by - December 25, 2022 8:51 am
You had best get reengaged with your business, and fast
I went by my friend Burt Hanna’s new candle factory in Fayetteville the other day. Since he was kind enough to read a draft copy of my new book, “Confessions…
Opinion
by - December 18, 2022 9:34 am
Family estrangement is more common than you think
The term “cancel culture” burst onto the scene around 2016. It’s defined as the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling to express disapproval and exert social pressure. Its…
by - December 17, 2022 9:50 am
Riff Raff: Recipe support
Dr. Seidensticker, a college professor, made me a cassette tape of recordings of music by composers Haydn, Stravinsky, Wagner, and others, although he said Wagner could be tough to follow…
by - December 15, 2022 10:38 am
Connections and communication
For the last several years, we’ve gone to suburban Kansas City to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with my brother Bruce and sister-in-law Lynn. While there, in addition to loads of…
by - December 13, 2022 6:05 pm
Taking an even closer look at credit card fees
I appreciate State Rep. Marcus Richmond’s recent post regarding ‘swipe fees’ on credit card purchases, and the financial impact those fees have on veterans. As a community banker committed to…
by - December 12, 2022 4:54 pm
Hope for the holidays: Low-dose CT scans for lung cancer
Thanksgiving came and went before we entered full-blown holiday mode. Despite the hustle and bustle of the season, many of us are looking forward to gathering with family and friends,…
by - December 11, 2022 10:08 am
Improv advice in translation
Most advice is worthy of thorough examination. Often advice about one discipline — with just a bit of translation — has meaning in other disciplines. This translation process allows for…
by - December 6, 2022 12:13 pm
You can’t be what you’re not around
Generally, every season has an off-season. For example, it’s now the baseball off-season. Off-seasons serve at least two primary purposes: rest and recovery from the season that just concluded and…
by - November 27, 2022 8:22 am
Tax-efficient investing
There are various types of real estate investments. Each has different tax strategies; however, in this commentary, we will solely focus on direct investment in commercial, residential and multifamily properties….
by - November 22, 2022 8:09 am
Step up for students
The Saturday farmers market was closed, but the River Market was packed to near capacity for the Little Rock School District’s (LRSD) Spirit Fest with excited kids, educators and families….
by - November 20, 2022 10:07 am
I just want it to work
You know the euphoria — when you bought that new gadget, brought it home, followed the instructions, and for some unknown reason, it worked! We all get excited in those…
by - November 17, 2022 12:02 pm
Manage the mutation
In the 1950s, kids with cystic fibrosis (CF) rarely lived past the age of 10. The lack of understanding of the genetic defect that caused CF left medical researchers aimlessly…
by - November 15, 2022 10:40 am
A recession doesn’t have to hurt your business
Will we have a recession? Are we already in a recession? I don’t know. I’m not an economist. Even if we have a recession — far from a certainty —…
by - November 13, 2022 3:29 am
Taking a closer look at veteran swipe fees
It is upsetting to see that the same megabanks and credit card goliaths that continue to push their own social agenda in the name of the common good are, in…
by - October 27, 2022 11:00 am
Building the right culture
I wonder how many people can say that they’ve ever had their dream job. For me, it’s happened twice — the work I do now and the last role I…
by - October 23, 2022 7:00 am
Arkansas’ historic economic growth
I would like to talk about a priority I’ve had since taking office in 2015. Job creation is critical to our economic growth and our future as a state. When…
by - October 22, 2022 12:00 pm
It’s not just inflation, hidden grocery industry practices can also harm consumers
Like many of you, I am feeling the pinch of inflation at the grocery store these days. I understand at a basic level why I am seeing higher prices for…
by - October 19, 2022 7:43 am
Valuing your key employees
These past few years have come with many changes to the business landscape. Successful businesses are learning to adapt with workplace trends like the Great Resignation. The two keys to…
by - October 16, 2022 9:05 am
Stay the course
It’s been a turbulent year for many Americans, and the current market volatility probably isn’t giving many of us sweet dreams. Still, it will be vital that we stay the…
by - October 12, 2022 5:12 pm
Eugene’s blue jeans
I can’t remember the exact date but I believe it was in the spring of 2000 that Eugene (the English approximation of my Ukraine visitor’s name), asked if we could…