Legislative bill filing continues. Make them stop. Items today so far include:
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* BIBLE: Law already allows school courses about the Bible in non-sectarian ways. Sen. Ballinger and Reps.
* TRUE GRIT: Rep. Mary Bentley wants to create a True Grit trail from Dardanelle to Fort Smith to somehow capitalize on Charles Portis’ novel. Portis is in poor health and unable to comment now. Or to write a story incorporating Mary Bentley and a few other legislators, which could be amusing.
(PS: This “trail” will be hard to make much of without some modern fiction writing. In the novel, Mattie Ross takes a train to Fort Smith. From where isn’t clear. Maybe from Russellville. Dardanelle isn’t mentioned. Her father might have gone overland, but the book doesn’t say specifically. He left on horseback. At least the Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway, one of the state’s earlier trail creations, for sure had some bucket-of-blood ‘tonks back in the day.)
* SECRECY FOR COPS: Rep. Robin Lundstrum wants to allow law officers — active AND retired — to be able to close public records about their property, taxes and personal contact information.