Month: April 2011

Senators Dispatch With Congressional Map Quickly

It didn’t take long for the Arkansas State Senate to dispatch with its version of Congressional redistricting.

Create Your Own Congressional District Maps!

Frustrated by the Congressional redistricting debate at the state legislature? Create your own maps.

What Happens Next In Congressional Redistricting?

The scenarios abound for the next round of Congressional redistricting, which shifts back to the Arkansas House of Representatives.

Analyst: Consumers Should Expect Serious Inflation

John Taylor was right about inflation.

Education officials to review athletic spending rules

A review of rules requiring more detail on public school athletic spending is scheduled for April 11 in Little Rock following a meeting of the Arkansas Board of Education. The…

Electric car, video game part of UAFS Senior Design Day

story info submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Senior Design Day on April 29 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will show what the seven…

Consumers should expect ‘serious’ inflation

John Taylor was right about inflation. During a February 2010 speech to members of the Greater Fort Smith Homebuilders Association, Taylor said the near term economic picture will include higher…

Managing the drama

You can’t predict problematic people or events, but you should have an action plan ready.

Senate committee rejects ‘Fayetteville to the Fourth’

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Shortly before the Monday (April 4) afternoon Senate State Agencies Committee…

Is This The Senate Compromise? (updated)

After two days of deliberation, State Senators advanced a Congressional redistricting plan from a bipartisan Senate committee, but its fate is as unknown as when this session might end.

Tolbert: Senate Needs More Transparency

Jason Tolbert with our content partner, The Tolbert Report, uses his weekly Stephens Media column to highlight the need for the Arkansas State Senate to go at least as far as the House in broadcasting its proceedings.

Brummett: Arrows Away

Political columnist John Brummett with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau, fires his up and down arrows in his most recent column. Taking aim at the state legislature, Brummett finds bipartisan highlights and lowlights in the winding-down session.

Ms. Adverthinker: Tech Trends To Watch

Emily Reeves, director of account managment and research with Stone Ward, was our guest on this week’s edition of Talk Business. Reeves shared thoughts on several technology trends that are shaping business and personal communications.

In addition, Reeves just returned from the annual SXSW (South by Southwest) technology conference in Austin, Texas. It’s the World Cup of the communications revolution that is reshaping the planet. The best and brightest cutting edge ideas are often unveiled at the conference. It is also has a number of panel discussions on interesting subjects related to technology. Reeves files this final report on her blog, Ms. Adverthinker:

The annual South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival wrapped up over a week ago and I am finally starting to feel caught up on sleep and missed work. I have had the time to reflect on the experience and learning with a semblance of organized thought. Here are the themes and my key takeaways from SXSWi 2011.