HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1998-020 News Paper Articles And Letters To Carol And Staff Report And Recommendations Letter 08/1998> Washington, D.C. sources recount FEDM Sect. James Lee Witt did indeed
aspire
> to running for the Arkansas Governorship. He spread the wor, dropped the
> hint, pressed the flesh and the word he got was: "No!" He now knows
> the Clinton loyalists hay.e been given the word The nod for Demo nominee
a goes to Rodney Slater, (Why else would we see the Transportation Sect.
> accompanying Clinton on Air Force One for every funeral, dog'n pony
> show,etc... Even the Arkansas disasters, which should be James Lee's turn
> to shine as he 'helps the home folk', there lurking in the background of
> ail the photo ops is Rodney.
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> MEDIA BRIEFS
> <<"No. The general population is stupid. "WWF" wrestling is number one
on
> cable, not anything on TLC or Discovery. Point made.">>
> Well and true, I suppose, but I'm asking about the news, not programming
in
> general. What if the news people actually produced a local visual
> equivalent to NPR/ATC? Would that program sell? Would the demographic be
> such that ad revenues could support it?
> FOX Weather is the most horrible accident of a weather broadcast I've ever
> witnessed in central Arkansas. Why they promote this activity during the
> World Series with that stupindous scroller is an even bigger concern. You
> might say they have to start somewhere, but not really. Look how long
KARK
> has been around and their news/weather is a joke. Evidently FOX threw
down
> the money for a cam corder and downloaded some shareware weather
> software. GOOD GOD the 5 seconds I watched was unbearable. Yea, that's
> what we need, more local weather competetion.
> What's the scoop on the dillards account? What agency this month are they
> using and who are they interviewing to replace combs and company?
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> ONE MORE TIME
> << but Miss Queen of Quapaw wants to take a 70 year -old woman to jail
> for trying to have a little peace of mind when she goes to sleep? >>
> Neighborhood rules, traffic rules, city rules, county rules, state rules,
> regional rules, federal rules. What happened to freedom? (For rules
abiding
> citizens, of course.)
> << »»Re: iron bars on windows....... She needs to put her frontier
> mentality aside in the interest of progress and cooperation.»» Yes,
> cooperate with the burglars and rapists by making it easier for them to
> progress into her home. Good plan. >>
> I greatly admire Mrs. Deislinger's courage in standing her ground with the
> historic commission. Hopefully, she has set the stage for others in the
> area who would like to challenge the commission's so called regulations
> which are in dire need of modification. The historic commission strikes me
> as *oppressive* and they should be very much ashamed of their disgusting
> actions towards Mrs. Deislinger.
> Re: Ms. Deislinger and the bars on her windows:
> The city of Little Rock drags a poor woman to court because her house is
> not up to some arbitrary esthetic code. At the same time, the men who
> slashed and burned the most scenic landscapes of western Little Rock are
> constrained by no laws and are even encouraged by our city leaders to
> pursue their scorched earth practices. I'm confused. Who is the real
> criminal here?
> How come a 70 year -old woman's burglar bars ruin the "look" of a historic
> neighborhood, while the Rev/Guv's triple wide mobile home parked on the
> grounds of the Governor's Mansion in historic downtown Little Rock is
5
OK???
> «°Sure there are rules, sure she knew there were rules when she bought
> the place, but did she realize that taking those bars down and then
> putting them up again was a violation? And even so,... what she's asking
> if Betty had not remodeled. What an absolute travesty!!!">>
> Wh000a! Anybody personally know Betty Deislinger? I do. And she's dumb as
a
> fox. ! suspect we don't have all the facts mere.
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> STUFF
> My favorite teachers of all times were:
> Ms. Maples and Ms. Wanda Wimberly... Parkview High School. Ms. Maples
> was the one and only teacher who got through to me and taught me to love
> literature. ......... Ms. Wimberly (Goverment) always told me she loved me
> because I raised hell in her class and that showed, to her, that I was
> gonna be somebody .............imagine........
> << Best teacher I ever had was Dr. Maurice Webb at UCA. He was a
> history professor. Very nice, VERY intelligent, very caring towards his
> students. Recently retired - enjoy your new endeavors Dr. Webb!! >>
> Dr. Webb didn't retire - I got stuck with him this semester. He is
> intelligent - but I wouldn't list him as one of my favorite teachers!
> Re: <<<A friend tells me that the brand-new arts facility at UCA is
> woefully lacking in women's restrooms. Worse than the lines at the aged
> Robinson auditorium. What happened here? In this day and age designers
did
> this yet again?>>>
> I believe the architect is local, and has easy access to family members
> that have extensive knowledge of theatrical design. The restroom
> facilities aren't the only deficiencies. It's been characterized as "an
> adequate rehearsal hall at best".
