Steve BrawnerState ColumnistRep. French Hill worked in former President George H.W. Bush’s administration in the early 1990s. In a speech last...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistIf you met Miceala Coleman today – she goes by “Mic” – you’d never guess that she once was a homeless high school...

Andrew BagleyMonroe County ArgusThis space is most often devoted to a discussion of the local political scene or issues of importance facing our...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistHow does Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders follow last year’s LEARNS Act that completely changed the state’s education...

Last week, Brinkley Mayor Billy Hankins penned a guest opinion column posing the question, “Does Anyone Care?” The answer is yes but not enough. ...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistWhat’s the number that will cause lawmakers and presidential candidates to pay attention to the national debt?...

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)At a back-to-school event this weekend, the...

Steve BrawnerState columnistTwo citizen-led proposed constitutional amendments advanced toward the November ballot this week. But one that would...

How can you help a town when so many people don’t care?This is a question that I ask myself quite frequently. It is a never ending battle trying to...

As Arkansans wait to see whether proposed constitutional amendments pertaining to casino gambling, medical marijuana and abortion make the November...

Summer is only half over and it already feels like we have suffered through a long, hot one. The headlines from all levels of government don’t...

The state Department of Finance and Administration has published new income tax withholding tables.That’s good news for 1.1 million Arkansas...

Rarely do national events inspire an editorial statement since we typically opine only about the local issues we cover and that our readers expect...

On Wednesday night, the first text popped up on my phone letting me know that former Congressman Tommy Robinson had passed away at the hospital in...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order Monday establishing a commission to plan Arkansas’ celebration of the country’s 250th...