Tag: Government & Politics

Election Failings (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Where does one start when assessing such a bizarre election?

State To Raise Sales Tax Soon

Beginning Jan. 1, Arkansas retailers will charge another half a penny for every dollar of goods and services sold.

Report on Women Questioned in N.W. Ark.

Although the Institute for Women’s Policy Research has given Arkansas poor grades on women’s status, the report may not apply in northwest Arkansas, a University of Arkansas professor says.

Restaurants Cater to Bush Brigade

Northwest Arkansas restaurants cater to George W. Bush’s entourage on one of the last stops of the 2000 presidential campaign.

Lewis Excels as Fayetteville Rainmaker

The Fayetteville business community calls him The Rainmaker, but John Lewis says no one individual has overwhelming power in his hometown.

South School Avenue Looks for an Identity

The loss of commercial air flights out of Drake Field makes an already tough economic situation in south Fayetteville worse.

Northwest Arkansas Firms Donate to GOP

Donations from northwest Arkansas companies to the 2000 presidential election show that the Republican National Committee is getting its usual support.