by - November 11, 2015 2:59 pm
Editor’s note: Sericia Cole is executive director of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock, and Charles Stewart is a retired bank executive, community leader and CEO of Stewart…
by - November 11, 2015 6:45 am
While there were no surprises in regards to the political approval ratings that current and former politicos held by Arkansans, there were findings in the recently released Arkansas Poll that…
by - November 8, 2015 11:38 am
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
by - November 2, 2015 9:28 am
Will 2016 be another Republican electoral wave or the dawn of resurgence for the Arkansas Democrat? What can political parties do to increase their likelihood of success? These questions and…
by - November 2, 2015 9:20 am
Without question, last Wednesday’s CNBC Republican debate was one of the most poorly executed “debates” in televised history. While we can attribute some of this to a still-crowded stage full…
by - November 1, 2015 10:56 pm
guest commentary by David Potts Editor’s note: David Potts is a certified public accountant with more than 33 years experience. Although every effort is made to provide you accurate and…
by - November 1, 2015 10:34 pm
guest commentary by Daniel Maher Editor’s note: This commentary is part of a collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and Talk Business & Politics to deliver an…
by - October 20, 2015 3:02 pm
Some in the upper levels of Fort Smith city leadership have said the city has cut expenses as much as possible and the best/only way to fix budget holes is…
by - October 18, 2015 4:44 pm
In a previous post, I wrote on how quickly the world can be plunged into war. World War I is an example of how, in a series of cascading events,…
by - October 13, 2015 9:09 pm
Only a year remains until the Presidential election – the special time that only comes once in a leap year, when us little people choose which person in Washington, D.C….
by - October 12, 2015 11:35 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will soon choose a new director for the Department of Human Services (DHS). With the departure of John Selig, there’s opportunity for needed change and restructuring that…
by - October 11, 2015 2:55 pm
I love the outdoors. As the summer weather winds down and the fall leaves turn, there’s no better place to be than right here in Arkansas. We’re known as the…
by - October 11, 2015 2:34 pm
As a Southern Baptist later turned Presbyterian, I don’t follow Pope Politics. I was suspicious and a bit uncomfortable with his appearance before Congress, but I expect that was the…
by - October 7, 2015 6:17 pm
All I really need to know about branding I learned in a cup of coffee. In the beginning, coffee arrived on our shores in unwieldy, roughly marked burlap sacks stacked…
by - October 4, 2015 1:25 pm
One of the puzzling developments that have emerged over the course of the current presidential campaign is the lackluster performance of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and that of former…
by - October 1, 2015 8:03 pm
Democrats fawn over John Brummett, could care less about Conner Eldridge, and still groan at the mention of Tom Cotton. Those are my takeaways after participating in the Talk Business…
by - September 27, 2015 8:05 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board on Monday (Sept. 28) is expected to vote on support or opposition to a proposed public charter school in the district. The City Wire…
by - September 26, 2015 2:11 pm
Downtown Fort Smith was alive. Alive with “special energy.” A new element of culture was brought to the city. The “cool switch” was turned on for Fort Smith. Those are…
by - September 21, 2015 6:39 pm
There’s been plenty of good news about the Arkansas economy lately. More Arkansans are trying to work and more are finding work when they look, according to recently released numbers….
by - September 20, 2015 7:22 pm
What does the 21st century hold for our young people? How do we prepare them for an unpredictable and unprecedented future in a global society? To begin to answer these pressing…
