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by The City Wire staff - December 12, 2014 5:15 pm

Names that are all wet

The submitted names for the water park being built by Sebastian County and the city of Fort Smith would be Exhibit A if you were to build a case that…

by The City Wire staff - December 11, 2014 10:23 pm

Potential perils of name calling

The Iowa State Bar Association released an opinion cautioning attorneys against calling each other unethical. Arkansas attorneys might want to pay attention to what the Iowa State Bar had to…

by The City Wire staff - December 10, 2014 9:06 pm

A note on repeal

What happened in Fayetteville Tuesday was not necessarily a loss for those seeking more definitive equal protections, and may prove but a short lived win for those who believed such…

by The City Wire staff - December 7, 2014 5:46 pm

Hutchinson’s ground game

This past week, a 45-minute “pop-in” visit at the state’s Alexander Unit for troubled teens by Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson seemed a little puzzling. At first blush, some may have thought…

by The City Wire staff - December 4, 2014 6:22 pm

Shield protection for journalists

Almost as soon as people started reading news on the Internet, a debate sprung up – is an Internet-based journalist a “real” reporter? In Arkansas, at least, that question was…

by The City Wire staff - November 30, 2014 10:06 pm

Ferdinand’s ghost

Before the year is out, it is worthwhile to remember that 100 ago, on June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered by a Serb nationalist in…

by The City Wire staff - November 30, 2014 9:51 pm

About those free meals …

The recent passage of one of the newest Constitutional Amendments, simply known as Issue No. 3, very possibly, has broken up one of the state’s iconic breakfast tables. Yes, that’s…

by The City Wire staff - November 16, 2014 5:49 pm

Beebe’s final budget proposal

During my last year in office, I have visited many annual events and celebrated many annual traditions with a sense of nostalgia. At each of these occasions, I was acutely…

by The City Wire staff - November 16, 2014 5:24 pm

Three years with Crystal Bridges

November in Arkansas may soon to become known for its museum anniversaries and celebrations. This past week, with the usual dose of low, key and casual fanfare, Crystal Bridges Museum…

by Michael Tilley - November 9, 2014 12:49 pm

The veteran I remember

This week we are to remember the military men and women who served this country — especially those who saw combat and those for whom combat was the last thing…

by The City Wire staff - November 9, 2014 11:31 am

Asa’s good start

There was some slight snickering in certain circles when early in his advertising now Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson simply said: “As your governor, we will hit the ground running and never…

by Michael Tilley - November 5, 2014 9:12 pm

Miss Ada said it could be like this

The discussion of how Arkansas Republicans swept the 2014 election cycle will be woefully incomplete if not wholly inaccurate if it does not include in the opening paragraph this name:…

by The City Wire staff - November 2, 2014 7:06 pm

Cash, lies and politics

If there was ever a year that I despised the political campaign season it is this year, 2014. Every time I turned on the television I was accosted by political…