• Beebe Appoints Duncan to Game and Fish Commission
  Gov. Mike Beebe appoints Springdale resident Ron Duncan to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

• ArkansasSports360.com: Harris and Bahn are Bama Bound
  ArkansasSports360.com Editor Jim Harris and Northwest Arkansas Editor Chris Bahn have hit the road on their way to Hoover, Ala. to cover SEC Media Days.

• Bush Drops Opposition To Housing Bill
  President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to a broad housing package aimed at bolstering the sagging economy, despite his objections to including $3.9 billion for neighborhoods hit hardest by foreclosures.

• Stocks Rise On Upbeat Profit Reports, Drop In Oil
  Stocks extended their rally Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's concerns about the economy.

• Arkansas Best 2Q Earnings Fall 17 Percent
  Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith reports second quarter net income down 17 percent on higher fuel and worker compensation costs.

• Indiana and North Carolina Primary Results – Same Story, Different Night
  On the campaign trail in North Carolina last week, Hillary Clinton said last night's primaries could be a 'game changer'. They weren't. After his loss in the Pennsylvania, Barack Obama called Indiana's primary a 'tie-breaker.' It wasn't. Instead Clinton won Indiana, Barack Obama won North Carolina. So today we yet again have another split decision and I'm starting to feel like Bill Murray's character in the film Groundhog's Day.

• Op-Ed: The Few, the Proud, the Convicted Felons
  The military doesn't want gay men or lesbians serving in the armed forces but they are actively recruiting convicted felons. Rape, manslaughter, arson, kidnapping on your record? No problem. Just don't be queer. The number of reports of physical violence and abuse by soldiers returning from duty is alarming. What do we think we are doing sending people who are already disturbed over there?

• Hypocrite of the Week: CNN Contributor Roland S. Martin
  

  CNN contributor Roland S. Martin finally went too far in his gyrations to leap to Barack Obama's aid. In dueling comments about the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright made less than 24 hours apart, Martin contradicted himself and his months of commentary on the Wright controversy and wound up looking absurdly partisan and, of course, patently hypocritical.

• What Can a Small Business Coach Do For You?
  Do you ever get the funny feeling that you are talking only to yourself? When you try to think about strategy for your company, do you stare at a blank wall? Are the voices in your head louder than the radio? If this is true for you, then you might have small business owner syndrome. This is most easily remedied by talking to someone else. Your best bet? A business coach.

• Is The Tide Really Turning Against Barack Obama?
  In a week when he should have been focused on getting his campaign back on track ahead of Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Barack Obama's campaign was once again driven to distraction on the campaign trail. Recent polls show Sen. Hillary Clinton gaining on him in North Carolina, Indiana and on a national level. But does all of this mean that the tide is turning against Barack Obama? Maybe. Maybe not.