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Beebe alderman arrested for campaign sign theft As Reported By The Associated Press BEEBE  — A Beebe alderman has been arrested for allegedly stealing the campaign signs of one of his three opponents. White County authorities say Alderman Leslie Cossey was arrested about 4 a.m. Tuesday. Polls opened at 7:30 a.m. Sheriff’s Cpl. Steve Hernandez told The Daily Citizen in Searcy that Cossey was arrested after candidate Jonathan Gordon’s wife called police to report she saw him with her husband’s campaign signs under his coat. Hernandez said Cossey still had the signs under his coat when he was arrested. Hernandez said Beebe police called the sheriff’s office because Cossey is a current member of the City Council. Cossey did not return a phone call for comment. Cossey, Gordon and James Rainbolt are candidates for the seat now held by Cossey.

Pro Per vs. Pro Se by Djehuty Ma'at-Ra. If you are one of the few but bold and intelligent Americans who know that any legal case can be litigated without an attorney and decide to litigate your own case, be it civil or criminal, but especially civil, you need to know the legal difference between proceeding "pro per" (or "in pro per" or "in propria persona") and proceeding "pro se" (or "in pro se"). Understanding of these two terms is critical, especially pertaining to personam jurisdiction. There are two types of jurisdiction: "personam" and "subject matter" and a court needs to clearly have jurisdiction of both in order to hear a case for or against you. Personam jurisdiction gives a court the authority over your person or you as an individual in order to hear or try a case involving you. Subject matter jurisdiction gives a court the authority over the thing, issue, or activity (i.e. ne

Arkansas school board member officially resigns over anti-gay post By the CNN Wire StaffNovember 1, 2010 11:35 a.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS Clint McCance submitted his formal resignation Monday It was unanimously approved by the school board McCance made inflammatory remarks about gay people on his Facebook page (CNN) -- A school district member in Arkansas who came under fire for an anti-gay post on a social networking site formally submitted his resignation to the school board Monday, according to the Midland School District superintendent. The board unanimously voted at a specially called meeting to accept Clint McCance's resignation, Superintendent Dean Stanley said. McCance, then vice president of the school district in Pleasant Plains, wrote on his personal Facebook page that he wanted gay people to commit suicide, according to The Advocate, a newspaper focusing on gay news. McCance used the terms "queer" and "fag"