This is the video referred to in Friday’s print feature on Hope Landing. Take a few minutes to discover one of El Dorado’s little-known treasures and to learn how the internet is helping them spread the word on an international scale.
Archive for August, 2009
On The Jump: Hope Landing Promo
Friday, August 28th, 2009Long time head of photojournalism program at Mizzou has died
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Read more about McDougall in the NPPA Obit by David Rees
Accident scene
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Dennis Bell, driver of this 18 wheeler, waits for an ambulance and a state trooper to arrive on the scene of his accident on the ramp off of Arkansas 15 onto the U.S. 82 bypass. Bell wasn’t seriously injuried but was taken to the Medical Center of South Arkanasas for treatment. Bell was cited by the State Trooper for careless and prohibited driving.
What’s the funky smell?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009No one is sure yet, but it’s a little like boiling cabbage.
I’ve called the Union County Department of Emergency Management, and they are still investigating.
More soon.
Fair warning to teenagers
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
If this youngster were driving today, this would be a violation of the law. Teenagers and parents should be aware that a recent law makes it illegal for teenagers to drive and use a cell phone at the same time.
A new week…
Monday, August 24th, 2009… and hopefully a new start. Last week I was completely slammed with the print edition. I am trying to get caught up on posting this week.
Big steamer
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Tetra Technologies releases steam from one of their boilers at their plant on Feed Mill Road near Parkers Chapel. The plant is firing up their two boilers for testing for about 10 days. The escaping steam makes a loud sound but will not be heard later when the plant is in operation. The management of the plant is apologizing for the loud noise. This photographer couldn’t hear the noise over at Little’s grocery.
Kids head back in school
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Busses exit Northwest Elementary on their way to elementary school around the city. Wednesday was the first day of school in the El Dorado School System.
Shocking police brutality caught on tape
Friday, August 14th, 2009You have to see this one to believe it.
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Talent shown
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Thursday evening was special at the South Arkansas Arts Center. Clients of Hope Landing braved their way onstage to perform.
In this picture Sydney Cook sang a song by her favorite star, Hannah Montana. The acts were fun and heart touching.
Snapshot: No Meteors for Me
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Tonight I attempted to photograph what is left of the The Perseid meteor shower. Aside from seeing a single stray flash of light in the sky that could have very well been airplane, I came back empty handed. But, it was not all a waste. I ended up with the shot you see above and, as an added bonus, I learned just how badly my camera needs to be cleaned. Fair warning: I will not be setting my camera over f8 until further notice.
All sensor swab donations can be dropped off at the El Dorado New-Times building, care of the “Clean Chris’s Camera, Now!” fund.
If the sight of a neglected camera makes you uneasy, do not click on the tumbnail below. (note: For the non-camera geeks out there, all that black stuff is dirt inside the camera’s body.)
Ross Web site seeks truth about health bill
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Check out Rep. Mike Ross’ health care Mythbuster Web site.
It’s amazing the amount of misinformation that’s out there about this bill. I downloaded the bill (which is more than 1,000 pages long) and went over a few of the points myself.
For example, an e-mail that’s being distributed around the county (by someone who says he has “read the bill”) says that employers must auto-enroll employees into a public option plan.
False.
Anyone can choose to enroll in the public option, or they can keep their current insurance, no questions asked. The public option is designed to help those who can’t afford or can’t receive privatized health insurance.
Normally, if you have a preexisting condition, it can be next-to-impossible to land good private insurance.
Another “point” the person “who has read the bill” makes is this: “The government will cover Marriage & Family therapy, which means they will insert government into your marriage.”
The government will no more be inserted into a marriage than a privatized health insurance provider would. This provision in the public option simply means that the government health care plan would cover marriage counseling.
It’s amazing how loosely linked these claims are to reality. Yet, some folks believe them with their whole hearts.
These myths are nothing more than scare tactics designed to create chaos in America. And it seems to be working.
Folks are working themselves up in a tizzy because they believe the lie-filled e-mails that are being disseminated across this country like a virus.
People are showing up to town hall meetings shouting at Congressmen because they believe we are becoming a “Nazi Nation” — all because they believe what they read in e-mails and online.
And no matter how many truth-filled documents are printed, some would rather believe salaciousness than reality.
Click here to download a PDF of the entire health care bill.
Put that phony e-mail to the test as I did. You will see it for what it’s worth.
Hot air balloon ride, anyone?
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
That’s right, Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the old County Market building on North West Avenue, you can have a free hot air balloon ride, courtesy of Americans for Prosperity. The group is taking a nationwide balloon tour to protest the cap-and-trade portion of a proposed energy bill designed to clean up the environment.
“This cap-and-trade scheme is nothing more than a tax on energy, plain and simple,” said AFP President Tim Phillips in a news release. “We think American families need to know what these proposals will cost them — the lost jobs, even higher energy prices, and less freedom.”
The AFP is not associated with the local Citizens Against Cap-And-Trade group, led by Rep. John Lowery of El Dorado.
Food will be served, according to the release.
Four Swine flu cases reported in Union Co.
Monday, August 3rd, 2009The H1N1 flu, also known as Swine flu, has flown under the radar for the past few months, but health officials in Arkansas today released some new statistics:
As of Wednesday, July 29, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) reported 150 lab-confirmed cases of novel H1N1 influenza A (Swine Flu) in Arkansas in residents from 38 of the state’s 75 counties. There have been no deaths due to H1N1 influenza A in Arkansas, according to a news release from the ADH.
