Think Rubix, a strategic agency aimed at social, cultural and brand innovation, announces that Marketing Manager Ally Washington has successfully completed the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s annual leadership program, a nine-month course intended for emerging leaders in the state’s capital…
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Chastain Donates $100k in Father’s Memory to UA Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSara Chastain, a registered nurse from Little Rock, has donated $100,000 to create an endowed professorship fund in memory of her father, the late Dr. Charles Chastain, who was the founder of the criminal justice program at the University of…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Cotham’s Remains a Fixture in Little Rock
There are plenty of beloved eateries in Little Rock, but perhaps only one that causes diners to tap out before they can finish their biggest menu item. Cotham’s in the City has become world famous for its quadruple hubcap burger,…
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4th & 25: Another Near-Miss For Hogs Baseball is Only Further Proof of Program’s Elite Status
There’s a photo of Joe Dimaggio on the wall in my office. It was taken sometime in 1969, nearly 20 years after he’d hung up the spikes. He’s 55 years old, salt overtaking pepper, the paunch of late middle age…
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Planned Parenthood Pauses Arkansas Abortions After SCOTUS Decision
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn a statement from Planned Parenthood, all abortions will be paused in Arkansas following the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected the right to abortion nationwide. The Arkansas legislature passed a “trigger law” in 2019,…
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BREAKING: US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRoe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, was overturned the morning of Friday, June 24, 2022, in a 6-3 decision. The outcome is expected to lead to abortion…
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Republicans Join Democrats to Pass Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe first major bi-partisan gun safety bill to be passed in decades could become the law of the land this week after a crucial Senate vote where 15 Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the measure 65-34. Democrats needed at…
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Judge Rejects New Evidence Testing in Case of West Memphis 3
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Associated Press reported today that an Arkansas judge has rejected the latest request to allow new genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the killing of three boys nearly 30 years ago. Crittenden County Circuit Judge Tonya Alexander…
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Arkansas Ranks #6 as Most Dependent on the Gun Industry
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWith gun sales down 12.6% year-over-year but the U.S. having experienced at least four mass shootings every week in 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry, as well as accompanying videos and audio files. …
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Angry Dave’s Cruising in North Little Rock
One might assume the last thing a business owner wants to convey is anger. But for Dave Larson, putting his nickname “Angry Dave” front and center on his business has proven to be a distinctive draw for customers. As the…