> »»A friend tells me that the brand-new arts facility at UCA is woefully
> lacking in women's restrooms. Worse than the lines at the aged Robinson
> auditorium. What happened here? In this day and age designers did this
yet
> again?««
> Were these designers that infamous group out of Dallas that have
repeatedly
> demonstrated they would not know a rondel from a rutabaga, a tormentor
from
> a turnip, a borderlight from a bunion, a cyclorama from a cyclone or a car
> cylinder, or a fresnel from a footlight or a flatulent cow?
> I do hear they design good barns.
> UCA's planners should have consulted with the people Bill Valentine used
on
> the Ray Winder Field remodeling. They were even handy to the task.
> he Raven
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> BRIEFING NOTEBOOK MID -WEEK REPORT THE DURNETTE GROUP
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Mach 18, properly valued at $1,280.
st Drive, residence. R.M. Foster, 8 a.m.
:roperty valued at 57-00.
/er Springs Road, Apt C26, residence,
.Is, 11:40 p-m. March 10, property vahied
rfield Drive, residence, Michelle Schebn-
n. March 11, property value none.
on Circle. Apt 7, residence, Leah Lacey,
larch 12. property valued at $2,652.
:hioot Road, ApL SE, residence, Derrick
12:20 p.m. March 12, property value
iston Drive, residence, Dan Self,10:25
12, properly value none.
-e Road, residence, Beulah Tumer, 1
13, property value none.
per Springs Road, Apt C22, residence,
nphrey, 1 p.m. March 13, property val-
3.
rfield Drive, residence, Ruth- Barry, T30
1 13, properly value unknown.
,hen Drive, residence, Robert Fell, 7:30
13, property valued at 58.886.
e Line Road, business, Kerry Hendren,
March 13, property value none.
nard Drive, residence. Greg Schwerman,
larch 14, property valued at $3,231-
Ay Hole Road, residence. +lyre Be 'na,
Aarch 14. property valued aft $250.
.hard Drive, residence. Edward Brown,
,tarch 14. properly value none-
-if St. Apt 11. residence, Debbra Brady,
Aarch 15, property valued at $160.
.toy Hole Road, residence, Rolan fling,
,larch 15, party value unimown.
Ira Springs. Road. residence, John Selik
In. March 16, property valued at 5585.
_e Line Road, residence. Dwight Sawyer,
Aarch 17, property value noire.
3a Line Road, Apt 164. residence; Carol
.m. March 20, property value none.
'eace Valley Road, residence, William
m. March 13, property valued at $15,000.
-ous View Trail, residence. Pete Wiltshire,
March 15, property valued at $991.
Bowman Road, business, refused, 6:30
:h 17, property valued at $296.
iinvay Drive, residence, Marcia H'orson, 7
12, property value none.
anti-61 Road, business, Tom McLaughlin,
Mardi 18, property value none.
Fri
ntrell Road. residence. Bobby Maahewa,.
March Ia. property value unknO-n.
J Forge Drive, Apt 402, msldence, Robyn
3 am. -March 16, property vak d at
ntrell Road, Ms de kfa of Campbn,
March 20, property valued at $129.
Ends Rock
Short 17th St, residence, Candice Walk-
m. March 21. property valued at $500.
_. Washington Ave., residence. Jay
3 am. March 22, Property valued at 5250.
1- 15th St, residence, Krishana Bram1,
March 24, property valued at $2,915.
arkway Drive, Apt. 7, rasidance. Mlsael
a-m. March 19,.property valued at $455.
Sycamore St, residence, Kafan Richard,
troll 2P, PmPX1Y valued at S3, 00.
prison Uesaay after a jury in the
case was unable to decide on a sen-
tence.
The jury of seven men and five
women found Harry Carter, 59. of
M S. Pine St, guilty of second-de-
gree murder in the April 3 shooting
death of his adopted son. Fan -in
Canter, 15. Prosecutors said Carter
pointed a .38-caliber revolver at the
boy's face and pulled the trigger
during an argument over a wireless
phone. Carter apparently thought
the teen -ages had. taken. the phone
without permission:
Marie Carter,,,; l arl7 Carter's
wife, -'testified thbC&W >unent
started soon after she and Farrin
Carter returned to the house about
1 p.m. She was making coffee in an-
other room and heard the teen-ager,
who. is actually the couple's grand-
son whom they adopted, promise
that man shot my baby," Marie
Carter said as family members in.
the courtroom sobbed. "I rare to my
child and I got on my knees and I
said, `God, have mercy on my child.
God, help my child."
Bret Qualls, Harry Carter's attor-
ney, told jurors that Cartier was tryir g
to scare the teen-ager when he held a
.38-caliber revolver to his head.
Qualls said Carter used "extremely
bad judgment, to put it lightly," but
didn't mean to pull the trigger.
