Opinion

When you think about childhood friends, how often do you think about fellow classmates who, figuratively and literally, could not stay in their seats? Maybe there was a close friend who commonly needed a stimulus to operate and function. Among …

You are doing all the right things, contributing to a 401(k), saving for your kids’ college, using debt strategically and more. But have you pulled all those pieces together into a real financial plan? One that considers unexpected life events, …

The most crucial period for child development is from birth to age 5. Children’s brains are rapidly growing, and they are learning key skills that could carry them throughout their childhood. Unfortunately, millions of kids in the United States lack …

Advance apologies to the late Jimmy Buffett, whose 1974 anthem, “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” became one of his most popular songs — one of the Big 8 he played at virtually every show, actually. It was not an exercise …

When I heard that Arkansas State University was building the state’s first public College of Veterinary Medicine from the ground up, I jumped at the chance to be a part of program development — what I saw as a once-in-a-lifetime …

There are plenty of days when I don’t like myself. Days where my tongue is too sharp, my judgment too keen and my patience running three quarters low. Days where I fume at others for having the gall to slow …

Life recently provided a stark reminder of my geriatric station. One can cradle a 16-year-old mindset till the bitter end, but the fact remains — if the Predator were to choose Little Rock as its next hunting ground, that “killer” …

As fall settles in, the U.S. supply chain enters its own busy season with a carefully orchestrated rush to fill shelves and freezers ahead of Thanksgiving. From turkey farms in the Midwest to refrigerated trucks crisscrossing the country, the annual …

Tony Vitello had yet to make his move from Tennessee to the San Francisco Giants official before Razorback fans were playing a supercharged game of “what if.” Vitello, who, after three years under Dave Van Horn at Arkansas, took over …

You might not have “chief supply chain officer” on your resume, but if you have ever made a grocery list, dodged a snack shortage or executed a late-night fridge audit, congratulations: you are basically running a Fortune 500 supply chain …