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Big Bear of Arkansas, The, story by
T.B. Thorpe, one of the most famous tall tales of the Southwest, tells of a hunter's adventures in attempting to shoot “an unhuntable bear,” finally killed because he “died when his time come.” It first appeared in the
Spirit of the Times (1841), and was reprinted in
The Hive of the Bee Hunter (1854) and in a collection bearing its title edited by W.T. Porter.
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Arkansas business list: highest-paid state employees.(Illustration)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 10/31/2005; ; 700+ words
; Arkansas Business List: Highest-Paid State Employees Ranked by compensation...Department/Institution 1 Houston Dale Nutt University of Arkansas 2 Stanley Heath University of Arkansas 3 Reggie Herring University of Arkansas 4 Vijay V. Varadan...
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ARKANSAS VS. KANSAS RESULTS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...Ark., Jan. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release: Arkansas Kansas Dual Meet - 1/22/2008 Results...Relay School Finals Points 1 University of Arkansas 'A' 1:43.96 11 1) Siow, Yi-Ting...
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Arkansas business list: Highest-paid state employees; State of Arkansas employees annual salaries.
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 1/14/2002; 700+ words
; ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: HIGHEST-PAID STATE EMPLOYEES State of Arkansas Employees Annual Salaries Ranked by total salary...Institution 1 Nolan Richardson Jr. University of Arkansas 2 Houston Nutt University of Arkansas 3 Frank Broyles...
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ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF ESTABLISHMENT OF RULE OF PRACTICE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 3 -- The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the...Company Party Allied Telephone Company of Arkansas, Inc. Party Allied Utilities Corporation...APSC Commissioners/Commission Party Arkansas Communities, Inc. (Diamondhead Water...
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ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF APPLICATION OF ENTERGY ARKANSAS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 2 -- The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the...MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN RATES...True Company Name/Docket Role Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Initiating Party Arkansas Electric...
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ARKANSAS PSC REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF REPORTS FILED BY ADMINISTRATOR OF ARKANSAS UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND, ARKANSAS HIGH COST FUND
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/22/2008; 700+ words
; The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the following filing...THE MATTER OF REPORTS FILED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ARKANSAS UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND AND THE ARKANSAS HIGH COST FUND Electronic: True Open: True Company Name...
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ARKANSAS PSC REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF APPLICATION OF ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA GAS CORP. FOR APPROVAL OF GENERAL CHANGE IN RATES AND TARIFFS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/24/2007; 700+ words
; The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the...IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA GAS CORPORATION FOR APPROVAL...AND TARIFFS COMPANY NAME/DOCKET ROLE Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation Initiating Party...
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ARKANSAS PSC REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF APPLICATION OF ENTERGY ARKANSAS FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN RATES FOR RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/1/2007; 700+ words
; The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the...MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN RATES...SERVICE COMPANY NAME/DOCKET ROLE Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Initiating Party Arkansas Electric...
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ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF APPLICATION OF ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA GAS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/2/2009; 700+ words
; LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 1 -- The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the...IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA GAS CORPORATION FOR APPROVAL...Open: True Company Name/Docket Role Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation Initiating Party...
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ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPORTS FILING IN MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF ARKANSAS WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/2/2009; 700+ words
; LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 1 -- The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the following...MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ARKANSAS WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM SUBMITTED BY ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC., SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY...
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Arkansas
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
ARKANSAS ARKANSAS. Arkansas, located just west of the Mississippi River, straddles a border between the South and the West and encompasses something of both those regions in its history and customs. Throughout most of the eighteenth century...
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Arkansas River
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
ARKANSAS RIVER ARKANSAS RIVER emerges in central Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to the Mississippi River. Known to the early French as Rivi è...
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Arkansas Best Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Arkansas Best Corporation 3801 Old Greenwood Road Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 U.S.A. (501) 785-6000 Fax: (501) 785-6009 Public Company Incorporated: 1966 as Arkansas Best Corporation Employees: 18,459 Sales: $1...
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Arkansas Post
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arkansas Post , community on the Arkansas River, SE Ark. Founded by the French in 1686 as a trading...white settlement in the state; it became the capital of the Arkansas territory in 1819. Once an important port, Arkansas Post was...
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Arkansas City
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Arkansas City , city (1990 pop. 12,762...S Kans., at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers, near the Okla. border...equipment and mobile homes are manufactured. Arkansas City was the starting point for the...
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