by - May 24, 2013 1:35 pm
Veteran support
While Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who have died in service to our country, it naturally also brings to mind our living veterans and our men and…
Opinion
by - May 21, 2013 10:31 pm
Political petulance
The deceased and fantastically brilliant comedian Mitch Hedberg once quipped that he wore a necklace “cause I wanna know when I’m upside down.” Well, when the detached and fantastically buffoonish…
by - May 20, 2013 5:31 pm
Arkansas’ broadband health
Arkansas's innovative approach to implementing health-care reforms has garnered national attention. Instead of increasing the number of people receiving traditional Medicaid services, we've developed a plan to expand health-care coverage…
by - May 19, 2013 4:44 pm
ABF kudos and ADEQ concerns
The City Wire says don’t forget, as time rolls on in the slow-moving Whirlpool clean-up plan for its former Fort Smith plant site and surrounding residential neighborhood, to ask the…
by - May 12, 2013 8:19 pm
Here we are again
“You will never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” – Irish proverb Here we are again in Fort Smith with another study. This time it’s an…
by - May 12, 2013 6:15 pm
Porn star dreamin’
“Son, what are your plans after you graduate this month?” “Well Mom, I’m heading to California to be a porn star. I’m going to follow my passion!” If being a…
by - May 11, 2013 2:44 pm
Asa and Brandon
Has Arkansas finally found a candidate for Governor who is camera shy? I seem to recall Asa Hutchinson as a candidate for several offices, U.S. Senate, Attorney General, Congress and…
by - May 9, 2013 5:20 pm
Sustainable packaging and Wal-Mart
In an effort to connect buyers, product suppliers and packaging suppliers, Wal-Mart held this week its 8th annual Sustainable Packaging Exposition. The retailer looks to drive innovation, “every day low…
by - May 5, 2013 7:19 pm
We must renew the 1% county tax
When famed jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. noted that taxes are the price we pay for civilization, he likely had in mind taxes like Sebastian County’s 1% sales tax. County…
by - May 5, 2013 2:53 pm
Questions about Halter’s promise
It seemed like a good time and place for Democratic candidate Bill Halter, the “sparkplug promoter” behind the Arkansas Lottery for Scholarships, to inform this local crowd of his gubernatorial…
by - May 1, 2013 5:59 pm
Tax Cuts and other moves
A majority of the 135 Legislators in Little Rock campaigned on tax cuts, not surprisingly in a conservative state. Campaigning and enacting are two different measures, and there were a…
by - April 29, 2013 3:47 pm
89th Session Wrap, part I
What began as a Session with historical implications ended as a lesson in real world governance and bi-partisanship with major agenda items being completed. The newly minted Republican majorities in…
by - April 29, 2013 11:09 am
Media smarts
Folks sometimes wonder about the intelligence of us media folks. I was laid off by one of them big newspaper companies, so my IQ must have been below the bar….
by - April 28, 2013 5:19 pm
Hogs on the Buffalo
Even the 89th General Assembly, which just went home this week, admits there is a problem. But they didn’t fix the problem. Yes, there is a problem with a hog farm…
by - April 28, 2013 5:09 pm
Seek first an exit strategy
I recently heard an attorney say 70% of partnerships end in “divorce.” She didn’t give her source for the 70% statistic, but from my own observations, the majority of partnerships…
by - April 24, 2013 11:10 am
A plea to support Leadership Fort Smith
I was in one of the first classes of Leadership Fort Smith. Leadership Fort Smith is now in its 26th year. More than 650 folks have completed the program and…
by - April 22, 2013 4:36 pm
Governor promotes ‘artistic tourism’
Spring marks the start of a new tourism season for many travelers who come to Arkansas for our great outdoors. But recently, more and more visitors are drawn indoors to…
by - April 21, 2013 6:12 pm
Recycling and gift shops
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 - April 21, 2013 6:09 pm
More Whirlpool spin
No one expects a quick outcome to a hazardous chemical spill, made decades ago by Whirlpool Inc., that has leached its way into the working class neighborhood of Fort Smith…
by - April 18, 2013 10:28 pm
Campaigns go ugly early
We’re officially now one day into the fight for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and Mike Ross and Bill Halter are already trading jabs. During his Little Rock stop Wednesday (April…