UAMS meets fundraising goal

BY TRACIE DUNGAN

ROGERS — Philanthropists from three Northwest Arkansas families have put a fundraiser by the state’s medical school over the top. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Judge: State law applies

BY JOHN LYNCH

A Connecticut ticket broker is subject to Arkansas law over its involvement in the sale of Hannah Montana concert tickets last year, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Wednesday. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Children in Alamo case still sought

BY ANDY DAVIS

TEXARKANA — State child protective services caseworkers spent Wednesday finding foster homes for the 20 children seized from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries while a search continued for other children who were missed during a sweep of Alamo properties. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Program helps families improve English skills

BY EVIE BLAD

SPRINGDALE — Sylvia Magana moved to the United States from Mexico 11 years ago, but she waited until recently to start learning English. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Hospital fires up to 6 for accessing Pressly’s files

BY JACOB QUINN SANDERS

St. Vincent Health System fired as many as six employees last month for improperly accessing the records of Little Rock morning television anchor Anne Pressly while she was a patient at the company’s main hospital, the chief executive confirmed Wednesday morning. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

NW Arkansas today

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Poverty, the education of the parent, and whether or not English is spoken in the home, these are the key factors that determine a child’s success in school.” Sharon Darling, president of the National Center for Family Literacy, on the importance of involving non-English speaking parents when their child is learning English in school Article, 1B Today’s meetings Beaver Water District, noon Bentonville Airport Advisory Committee, 2 p.m. Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority, 3 p.m. Walton Arts Center Council, 3 p.m. Fayetteville Planning agenda session and tour, 3:30 p.m. Centerton Advertising and Promotion Commission, 4 p.m. Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Southpass tour, 4 p.m. Rogers Subdivision Committee, 4 p.m. Springdale Airport Commission, 4 p.m. Washington County Quorum Court Budget Committee, 4:45 p.m. Centerton Water and Sewer Commission, 5:30 p.m. Fayetteville Environmental Concerns Committee, 5:30 p.m. Fayetteville Telecommunications Board, 5:30 p.m. Benton Co - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Beebe moves $500,000 to ASU affiliate center

BY JULIE STEWART SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

MOUNTAIN HOME — Gov. Mike Beebe released $500,000 in state funds to Arkansas State University at Mountain Home for the construction of an educational and cultural center on the north-central Arkansas campus, school officials said Wednesday. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Gunshot misses group of students

BY GINNY LAROE

A gunman lurking in a parked car fired a single gunshot into a group of students near Henderson State University on Wednesday afternoon, but no one was struck, authorities said. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Arkansas Court of Appeals

The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions on Wednesday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at: http://courts.state.ar.us PROCEEDINGS OF NOV. 19, 2008 CHIEF JUDGE JOHN MAUZY PITTMAN CACR07-495. Brian Vinson v. State, from Pulaski Circuit, 7th Division. Affirmed. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Tax cuts to be boon for state, Altes says

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

State Sen. Denny Altes, RFort Smith, dusted off several of his tax cut bills that had failed to clear the Legislature in previous years and filed them Wednesday. - Thursday, November 20, 2008

Credit turmoil takes a chunk out of pension

BY MICHAEL R. WICKLINE

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments fell in value by $1.17 billion in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, but the system’s interim director said the plunge shouldn’t affect benefits for the system’s 25,000 retirees. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Beebe releases education plan

BY SETH BLOMELEY

Legislators struggled Tuesday to get their arms around Gov. Mike Beebe’s proposed $2.68 billion Public School Fund budget as details were released for the first time. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

BENTON COUNTY : Transit common priority in report

BY AMANDA O’TOOLE

ROGERS — Area leaders should focus on infrastructure, public parks, downtown Rogers and a handful of other priorities when it comes to planning the city’s future, according to a 104-page document created by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Court date moved for 10 jammed into Springdale house

BY RICHARD MASSEY

SPRINGDALE — The court date for 10 adults who were among 23 people living in one house and who were charged for unsightly-unsanitary conditions and overoccupancy was moved Tuesday to Jan. 2. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

BENTONVILLE : Museum adds 3 more classic paintings

BY AMANDA O’TOOLE

BENTONVILLE — A painting that sold for $3.6 million in 2005 at a New York auction house will be included in the permanent collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Overton outspends Sprouse for mayor

