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Today’s THV: Tragedy Funds Set Up for Jacksonville Firefighter

Mar 23, 2012JerryCurrent EventsArkansas, File Cabinet, Jacksonville

Jacksonville firefighter, Captain Donald Jones, was killed in the line of duty after 31 years with the Jacksonville Fire Deptartment. Two others with the department—engineer Jason Bowman and Officer Daniel DiMatteo—were injured.Tragedy funds have been set up in their honor. Click here to read more about how you can donate. Thanks to Today’s THV for spreading the word. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family and friends of these brave men, and for everyone affected by this tragedy.

Cutting Through the Lottery Spin

Mar 22, 2012JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

If there’s one thing gambling proponents are good at, it’s spinning the facts. “Somebody’s Gonna Win,” is a common slogan stamped on casinos all over America, but there’s another side to that coin: “Almost everyone is going to lose.” How many casinos do you see with that on the marquee? And yet it’s 100% true.

The same goes for state lotteries. On Tuesday, an article appeared in the Paragould Daily Press highlighting a lot of the “pros” of Arkansas’ own lottery (you can see a PDF of the article here). Well, I think there may be a little fact-spinning being done by the folks at the Lottery Commission, and I want to take a moment to be sure everyone gets both sides of the argument.

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Alcohol in a Family Theme Park

Mar 22, 2012Jerry1 CommentCurrent EventsCurrent Events

Yesterday, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board decided to up the number of liquor permits at Magic Springs theme park to eight, total. This means that Magic Springs can now sell alcohol at eight different locations around the park.

This is easily one of the weirdest issues we’ve had to deal with in recent months. Here you have a family theme park that already sells a good bit of alcohol, but it wants to sell even more.

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