"It's a terrible thing my client
did. Mr. Carter took his adopted
son's life. We don't deny that We're
not going . to try to justify that'.
Qualls said during opening state-
ments iri the case.
Carter was charged with lust -de-
gree murder in the case. Jurors
chose to convict him of the lesser in -
eluded offense of second-degree
uevuuy ii secutor i eigtl x --
son Said during trier closing statemOA
that prosecutors had given the jury
enough evidence to fiend Carter gulty
of frrstdegree murder —a charge
that requires purposeful conduct
"The state has shown you today
that the conduct of the defendant
Harry Carter was purposeful, that it
was his intent to kill Fatrin Carter,
Patterson said.
However, Qualls said his client's
actions after the shooting—includ
ing calling an 911 operator back to
make sure emergency personnel
had the right address —proved his
conduct didn't warrant a first -lift
gree murder conviction _n
Is
that a man who has a purpose
to kill, who picks up the phone a44
calls 911 and says, I want to make
sure you got the right address?""
Qualls asked the jury. .11
Residents persuade mayor not to resign;
By KENNgTH HEARD
Instead, the mayor decided to
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT -GAZETTE
take two weeks off He wants to fix
PDCAHONTAS — At 10 a.m,
up a rental house, visit his grand -
Tuesday, Pocahontas Mayor John
children and maybe take a brief
Patrick said he was 100 percent
trip with his wife in their motor
sure lie would resign.
home.
He sat back in his desk reading
Moments after informing the
the resignation letter he had draft-
council he would stay, Patrick. said
ed the night before,
he needed some time off.
Patrick, 66, thought it was time to
"I've been toe dedicated to this
step down after a productive 11-
job. I am too quick to worry about
year run as mayor. Recovering from
everything," Patrick said. "The city
surgery, he wanted to spend more
is going great, but I wordy too
time with his grandchildren.
much."
He planned to announce his de-
Patrick underwent gall bladder
cision during a special council
surgery in January. A slow recovery
meeting set for 1 p.m., but word of
first prompted ideas of quitting.
his impending resignation leaked
When 2000 Census results showed
out during lunch.
that between 19W and 2000, Poca-
People began calling his office
hontas grew from 6,100 to 6,500, he
begging him to stay. A friend from
realized how big the mayor's job
Paragould drove in to eat lunch
had become — and that maybe the
with Patrick and try to convince
time had come for some help:
him to keep the job.
"I'm the personnel director, and
However, it wasn't until a dozen
I've been involved with the city's
youngsters from an area theater
economic development. I try and
ambushed Patrick and serenaded
take care of everything," Patrick
him with "Just One Person" from
said, noting he often puts in 80-hour
the play, Snoopg that Patrick
workweeks.
changed his mind.
Jim Abbey, the director of the
"We wanted to show him support,"
. Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste
said Andee Evers, executive director
..,'. Management, said he,'s voiced.simi:
of the Studio For the Arts in Poca-'
lac complaints.
hontas. "Now was the time to do it"
"I used to say the same thing to
The young performers filed into
I- John}' ,said Abbey,, who went, -to
the 'taco Casa; -'gathered around
lunch with Patrick "I worry about a
Patai7ekand sang to him.
:..lot of things with this job. 11e.told
"I'was allset.to turn in my i^esig
nation 16d this happened=" r the
mayor said. "After all ,' how
oweY"S
could I?"
.
are in
ua haw Bloom! ..
Y i
I
LA. - Lunch Meetings Cateredtidde market Place PhAr`=
HotorCold•10 or More,,, 11316 Huron - 907-8999
me to relax and just take time off.
"Now it was my turn to tell him
the same." ' 1"
Betty Getson, Patrick's secretary
since he took office in 1991, said the
Office was flooded with calls Tues-
day from well-wishers who wantbA
Patrick to stay on the job. lip
"It got to the point where John
had to tell me to hold his calls," site
said. I:zr
11300-Financial Centre-Pkwy, #700
Little Rock, AR 72211
501-219-1995
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QK"AW CATERING
Betty Deis Unger
1000 SOUTH ROCK STREET
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72202
375-4927
ATTN: Carol
WMELL EVANS & IMSCO
FAX: .374-5247
Here are some Meno ideas. Please feel free to make suggestions. I will welcome
them.
I think that charging you a flat $9.00 per person will work very well and hopefully
keep things simple. If a meal is obviously special and more expensive, then we will
take a second look at the charge for such a meal on an individual basis. '
Vegetable Soup or Chili
Green Salad or Slaw
Homemade Bread or Corn Bread
Chocolate or Lemon Cake
Pork Loin over Noodles or Rice
Corn on the Cob or Green Beans
Green Salad
Bread Pudding
Chicken Tenders with Wine Sauce
And Mushrooms Over Rice or Noodles
Broccoli with Lemon
Rice Pudding w1fruit
Chicken Salad plate
Olives, Stuffed Celery
Miniature MuMns
Cheeses
Chocolate Brownies
Beef Brisket
Creamed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Salad
Mixed Melon dt Fruit w/dressing
Pinto Beans with Ham Chunks
Mixed Greens
Corn Braid
Bnnnnn Pudding
(The Cancer Society loved this)
You may have your choice of vegetables or dessert on each of these menus. Pick and
choose items that you think would suit a particular group better. I think it will even
out in the and.