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

SPRINGDALE — Campaign finance reports for the mayoral runoff were due Tuesday, and candidate filings show Alderman Mike Overton has spent more than $66,000 on the election. Opponent Doug Sprouse, meanwhile, has spent just over $36,000. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I know by your standards you’re experiencing tough times. But trust me, you are so much better off than most of the rest of the world.” Gov. Mike Beebe, on Arkansas’ ability so far to buck the trend of the national recession Article, 5B Today’s meetings Washington County Rural Development Authority, 9:30 a.m. Fayetteville Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations Committee, 10 a.m. Springdale Public Facilities Board, noon Rogers Parks and Recreation Commission, 1 p.m. Rogers Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Springdale Library Board, 4 p.m. Benton County Planning Board, 5:30 p.m. Today’s happenings Seventh annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Embassy Suites, Rogers International Education Week Potluck, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Northwest Arkansas Community College Student Center Room 108, Bentonville Anna Kasten Nelson: “The Assassination of John F. Kennedy,” noon, Gardner Lecture Hall, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Mike Sypult: “A History of Railways in Northwest A - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Ex-LR school chief sentencing delayed

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CLAYTON, Mo. — The sentencing of a former suburban St. Louis school superintendent is delayed until Jan. 5 because he could not immediately begin paying more than $100,000 he owes in restitution. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

MUSICAL REVIEW : Sweeney Todd a gory, entertaining yarn

BY MICHELLE PARKS

FAYETTEVILLE — Less is so much more, at least in the cleverly rendered tale of a London barber gone mad. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Beebe: State bucking economic dip

BY BILL BOWDEN

Arkansas has been somewhat insulated from the national recession, but the state must prepare for the worst, Gov. Mike Beebe told Northwest Arkansas business leaders Tuesday. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Fayetteville preservationist, UA professor dies at 88

BY TRACIE DUNGAN

FAYETTEVILLE — Dan Ferritor recalls how his friend Cyrus Arden Sutherland showed yet another surprising personality facet during a 1999 university trip to China. - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

14-year-old tells court of Alamo’s touching

BY ANDY DAVIS

TEXARKANA — At a hearing on the custody status of two girls removed from Tony Alamo’s religious compound in southwest Arkansas, a 14-yearold girl testified that Alamo had touched her inappropriately, and an 18-year-old man described beatings at the hands of another church member. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Baker set for Senate budget slot

BY MICHAEL R. WICKLINE

Although Democrats outnumber Republicans 27-8 in the Arkansas Senate, a Republican will be the chamber’s chairman of the powerful Joint Budget Committee for the next two years. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

BENTON COUNTY : Court: Deputy immune from suit

BY LINDA SATTER

What’s a sheriff ’s deputy to do when faced with serving an Arkansas arrest warrant at a house that sits in Oklahoma but whose mailbox and telephone number are officially within Arkansas’ borders? - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

ROGERS : Teachers learn ways to present immigration

BY EVIE BLAD

ROGERS — Northwest Arkansas teachers met Monday to develop strategies for teaching about immigration issues in classrooms that are increasingly filled with students who’ve recently moved to the United States from Latin American countries. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE : UAMS satellite campus close to $3 million goal

BY AMANDA O’TOOLE

FAYETTEVILLE — The state’s medical school expects to reach its $3 million fundraising goal for a northwest campus at the former Washington Regional Medical Center building by the end of the year, the school’s vice chancellor said Monday. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

House speaker’s lottery bill is first legislation filed for ’09

BY CHARLIE FRAGO

The first bill filed in the 2009 legislative session Monday carried symbolic weight and political heft but was scanty on substance. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Arrestee got his 1 call, 68 more

BY DEBRA HALE-SHELTON

Pope County jail inmate Michael Allen Stringer got to make more than the one call every American expects to dial if he’s arrested. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “These are not great economic times, as we discussed. But the need is so great. I do believe we can make a very convincing argument for how important it is for the state.” Dr. Peter Kohler, vice chancellor for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, on efforts to convince the state to fund a satellite campus Article, 1B Today’s meetings Springdale Street and Capital Improvement Committee, noon Walton Arts Center Foundation, 4 p.m. Fayetteville Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee, 4 p.m. Rogers Planning Commission, 4:30 p.m. Washington County Quorum Court Budget Committee, 4:45 p.m. Bentonville Planning Commission, 5 p.m. Fayetteville Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, 5:30 p.m. Elkins School Board, 6 p.m. Fayetteville City Council, 6 p.m. Rogers School Board, 6 p.m. Fayetteville Partners for Better Housing, 6:15 p.m. Rogers Library Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m. Siloam Springs Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m. Bethel Heights City Council, 7 p.m. Lowell City Council, 7 p.m. Pea Ridge C - Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Coroner faces trial in attack on father

BY JULIE STEWART SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Cleburne County Coroner Dwight Olmstead ran unopposed for re-election this month from a jail cell, where he is awaiting trial on suspicion of trying to kill his father. - Tuesday, November 18, 2008