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My brother and I just experienced what I believe was our longest one-on-one, face-to-face chat ever. (Yes, even longer than the long-ago heart-to-heart conversation highlighted by “Throw …
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By DANNY TYREE
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10/27/24
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In a memorable “Saturday Night Live” football sketch from 2016, Vanessa Bayer toils in the kitchen preparing Totino’s Pizza Rolls while her six “hungry guys” lounge in …
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By PETER FUNT
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10/27/24
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Mister Rogers once encouraged his young viewers, during difficult times, to look for the “helpers” – because seeing others step forward to offer aid as well as hope was certain to …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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10/27/24
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As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues during October, it is important to reflect on the progress that has been made in the fight against breast cancer in Arkansas. The Breast Cancer Act of 1997 …
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From REP. STEVEN WALKER
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10/27/24
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During budget hearings and continuing through the regular session that begins in January, legislators will tackle the difficult issue of controlling Medicaid costs. They have an extensive analysis to …
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From SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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10/20/24
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This week, the House and Senate Education Committees approved a proposed recommendation for educational adequacy. The plan to increase state funding to $8,162 per pupil for the 2026 school year and …
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From REP. STEVEN WALKER
28th District
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10/20/24
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In all likelihood, 99 percent of the Fox News faithful who saw Kamala Harris Wednesday night came away convinced anew she’s awful. But her decision to visit the notorious propaganda outlet had …
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By DICK POLMAN
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10/20/24
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A few months ago, I started writing a show called “The Word Search” for a podcast company called GoKidGo. Some episodes have even gone on the air. So far no one has told me “Stop, …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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10/20/24
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According to the National Retail Federation (motto: “Proudly middlemansplaining since 1911”), Americans set a Halloween spending record of $12.2 billion in 2023. (And that didn’t …
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By DANNY TYREE
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10/20/24
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Springing forward or falling back, daylight saving time was something my father always dreaded. Having to reset all the clocks in his house behind or ahead by an hour twice a year meant he had a lot …
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By TOM PURCELL
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10/20/24
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Temperatures drop and the days get shorter, but Autumn in Arkansas brings a burst of red, orange, and gold as the landscape comes to life through the transformation of fall foliage. People across the …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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10/20/24
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The digital age has benefits and disadvantages that we are perpetually balancing, but one clear downside is the opportunity for bad actors to access, steal and even hold hostage individual and …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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10/20/24
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There comes a time when a suburbanite looks at a perfectly functional roof and decides it needs to be replaced. Not just reshingled. Replaced. And the room under it, too. Earlier this year, my family …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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10/13/24
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My handy-dandy “column topic radar” lit up when I encountered an internet article called “12 Phrases You’re Using That Make You Sound Unprofessional.” (This is not to be …
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By DANNY TYREE
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10/13/24
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When I was a 14-year-old kid in 1977, I rode my bike, played ball with my friends and had virtually no responsibility. During that same time, halfway around the world, another 14-year-old boy named …
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By TOM PURCELL
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10/13/24
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On Monday, we solemnly reflected on the unprovoked attack against Israel that took place one year ago. It remains difficult to put into words the evil that continues to plague the Holy Land. These …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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10/13/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Legislative budget hearings have begun at the state Capitol, in preparation for the 2025 regular session that begins in January. Members of the Legislative Council and the Joint …
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From SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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10/13/24
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Jeeze. In just one day everyone in the country saw why the people in charge of the Democrat Party want to keep Kamala Harris off TV. And in just one day everyone in the country saw why Donald Trump …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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10/13/24
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October is officially marked as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. This creates an opportunity to shed light on the most common learning disability in the United States, one that affects millions of …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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10/9/24
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LITTLE ROCK – A subcommittee of legislators is close to finishing its year-long study of Arkansas gun laws. The study includes a package of bills to clarify the rights and restrictions of …
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From SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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10/6/24
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