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By Bill Lawson \ Staff Writer \ blawson@maumellemonitor.com Thursday, November 13, 2008 1:04 PM CST Virginia Goeldner of Maumelle said when her nephew was elected to the U.S. Senate, she knew he would someday run for president — she just didn’t expect it this soon. But on Jan. 20, 2009, Virginia or “Ginny” and her husband of 51 years, Cecil, will be in Washington D.C. for the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Both Goeldners said the reaction has been mixed when they tell people the next president is their nephew — her great-nephew to...

Fake ID Ring Busted in Maumelle ( Air Date: 8/30/2006 ) Federal agents say they`ve arrested 6 people in connection with an ID card fraud ring in Maumelle. Agents say they saw a group of 6 undocumented workers drive up to the revenue office in Maumelle. They say three went in and got state ID cards from the only worker in the office. They believe the worker was in on the plan to provide false documents to undocumented workers from Mexico. The mayor watched the raid, but had no idea what was going on. "I`d gone home for lunch and...