Newton County Times

We must fix the nursing shortage

Where did all the nurses go?One of my family members ended up in the ER for a week after a bad fall.The hospital we chose and its staff were wonderful in every way, but this time, one important thing … more

By TOM PURCELL | 4/10/22

Is there a Mary Magdalene in your life?

If you could be the proverbial “fly on the wall,” what Biblical event would you most like to witness?I realize some of you don’t accept the Bible in the first place. But if you do … more

By DANNY TYREE | 4/10/22

Can you do the splits?

According to Livestrong.com, there are nearly 5 million young people participating in gymnastics in the United States, and although only a handful ever make it to Olympic competition, their parents … more

By JASE GRAVES | 4/10/22

Men are dying from a lack of attention

Recently, a friend showed me a sobering graphic depicting the gender disparity in suicide rates between men and women. While females tend to attempt suicide more often than men (and experience … more

By CHRISTINE FLOWERS | 4/10/22

Higher U.S. energy prices are Biden’s fault

For at least a decade, American progressives have been waging war on the nation’s energy sector. They’re all in on wind and solar and are using scare tactics, tax breaks, and government … more

By PETER ROFF | 4/10/22

Maintain Title 42

The situation at our southern border continues to worsen as Spring brings about a predicable spike in illegal border crossings and encounters. In addition to the expected seasonal spike, President … more

By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN Arkansas' Fourth District | 4/10/22

Building a better Arkansas through service

Arkansans are unfortunately familiar with the devastating impacts of tornadoes. I’ve seen the damage left in their powerful wake and talked with homeowners, businesses and local leaders about … more

By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN | 4/10/22

Combatting violent crime

Today, I would like to talk about the national increase in violent crime, and what we are doing to combat that here in Arkansas.Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world felt like it … more

By GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON | 4/10/22

State Capitol Week in Review

LITTLE ROCK — Average teacher salaries in Arkansas ranked 47th in the nation in 2020, down from 46th in 2019 and 44th in 2018.Legislators on the Senate and House Education Committees heard a … more

From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS | 4/10/22

April showers may bring storm recovery scams

LITTLE ROCK – Every spring, Arkansas and other southern states are hit by heavy rains and severe weather. While many Arkansans want to help their neighbors clean up after a storm, con artists … more

Staff Report | 4/7/22

Leading the way in protecting cyberspace

In the 21st century, most of the systems and operations we depend on for everything from personal financial activity to the community-wide distribution of information and resources is built within … more

By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN | 4/3/22

Biden's broke budget

President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal this week, revealing more the same polices that have brought Americans historic inflation and record high gas prices. President Biden … more

By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN Fourth District of Arkansas | 4/3/22

Biden's Broke Budget President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal this week, revealing more the same polices that have brought Americans historic inflation and record high gas prices. President Biden promised not to raise taxes on tho

One hundred-fifty years before I took office, Arkansas was home to so many black bears that we were known as The Bear State, but by the early years of the last century, enthusiastic hunters had … more

By GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON | 4/3/22

What is a woman?

I’m glad there’s widespread confusion about what a woman is. I’ve been confused my entire life.In the most basic sense, the difference between a male and a female is that a female … more

By TOM PURCELL | 4/3/22

Have you slapped anybody lately?

After the Academy Awards incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock, I started wondering how many of my gentle readers have resorted to physical violence in their adult life.In 1983 a co-worker … more

By DANNY TYREE | 4/3/22

Clarence Thomas and his Virginia problem

Virginia Thomas, wife of U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, is free to hold whatever opinions, thoughts, judgments or impressions of politics and public policy she desires.And, … more

By CARL GOLDEN | 4/3/22

Finally, a boring nominee for the supreme court

As predicted, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing were pretty boring. Almost yawn-worthy. She’s a fairly boring person to being with, which I suppose is a good thing since we … more

By CHRISTINE FLOWERS | 4/3/22

Will Smith’s actions solely a reflection on Will Smith

It has been dubbed by many as “the slap heard ‘round the world.“By now, pretty much anyone with a beating pulse is aware of the fracas that occurred during the Academy Awards on … more

By ELWOOD WATSON | 4/3/22

State Capitol Week in Review

LITTLE ROCK — The recidivism rate for Arkansas prison inmates is 46.1 percent, a rate which the head of state prisons called unacceptable.Prison officials appeared before a joint meeting of … more

From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS | 4/3/22

Women’s History Month

This is women’s history month and it is important to recognize their contributions.With just slightly more than 50% of Americans being women, it's not hard to imagine how much of an impact they … more

By GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON | 3/27/22