by - October 6, 2013 8:57 pm
Elections have consequences
As a kid, one of my favorite things every Saturday morning was watching Mid-South Wrestling. It was always filled with theatrics, high drama, and a lot of bad acting. Every…
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by - October 6, 2013 11:00 am
A lesson learned from the UA fiasco?
The ongoing saga at the Advancement Division of the state’s flagship University, while still mired in controversy, took a different turn this week. Finally, someone on campus, Dr. John Watkins,…
by - September 29, 2013 7:00 pm
Bloomberg’s second strike
The first time Bloomberg news fouled up a story about Wal-Mart Stores one could simply consider it a surprising and ill-advised report. A one-off, if you will. Even a smart…
by - September 29, 2013 6:34 pm
Premium assistance
Tuesday is the big day, the opening of the American Health Benefit Exchanges, more commonly referred to simply as the state insurance exchanges. You can expect a lot of chatter…
by - September 23, 2013 6:47 pm
Campus reflections
On the well-manicured University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus it was early evening, with the dusk again managing the shift change between day and night. This time of soft…
by - September 22, 2013 11:58 am
Alice and the Rockwells
It’s not often one gets to give a suggestion to a member of the wealthy billionaire Walton Clan of Northwest Arkansas. But here goes. “Dear Ms. Alice: “Please consider buying…
by - September 15, 2013 7:33 pm
It’s a New Day!
A new day is how the U.S Department of Health and Human Services describes Jan. 1, 2014 “for the 19% of Arkansans who don’t have insurance, or Arkansas families and…
by - September 15, 2013 7:14 pm
Rep. Womack’s fashion statement
Ah, that pesky First Amendment. It cuts both ways, or so we learned this week from Arkansas’ 3rd District Congressman Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and a self-proclaimed “Mexican-American” student named Yardley…
by - September 12, 2013 7:56 pm
Arkansas must fight for manufacturing jobs
The last two decades have not been kind to manufacturing, once Arkansas' largest private industry sector. Manufacturing peaked at 247,300 in February 1995, and has shed 93,400 jobs – an unprecedented…
by - September 8, 2013 5:49 pm
A color roadmap to Arkansas politics
It’s still very early, but many people have already made bold predictions about the 2014 election cycle based on early polling data. It’s always important to remember that polls are…
by - September 8, 2013 5:36 pm
Recycling education
While the vocal critics of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality rage on about the lack of public notices of their various permitting corporate hog farms near the Buffalo River,…
by - September 5, 2013 10:10 pm
Let’s get gassed
There are a few points to make about Fort Smith officials taking a close look at using compressed natural gas (CNG) as a fuel alternative in a portion of its…
by - September 3, 2013 12:48 pm
Now is the time
We respectfully disagree with the view of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, who believes a looming budget battle is not the time to defund and/or otherwise kill the federal healthcare law…
by - September 2, 2013 11:57 am
Listen to the rock star
A couple of weeks ago Bono, the lead singer in the rock group U2 and advocate for the developed world to assist in the economic development of Africa, made the…
by - September 2, 2013 11:38 am
Bigger than a postcard
This past week, the 1.3 million Wal-Mart associates in the United States received a post card reminder that the open enrollment dates for their health plan insurance is approaching. But…
by - August 25, 2013 12:49 pm
Hogallejuh!
Hogallejuh, football is finally here. All across Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith region as high school gridiron teams get ready to kick it off this coming week and over…
by - August 23, 2013 6:22 am
The inspiration of Chris Battle
This morning in Alexandria, Virginia, a memorial service will be held to honor Christopher Lee Battle. Chris, as he was known to all his friends, died earlier this month after…
by - August 20, 2013 10:30 am
A twinkle of hope
An edict out of Bentonville, Ark., has more of a chance to shore up (pun intended) America’s ailing manufacturing sector than anything our elected officials may promulgate from Washington, D.C.,…
by - August 18, 2013 4:10 pm
The right person
According to the math, hiring the right person for a job is more important to a small business’ success than a large business. Here’s the math. An owner of a…
by - August 18, 2013 11:39 am
The power struggle
Off to the eastern edge of Arkansas’ great Northwest, a battle has been brewing that recently took a rare “conservationist turn,” thanks to the often maligned U.S. Army Corps of Engineers….