Opinion

With only 66.8% of the voting age population having voted in the 2020 presidential election and 53.4% in the 2018 midterm, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States, as well as accompanying…

When last we convened here, I was hypothesizing that Arkansas’ close encounter with a five-alarm nightmare against Missouri State would shake the Hogs awake. That we’d see a team much more prepared for adversity – and ready to prevent it…

I grew up in the tail end of the Southwest Conference era – before Arkansas broke off from that storied but doomed vessel and departed for the SEC, greener of pastures, and of pocketbook. I was just old enough to…

A recent study commissioned by phone service app TextNow has provided a closer look at how American consumers are coping with the worst inflation rates in 40 years. Here are some of the key takeaways and a summary of the…

My family goes to the beach at least a couple of times a year. It’s my wife’s doing; I don’t much care for it. I don’t like sand, I burn faster than a cheap bag of microwave popcorn, and lugging…

The Inflation Reduction Act has been a source of much discussion ever since President Biden signed it into law in August. Whether our feelings about this partisan bill are positive or negative, the money has been allocated, and we should…

The Last Word: Old Man River   “Ol’ man river That ol’ man river he must know something But he don’t say nothing Cause he just keeps rolling He keeps rolling along.” Lately, I’ve lost a lot of friends. My…

  Summer always brings back memories of my family’s road trips to Petit Jean State Park and other adventures around Arkansas. Whether I was in the back seat as a kid or driving my own daughters, there was always a…

In 2020, COVID-19 upended the world. Arkansans hunkered down, spending more time at their houses and apartments than ever before. During their near-endless Zoom calls, many experienced the now all-too-familiar home fatigue. Add in low mortgage rates and the rise…

In America today, approximately 1 out of 5 Americans is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately 1 in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one or more major life activities. The pandemic…