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BELLA VISTA -- A resolution authorizing the purchase of four new vehicles for the Bella Vista Police Department is now giving way to an ordinance clearing the way for the purchase of three new -- but not as new -- vehicles.

When a road project is delayed by weather it is often because of rain, but in the case of the paint striping project on Spanker Road it is a freeze that is the culprit.

And the pilots were having problems coordinating. that sometimes happens in the airbus. i dont know that. this is speculation. what i do know is because they have both the voice and data recorder if they know what has happened now, they just havent told us. all that evidence is going to come out i believe tomorrow. >> and theres no mayday call here which would signify an absolute immediate emergency. so what does that tell you? >> thats very perplexing. thats the right question to ask. it tells ...

The captain tries to fight the fire with the fire bottle and within minute it is burns a hole in the fuselage. not a big problem if youre sitting on the ground but if that were to happen, that scenario -- and im not saying it did but if that were to happen at 35,000 feet, i think captain tillman would say, thats a double whammy and im not sure anybody could have handled that compound emergency in reality. >> jim, one thing weve struggled with here, how do we account for the fact that the crew ne...

Unions pay -- play an absolutely critical role, especially in an era where the rich are getting richer. the poor are getting poorer. ceo salaries have exploded over the past 25 years in a grotesque manner. >> so how well are they doing? >> unfortunately, though, union leverage is being stripped away by globalization, by an i.t. revolution, by outsourcing that certainly does -- >> but you asked the fundamental question earlier, and mike, one of you may have asked it, right-to-work states have, be...

>> mike allen sitting patiently, chief white house correspondent. >> by the way, its alex corsons anniversary today. happy anniversary, alex. >> i did it so i could remember the date. >> he finds the button now. >> ive got the button. >> remember when chris licht came out wearing a bow on his birthday? these two guys are so different. corson, licht. >> mike, good morning. im sorry about all this. >> 89 years to 01-01-01. >> yes! thats number four on our list. >> 89 years till we have this again....

Both institutions need to wake up and realize its the 21st century. you know what? punching people out that you disagree with. >> for mowing them down. >> that only -- >> its criminal. >> -- only makes your cause more loathed. unions have to reform themselves. >> i would agree. >> quick answer to your question, harold, and according to "the wall street journal," the average salary for employee s in right-to-work states, a couple years ago the last time they measured it, $373 per week, 10% less t...