Shortcuts: Thursday 6/25
Shortcuts is a new experimental post here on the Flyer featuring handpicked stories from around the city, the region and even from beyond the state line. We’ll keep it brief. We know you’re busy.
LOCAL
Veterans want time, money and support
The sale barn is closing and the neighbors want the land. But can/should the owner hold off for a year while they raise money?
Read it here
Fayetteville superintendent retires
Superintendent Bobby New’s last day with the Fayetteville Public School District is today. New has served 13 years. His successor, Vicki Thomas, starts Wednesday.
Read it at Northwest Arkansas Times
Dive-In Movie series gets some cashola
Local firemen donated $2500 to help fund the free evening movie series at the Wilson Park Pool.
Read it at The Morning News
NEARBY
Keno or no Keno?
Should Keno be allowed in the Arkansas State Lottery? Governor Beebe doesn’t seem to think so.
Read it at Arkansas News
Central Arkansas woman can drink like a fish
Note to self: Don’t drink 13 beers the night before a child custody evaluation regardless of ability to “drink like a fish.” Probably won’t be granted parental rights.
Read it at The Morning News
ELSEWHERE
Hey Shaq, “is it true u a CLEVELAND CAVALIER”
Lots of news is breaking on the internets lately. Apparently Shaquille O’Neal found out he’d been traded via Twitter.
Read it at TechCrunch
Go USA
The United States soccer team pulled a gigantic upset at the Confederations Cup beating Spain 2-0 to end their 35-match unbeaten streak. Wow.
Read it at ESPN
In non-sports news
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s trip to Argentina was not funded by public money.
Read it at Politico
Disclosure: The owner of the sale barn property, Billy Joe Bartholomew, is our own Dustin Bartholomew’s grandfather. Read our full disclosure policy here.
Comments
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Beebs
June 25, 2009
You know what they say, out with the new….in with the Thomas?
burgerboy
June 25, 2009
How about some coverage of the new turf thats almost complete at Razorback Stadium? Baseball and track are over so its technically FOOTBALL SEASON!!!!111111!1!
Paul Wardein
June 25, 2009
Shaq being traded and finding out through twitter is
almost as bad asworse than finding out you don’t have a girlfriend any more through e-mail (which has happend to my, by the way.) I’m just glad to know the dude knows how to read. I always wondered.