Opinion

by The City Wire staff - May 28, 2014 7:15 pm

A hardware industry look-ahead

Sales of hardware related products look to be a sweet spot for retailers and suppliers in the months and years ahead. The recent announcement that U.S. regulators are backing off…

by The City Wire staff - May 26, 2014 5:05 pm

Battling with documentation

Growing up my mother often would warn me as an inducement to behave or face the consequences, “Be sure your sins will find you out.” I have found throughout my…

by The City Wire staff - May 26, 2014 4:49 pm

Arkansas voter polling insights

When conceiving this column a few months ago, we planned to make the space allotted us on this website a place where we explain the strategic motivations behind the actions…

by The City Wire staff - May 18, 2014 11:34 am

Naïve much?

This news about Whirlpool officials indirectly admitting new details about pollution at their shuttered Fort Smith manufacturing plant tells us more about certain members of the Fort Smith Board of…

by Michael Tilley - May 17, 2014 7:02 pm

The upcoming other side of history

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The odds are that Arkansas legislators supporting an effort to reinforce…

by Michael Tilley - May 11, 2014 10:46 am

A fortunate son

A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth, was a crazy place. Europe was rebuilding its continental economy, the Soviets were rattling…

by The City Wire staff - May 5, 2014 2:02 pm

Gov. Fallin: Remember the victims

Last week, the state of Oklahoma conducted the lawful execution of Clayton Lockett, a man who was convicted of first degree burglary, assault with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, robbery by…

by Michael Tilley - April 29, 2014 6:37 pm

A message for Sen. Boozman

A heartfelt message to you, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, is to go away. Just for a few months. And not because we don’t want you around; it’s because we’d like…

by The City Wire staff - April 28, 2014 5:36 pm

Beebe wins, again

Legislators in the most recent sessions of the General Assembly have tended to forget about the “real Mike Beebe,” the man serving as the Governor of Arkansas. Prior to ever…

by The City Wire staff - April 27, 2014 6:17 pm

Begin with the end in mind

I read Stephen Covey’s classic book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," the year it was first published, in 1989. It since has become a business classic for cause….

by The City Wire staff - April 27, 2014 12:17 pm

The role of wealth in elections

Two recent Supreme Court decisions have troubled a number of Americans who care about rule by the people. But before we discuss these cases, a brief history is in order….

by Michael Tilley - April 22, 2014 12:18 pm

A recycled essay on Earth Day

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it.
 – H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…

by The City Wire staff - April 20, 2014 4:52 pm

Too much Wal-Mart?

Fortunately, The City Wire doesn’t receive many substantive complaints about our coverage. We certainly get our fair share of nitpicking from The Gallery of the Never Satisfied, of which our…

by The City Wire staff - April 20, 2014 4:30 pm

Tourism industry treasures

Throughout my time as Governor, we have seen many twists and turns in the national economy that have made their impact known in Arkansas. Throughout both the tumultuous and brighter…