Author: Michael Tilley

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Billy says make it pretty

Billy, the old friend from the college days at Arkansas Tech University, called this week to get an update on a previous conversation. He’d traveled into Fort Smith a few…

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Fewer Jobs Pushes Unemployment Rate Higher

Small percentage declines in Arkansas’ workforce numbers and the number of employed pushed Arkansas’ December unemployment rate to 7.1%, up from 7% in November, but below the 7.8% in December…

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Tank Fill Up Less Than $1 Per Gallon With CNG

Tax law changes resulting from federal legislation avoiding the fiscal cliff could significantly improve the cost savings of using alternative fuels in vehicles – good news for advocates of increased…

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Tom Cotton Owns His Vote

Editor's note: This opinion column appears courtesy of Michael Tilley at The City Wire. The shiny new U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who with a Republican label represents Arkansas’ expansive and…

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Cotton’s politics

The shiny new U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who with a Republican label represents Arkansas’ expansive and politically diverse 4th Congressional District, isn’t making friends within the national media and what…