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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT:
ARKANSAS HOUSE-2ND DISTRICT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The three candidates seeking the Republican nomination for a central Arkansas congressional seat are running on vows to cut taxes and regulations in Washington, but split sharply on who would be the strongest candidate in this fall's election. State Rep. Ann Clemmer, banking executive French Hill and retired Army Col. Conrad Reynolds are running for the GOP nomination in the May 20 primary for the 2nd Congressional District, with the top two vote getters heading to a June 10 runoff if no one receives more than 50 percent of the vote. Whoever wins the nomination will face former North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays, the only Democrat running, and Libertarian nominee Debbie Standiford. By Andrew DeMillo. SENT: 965 words, photos.
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ARKANSAS GROWN
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two months after Arkansas agricultural officials gathered at the Governor's Mansion to announce efforts to revitalize the "Arkansas Grown" program, nearly 150 farmers and buyers have added their names to a list of willing project participants. Arkansas Department of Agriculture marketing director Zach Taylor told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/1i6GgQC ) that the program now has more than 500 participants and that most of the new signees are farmers, though buyers such as restaurants, grocery stores, food distributors and even hospitals and schools also are joining.
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PEDESTRIAN FATAL, ARKANSAS GROWN, CANDIDATES OWE, ARKANSAS EARTHQUAKES
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HACKETT, Ark. — The youngsters of Hackett may not know that at one time, their hometown was a thriving community of saloons, meat markets, drugstores and other businesses brought on by the coal mining and railroad industries. The 20 or so members of the Hackett Historical Society and Museum definitely know this. Located behind Hackett United Methodist Church, the group has been together for about 10 years and is now seeking status as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. By Stacy Ryburn.
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WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — Despite being shot down twice over the jungles of Vietnam during his tours in the war, pilot Gerald Loyd still loves climbing into a cockpit and soaring in the air. His first experience flying came when he was just a teenager. By Dustin Azlin. AP Photo ARJON101.
IN SPORTS:
NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Arkansas' Katherine Grable captured two titles on the final day of the NCAA women's gymnastics championships. Florida and Oklahoma, meanwhile, deadlocked again. By Sports Writer John Zenor. SENT: 500 words, photos.
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