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Ark. Lotto chief: Salary questions second-guessing

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas' lottery director on Thursday dismissed questions about his salary and others', saying most people in the state don't understand the mechanics of starting a lottery from scratch. |
State finishes fiscal year with $23.7 million surplus

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas ended the 2008-2009 fiscal year with a $23.7 million surplus, the state fiscal office reported Thursday. |
Keno 'is a lottery,' Wills says

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act passed in March does permit "keno" style gaming, which could be interpreted as permitting keno parlors. |
Paychecks drop some weight

WASHINGTON Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money. |
Karl Malden, the UCA Bear

We can stretch a point and label Karl Malden the second most famous University of Central Arkansas basketball player. Scottie Pippen has to rank No. 1. Yes, it's a stretch, because Malden apparently never played in a game for the Conway college. |
Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage

WASHINGTON (AP) Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. |
Students get jump start on the school year
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Although the scorching summer heat usually keeps kids at home, a group of Florence Mattison Elementary School students have been getting a head start at school. |
Yesterdays

The fourth and last period at Camp Quapaw of the Boy Scouts of America began at noon Sunday with 50 boys enrolled for the period. |
Police Beat

Among reports recently generated by the Conway Police Department: |
Bond Hearings

The following persons made first appearance at Faulkner County Circuit Court Wednesday: |
Marines exchange fire with Taliban in searing heat

NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) U.S. Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of tree-lined fields, mud homes and crisscrossing waterways in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. |
Zion Grove BC sets homecoming

The Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church will be having its homecoming celebration on Sunday. |
EcoFest planning meeting set for Monday

The next EcoFest planning meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday at the Faulkner County Library. |
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