Political Blog (Arkansas News Bureau)
From the Stephens Media team in Arkansas and Washington D.C. Farm Bureau may support first-offense felony for animal cruelty By John Lyon HOT SPRINGS - The Arkansas Farm Bureau may throw its support next year to legislation that would make cruelty to animals a felony on first offense, the organization's president said Wednesday.
Political Blog (Arkansas News Bureau)
From the Stephens Media team in Arkansas and Washington D.C. New director named for state Teacher Retirement System By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - The board of trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System voted Tuesday to hire former state legislator George Hopkins of Malvern as the nearly $10 billion system's executive director.
Baby talk (BBC News)
Is it ethical to add more people to our crowded planet?
Irene Monroe: This Era of Black Women and HIV/AIDS (HuffingtonPost)
Seventeen percent of the U.S. teen population is African American. In 2004, 70 percent of all teens testing HIV-positive were black.
Weighing the Arguments Against Gay Marriage (Time Magazine)
Arguments against gay marriage tend to fall into three broad categories: it is a threat to tradition; it is a threat to children; and it is a threat to heterosexual marriage.
