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Conversations on Independent Voters: Independents in Arkansas

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:54:00 -0500

Courtney Terry, a mom and grad student in Little Rock, Arkansas, came to independent politics because she didn't feel comfortable in a partisan world--and a world that so readily accepts poverty as a norm.She is organizing a caucus of independents to

another Lazy Sunday

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:33:00 -0500

Well we went to a Birthday party last night and it was kinda boring nothing exciting to report, but we got home at about 12:30. We slept in again this morning and didn't get up until 12:30 and dressed and went to my nephew's house for dinner. Well

Reflections

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:11:00 -0500

I don't want to dwell on this too much.As you've probably heard, the state Democratic Party chairman in my native state of Arkansas, Bill Gwatney, was murdered last week.As I understand it, Gwatney became party chairman last year. Before that, he was

2008 SEC West Predictions

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:22:00 -0500

Every team in the West has questions this year - How will Auburn do running the spread for a full season? What kind of production will LSU get from its QBs? Will Alabama greatly improve in year 2 under Nick Saban? Can Houston Nutt win in Oxford with

Obama Omits Arkansas From Southern Strategy

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:04:00 -0500

The first couple of paragraphs of Shaila Dewan's New York Times article about how the Obama campaign is making no effort to win votes in Arkansas could be describing the Arkansas in which I grew up."Arkansas has a Democratic governor, an overwhelming

Links between Ark. Democrat leader, killer unclear

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:33:50 -0500

There has been a lot of speculation on Internet blogs today about the possible motive. I hope we get some answers for the sake of his Mr. Gwatney’s family. Links between Ark. Democrat leader, killer unclear By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press W

No Apparent Motive for Ark. Dem HQ Murder

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:22:00 -0500

clipped from rawstory.comPolice and neighbors are struggling to explain why a man described as a loner drove more than 30 miles to Arkansas' Democratic Party headquarters and fatally shot its chairman hours after losing his job.Police said Timothy Da

Parteivorsitzender der Dems in Arkansas erschossen

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:26:34 -0500

Bill Gwatney, der Vorsitzende der Demokraten im Bundesstaat Arkansas, wurde gestern in der Hauptstadt Little Rock in seiner Parteizentrale von Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, einem Supermarkt-Angestellten, mit drei Schüssen in die Brust getötet. Der Mör

Good-Bye Concrete Oven

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:20:01 -0500

I changed my weather widget from Memphis over to Searcy. I’d say that this is because I didn’t want to forget to do this once I got to Searcy, but I was probably just trying to avoid packing. Temperature in Memphis: 76 Degrees Temperatu

Secure Arkansas Announces Town Hall Meetings

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:07:32 -0500

Jeannie Burlsworth, Founder and Chairman of Secure Arkansas, is hosting two town hall meetings in Northwest Arkansas which are open to the public and will focus on the impact of illegal immigration on the taxpayers of Arkansas. The first meeting will

Greetings from the Land of Entrapment...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:44:00 -0500

er...Land of Enchantment! This post comes to y'all from the dusty climes of Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.The Hawg kindly asked me to contribute to this most excellent blog.Now then...some of you may be asking, "Why the heck is a New Mexican posting at All

Gunman Killed After Murdering Arkansas Democratic Party Chair

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:03:00 -0500

Yesterday, Timothy D. Johnson went to the Arkansas Democratic Party offices and killed state party chairman Bill Gwatney (48) (New York Times). Our condolences to Mr. Gwatney's family and friends. Mr. Johnson fled in his truck. Law enforcement office

Bill Gwatney, Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Killed Before DNC Convention

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:58:00 -0500

In a totally sad story of the work of a sick mind, Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney was killed by an obviously mentally deranged Timothy Dale Johnson, who walked in a shot him for no apparent reason. other than Timothy Dale Johnson had

SEC Schedule a Day: Arkansas

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:06:00 -0500

Arkansas is first up in our preview of all the SEC teams. They are going to be a little bit quicker this year and I'm going to do a little less research. But I'm pretty sure I'll be as deadly accurate as always. I'm kinda like a lazy version of Phi

Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Murdered

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:45:09 -0500

Bill Gwatney, the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, has been murdered. A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police la

BREAKING: ARK DEMOCRAT CHAIR SHOT, KILLED

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:24:00 -0500

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT PARTY CHAIR SHOT, DIES IN HOSPITALA man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspec

Update: Arkansas Democratic Chairman Killed

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:04:04 -0500

Bill Gwatney, the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, died at 3:59 this afternoon. A gunman entered his office this morning and shot him several times. The gunman’s identity is still unknown. Tags: arkansas, gwatney, shootingShare This

A Complte Tragedy In Arkansas

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:01:00 -0500

What a tragedy! Today a guman charged into the headquarters of the Arkansas Democratic Party and shot their chairman, Bill Gwatney. He is now dead. The suspect is also dead after the police shot the suspect following a chase.

Update: Arkansas Shooting

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:21:17 -0500

Police have reported that the suspect in the shooting at the Arkansas Democratic Party died. The police had chased the subject for approximately 20 miles. He then got out of his vehicle and began shooting at officers, who returned fire. The suspect&#

AK Democratic Party Chair Shot

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:03:05 -0500

Former State Senator and chair of the Arksansa Democratic Party Bill Gwatney was shot earlier this afternoon. A gunman came into Gwatney’s office in Little Rock and shot him three times, according to reports. Gwatney is currently in critical