Thank you for calling. Let me know how I can be of help.
t-Gazette/STEVE KEESEE
1r (left), 2, and Ben
during a Halloween
3aptist Dayschool at
;et bid
unlit
t'elated crimes, Nor-
mber of women go-
ltiaries for the first
red from 310 in 1995
2000, a 41.3 percent
o months left to go
sent records show
aying you are going
,islature for more
governor?" asked
ion, D-Fayetteville,
Tuesday's meeting.
department would
ie governor's wish -
that more options
based parole and
the Department,o£
iishment' wilI'slow—
lie prison popuia-
% department offi.-
that drug courts
,act, Norris said.
ug courts put drug
)osition of either
it probation, drug
tinseling require -
prison, explained
of Hot Springs, di-
lmmunity punish -
Drug courts have
in reducing the
ie going to prison
untharp and Nor-
e drug courts have
'ulaski and Wash -
he two men said.
Mayor Jim Dailey, �a group o £
State rress newspaper trom 1941
Central High School students and fa "
59.
unThe
a representative of .a co ' '
�ee�
city board's resolution stat-
The c
organised to honor Bates gather ed
ed that Bates truly believed in
on the front steps of Central High
participatory democracy
p' and in
School on Tuesday to announce
Economic security for our entire
the events surrounding the renam-
community. It goes on to say that
ing ofl4th Street.
Bates -"was thrust into the interna-
"This was a participatory
tionai scene for her role in the
democracy process," said Annie
Abrams, chairman of the Daisy Gat
1957 desegregation of Little Rock
Central High School."
son Bates honoring committee. The
We are unlikely in our lifetime
to
effort began with residents who
see` another lady with more
knew Bates or went to Central High
poise, grace, human dignity and
School during that period, she said.
The dedication ceremony, to be
courage," the resolution stated.
Dailey told a crowd of Central
held at the corner of 14th Street
and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,
will be at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 in or -
VILLAGE
RETIREMENT
Friday, November 3rd
ALLT
inside Market Place Pharmacv
11316 Huron
Of where our country is.
Andrew Yancey, president of..
the Central High School studonj':•
body, said Bates' work opened' UV I
many doors for people. 5
"We invited you to come flut' .
and pay tribute to a lady who wa's
a pioneer," Yancey said.
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The city .has dragged Betty Deislinger, 70, into
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burglar bars from the windows of her Quapaw;"; J
Quarter home. The LR Municipal Court date is
November 16th.
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helping Betty defray court costs and/or;-
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City of Little Rock
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PREPARED BY: V. Anne Guthrie DATE: August 1998
APPLICANT: Betty Deislinger
ADDRESS: 1000 Rock Street
COA REQUEST: Rehabilitate structure's interior and exterior
PROJECT BACKGROUND, DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS: The applicant bought
the house in June 1998 and currently resides there. Staff was contacted by the owner
about district and COA procedures, design guidelines, scope of work, requirements,
etc. Before =��ith
chase, the house was vacant for a couple of years and had
served as a he exception oftwo structures, the entire block is single-
family and owner -occupied. The subject property is located north of 1-630 and is sited
on the southwest corner of Rock and 10th streets. It is the block's oldest structure, circa
1880s but is listed as a non-contributing structure due to its artificial siding.
Previous alterations were accomplished in an unsympathetic ' such as window
configuration and installation, concrete porch, siding an� +itions. It is the
applicant's intention to do the following rehabilitatir -'3 reroofing,
repairs to structural addition (walls, dormer, rrr,6 —st and north)
with more appropriate style; front porch & st lace the
existing concrete with a wooden porch; instal, . �rgy-
efficiency and security purposes; removal of a► , of
outbuilding. Some of the listed work is slated fc .er is more
immediate, such as roof repair, etc.
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT AND REACTION: None to date.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of staff that the project be
approved with the following conditions:
♦ that a building permit be obtained and all work meet city code and regulations
♦ repair rather than replacement be the preferred approach to particular aspects
of the rehabilitation (according to the Secretary of Interior's guidelines)
♦ if new material is used, it will a sympathetic to the structure's architecture 4f C�
♦ storm w' dows will be a ed aluminum OW A1pl'!'�da4 00 Swrr Srm, w.
♦ shout�Cl th - scope of work change, other than what is submitted, staff and the
LRHD wi I be notified, consulted and appropriate actions taken