Opinion

Big Screen Peter: Bridesmaids

What is a funny concept and a cast filled with great actresses misses the mark.

Consider the logistics

Stockman says understanding the scope of logistics is also important for small business owners and managers.

Billy’s prostitution solution

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Billy, a college friend from thousands of years ago, called again this week. He’d just returned from Vegas because “them sumbitches with the Corps…

Paddock’s Picks: The Paris Wife

The book presents the other side of Ernest Hemingway through the eyes of his first wife.

Adam & Eats: Goody’s Frozen Yogurt

With 16 different flavors and 26 varieties of add-ons, Adam says a flavorful masterpiece is easy to create.

Big Screen Peter: The Beaver

Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson collaborate on a “bizarre” movie that could be the best of the year.

It’s National Small Business Month

Stockman says communities still struggle with how best to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Still a fortunate son

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Editor’s note: This essay was first posted May 10, 2009. Happy Mother’s Day! A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949,…

Adam & Eats: Tran’s Restaurant

The “goody” this week brings us revelations of the “Wino Deluxe” and the “Donald Bomb.”

Big Screen Peter: Munich

Peter moves away from the contemporary to review a movie that attempted to capture a country’s use of assassination in a quest for justice.

Growing your potential

Stockman wants you to know that your ability to succeed is driven by your own freedom of choice.

There they were, talking core leadership principles like being proactive, seeking first to understand, the importance of responsibility and accountability, being gracious in winning and losing and establishing and then…

Adam & Eats: Mr. Shark

“Mama Linda” does it right, from the food quality and variety, to the customer service.

Big Screen Peter: The Conspirator

The newest effort by legend Robert Redford takes the audience into the chaos that followed Lincoln’s assassination.

Effectively managing in a partnership

Business partnerships come with advantages, but the possibility for conflict must be addressed early.

Talk Business Poll: Views noted on Legislature, Beebe, Pryor, health care

A new Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll, conducted April 21, 2011, reveals the views of Arkansans on many things, including the job performance of the Arkansas Legislature, implementation of health care…

More than just a day

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] The plan for this essay was to pontificate broadly on some terrific issue of the day on which my self-absorbed awareness had crafted a…

Adam & Eats: Sip n Dipity

An ice cream franchise has gone local, but still has a multitude of goodies served from an ice-cold slab.

Big Screen Peter: Hanna

It’s an old-school fairy tale in which everything does not wind up in a neat little comfortable box. And Peter likes the old-school stuff.

Redistricting lessons

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] When it became clear Congressional redistricting would divide the Fort Smith metro area in a way that defied reason, the first response by local…