David Conrads

Dispensaries have been lighting up sales since amendment’s passage In November 2016, voters approved Amendment 98, adding Arkansas to the growing list of states that allow the cultivation, processing, sale and possession of marijuana for medical purposes.  Four and a …

When Jack and Norma Rose moved with their three young children to Dallas in the mid-1950s, Jack had no interest in airplanes and knew nothing about them. His people were farmers and loggers, and flying airplanes did not figure into …

Growing up in Stuttgart, Bryan Hancock dreamed of becoming a pilot and flying airplanes for a living. He accomplished that goal, but circumstances later sent his life in a different direction. Today, though he still flies occasionally, he is the …

It’s been a year since the first case of the novel coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, was confirmed in Arkansas, likely brought to the state by a resident of Pine Bluff after visiting New Orleans during Mardi Gras.  The toll from the …

Nobody says it’s fair, but while COVID-19 and the restrictions necessitated by the global pandemic have had a devastating effect on some industries, it’s been a boon to others.   Even as restaurants, bars, concert halls, movie theaters, gyms and the …

Colorado used it to fund a $1.3 billion expansion of Interstate 70 in Denver. Texas used it for the $2.9 billion Grand Parkway in Houston. And Ohio State University used it to improve energy management and sustainability.  All these projects …