. The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400386/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:06:29 GMT