I got Mike out of bed to look at a strange animal in the yard. It was too small for a deer, too still for a dog and too big for a cat or a coon. He looked at it for about 3 seconds and said “It’s a broken limb blowing in the wind.” and went back to bed. Down, boy. Stay. Good boy...
I’ve heard they are the heart of the home, and I believe this to be true. My family pretty much were all sitters-at-the-kitchentable people. Mama went to the kitchen early every morning; when I say early I mean hours before dawn. It was her favorite seat in the house, where she drank coffee and smoked cigarettes. It was where she read magazines, her desk where she wrote checks to pay her bills, wrote all those letters home and wrote notes to her kids and grandkids in their birthday cards.
with John Allen French, Ark. Regional Account Executive Sometimes issues arise—sometimes decisions are made in the moment without much thought and sometimes, we simply make mistakes.
The families of Palestine comprise a remarkable cultural heritage. Interacting for generations, they are a clan in the truest sense of the term.
with Jean Pearcy Written Aug. 4, 2024 So here we are on a beautiful Sunday morning, with just a bit of night cool clinging on.
Rep. Trey Steimel Every day during the school year, more than 350,000 Arkansas children depend on school buses to transport them safely to and from school.
with Jana Caldwell I’m standing in the pool watching Mike in the backyard. He has the tractor bucket holding up a tree branch. He’s standing on the mule with one of those weed eaters with a chain saw attachment. He cuts the limb and it clamps down on the blade and gets stuck. I’m quietly watching him trying different angles and maneuvers to free it. He ties ropes to several pieces and points and says “I may need your help.” I told him okay but I’d need to get dressed before I can help him. He looks at me confused. I said “I don’t mind helping but I can’t take you to the hospital in just my swimsuit…” I’ve always had a pool/river bag I carry to the water. In my teenage years it was Hawaiian Tropic oil, Sun-in hair spritz, sunglasses, bubblegum lip gloss, etc. Yesterday I was looking through the one I currently use. It’s sunglass readers, SPF 5000 sunscreens, Rolaids, Nexium, lip protection, etc. My, how times change… We were watching a cooking show where they were using nettles, aka stinging weeds. One of the chefs said that she “Really understood the integrity of nettles.” I don’t think you can really understand “the integrity of nettles” until you’ve squatted in them, in 100 degree July weather, on the banks of Eleven Point River, while your dad waits in the boat yelling, “It will feel better when it quits hurting!” Amateurs.
with John Allen French, Ark. Regional Executive Director If I could travel back to 1995 and tell my teenage self that Snoop Dogg would one day be a beloved commentator and unofficial mascot for the Olympics, even carrying the Olympic torch with a crowd cheering him on as if he were an Olympic legend, I would have laughed hysterically.
Rep. Trey Steimel A recent survey by the National Retail Foundation revealed that families plan to spend an average of $875 for children starting or returning to school.
U.S. John Boozman Across The Natural State, selfless men and women protect their communities from danger through service with local, volunteer fire departments.