Opinion

Smiling customers equals business success

Customer service often includes providing a solution and/or experience with the purchase.

Farm family pride

Over in Johnson County, Linda and Harry Tilley and their wide swath of cows and turkeys and round bales of hay and other implements and accoutrements of agricultural life and…

Adam & Eats: Brothers Cottage Cafe

This eatery in historic downtown Van Buren cranks out some of the best breakfast food in the region.

Big Screen Peter: Super 8

This sci-fi film falls into the ho-hum category, even with the talent of J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg.

It’s important to avoid burn out

Stockman says a business owner unable to step back and relax may jeopardize the future of the business.

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Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] We FOI’d ourselves this week about secret correspondence we’ve been having with the city of Fort Smith. After our attorneys argued with themselves as…

Paddock’s Picks: South to Alaska

The perfect gift for Father’s Day might be a book about a father who built a boat in Arkansas and piloted it to Alaska.

Adam & Eats: Gringo’s

The duck decor is odd for a tex-mex place, the service is odd and food leans more to good than great.

Big Screen Peter: The Tree of Life

The “strikingly beautiful images” of this “staggering endeavor” of a movie is highly recommended by Peter.

The entrepreneurial super hero

The perceived super human non-stop strength a business owner possesses is often the product of necessity.

The noisy shall inherit …

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Only a callous, if not wholly obtuse, observer would fail to appreciate the great cacophony created by a small group among us who possess…

Adam & Eats: Pat’s Place

This new restaurant brings to the area straightforward, simple, southern food.

Big Screen Peter: The Hangover II

It’s an unapologetic continuance of the first bit of “brilliant” nonsense, and it still works in delivering laughs and a good movie.

Did you know … ?

Timely and accurate research info is often critical in achieving entrepreneurial success.

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Republican leadership in Arkansas this week sought to expose Matt Campbell as a cheater who, while working at his taxpayer-supported job at the Arkansas…

Adam & Eats: Reed’s Twin Burger Drive-In

It’s the classic American drive-in with decent food served quickly and at easy to swallow prices.

Big Screen Peter: Everything Must Go

The more serious side of Will Ferrell is a side Peter says may be Ferrell’s best side.

Positive and non-Toxic

Negativity, the biggest enemy of the entrepreneur, must be fought with a focus on remaining positive.

Still here

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Wasn’t prepared to have an essay for this week. The great Messianic recall of all good souls was to happen Saturday. It didn’t. Unless…