Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Morning Roll Call~ News You Need to Know



Fuel Prices Explode
Pump prices jet over $3 a gallon for the first time since Oct 2008.


http://www.talkbusiness.net/article/RISING-GAS-PRICES-AN-UNWANTED-CHRISTMAS-GIFT/1304/








Trucker's on Stopwatch


http://www.thecitywire.com/?q=node/13287       
     
On Dec. 23, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued proposed new hours-of-service rules that would require commercial truck drivers to complete all driving within a 14-hour workday, and complete all on-duty work-related activities within 13 hours to allow for at least a one hour break.







Police Officer deaths up 37 percent


http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/dec/28/us-police-fatalities-jump-37-percent-2010/
Police Officer deaths in America rise 37 percent in 2010. Fifty-nine police officers were killed by gunfire in 2010, while 73 officers died in traffic incidents






Arkansas Highway Dept Crowds the Roads


http://arkansasnews.com/2010/12/28/murphy%E2%80%99s-law-for-asphalt-czars/
Evidentially the Arkansas Highway Dept has as the same challenge as the AGFC... excess vehicles.




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@ArkansasOnline
Public meetings set over Garland County jail plans: HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A Garland County official says it i... http://bit.ly/fEQtsB


In LR’s classrooms, chalkboards go digital: With a touch of an icon, a swipe of a hand and the drag of a finger,... http://bit.ly/f38Moa


Blizzard piles 2 feet of snow on Northeast: Thousands of travelers trying to get home after the Christmas weeken... http://bit.ly/gINTd9



@Region8News
$900K in #marijuana found in AR homehttp://bit.ly/glAxgk




@ArkansasBuzz
Weather causes delays at Little Rock airporthttp://bit.ly/f0s4Ze


@RasmussenPoll
Obama: Strongly Approve 28%... Strongly Disapprove 39%... Approval Index: -11... Total Approval: 47%… http://tinyurl.com/preztrack


Just 21% Want FCC to Regulate Internet, Most Fear Regulation Would Promote Political Agenda...http://tinyurl.com/RR4700



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