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A&E NEWS IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANKIND, has there ever been a more appropriate way to express the limitless, undying romantic love you feel for that special someone in your life than by taking them out on Valentine’s Day for an evening on the town highlighted by a performance from noted ventriloquist Jeff Dunham? As anyone who has ever been in love can testify, the answer is a resounding, “No!!! Duuuuh. ...” Well it looks like in 2014 Arkansans can finally show their true loves just how much they care, as Dunham will be performing at Verizon Arena at 8 p.m. on Feb. 14. Tickets are $44 each (plus applicable service charges). Remember, nothing says “I love you” like getting to see Achmed the Dead Terrorist in person.
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LITTLE ROCK RADIOLOGIST and former “Jeopardy!” champ Shane Whitlock is one of five candidates looking to recapture former glory by appearing on the show’s upcoming “Battle of the Decades” tournament, with a shot at $1 million. To do it, though, he needs your online vote. In 1996, Whitlock won the “Jeopardy!” College Championship, taking home $32,800 in his first appearance. He’s since competed in two other “Jeopardy!” tournaments. Whitlock met his wife after she came asking for advice before trying out for the show and they’ve since had a kid. Sadly, they didn’t name him either “Alex” or “Double Jeopardy.” If Whitlock gets in, he’ll be up against possible-cyborg Ken Jennings — who is clearly the Johnny Lawrence of the game show world — but you never know. Whitlock’s clearly a smart guy, and might have some kind of form-of-a-question crane-kick stuff up his sleeve. You can vote for Whitlock to be on the show by visiting arktimes.com/whitlock, or by tweeting #jeopardyvote and “Shane Whitlock.” THE WILLIAM F. LAMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY awards a grant of $10,000 every year to an Arkansas writer to support them in his or her work. Previous winners include Mara Leveritt, author of “Devil’s Knot,” about the West Memphis Three, and other books and a former editor at the Arkansas Times; historian Grif Stockley; novelist Kevin Brockmeier and, this year, poet Davis McCombs. If you’d like to join that illustrious number, you must apply by Nov. 15. To be eligible, you must be a current Arkansas resident who has been published (excluding vanity or self-publication) a full-length work of fiction, poetry or non-fiction and is likely to publish again in the United States or is under contract to a commercial American publisher to write such a work. The winner will be announced after the first of the year. For more information, go to lamanlibrary.org.
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