by Mark Carter Theodore Roosevelt is considered one of our great presidents. As in, all-time greats. His face adorns Mount Rushmore, after all. And Mount Rushmore is the Olympus of American historical achievement/pop culture. (Is there even a difference anymore?)…
November 2019
by Dustin Jayroe “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson On Oct. 9, 1997, the third episode in the ninth season of “Seinfeld” first…
by Ryan Nix When it comes to the electrical grid, industrial images of tall, wooden poles trailing wires from gray, metal substations to homes and transformer boxes, of circuit breakers hidden in back closets and the crooning of a Wichita…
- AgricultureMagazineNovember 2019Sports/Outdoors
Habitat Program Fuels Migrating Ducks, Benefits Farmers and Hunters
by Mark Carterby Mark Carterby Mark Carter The symbiotic nature of farming and hunting has long been praised as part of man’s natural connection to the land, and a new habitat program ensures migrating waterfowl have food on their journey south. The Arkansas Waterfowl…
by Ryan Nix, Photos by Jamison Mosley Far in the northeast corner of Arkansas, five miles west of the Mississippi River, the city of Blytheville remembers a prosperous past while hoping for a bright future. This gateway to the Arkansas…
by Dustin Jayroe Former Political Star Dustin McDaniel Excelling in Private Practice The largest casualty, of course, was the state Democratic Party, which itself dominated local and state politics for more than 100 years and with rare exceptions accounted for…
by Dwain Hebda Groundwater concerns prompt conservation, new technology Ed Swaim clicks a button on his laptop, putting in motion a computer model of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, the most important source of groundwater for agricultural purposes on…
by Ryan Nix To survive in a constantly evolving economy, businesses must be mindful of trends and flexible enough to accommodate them. Of all the issues affecting local industries, two loom above the rest. First, the legalization of medical marijuana…
- MagazineManufacturingNovember 2019
Manufacturers Leading Job Growth in Arkansas
by Mark Carterby Mark Carterby Mark Carter Arkansas manufacturing seems to be finding its footing following a rough patch to open the 21st century. Manufacturing jobs in the Natural State are up 8 percent since 2014 and outpacing the national average of 6.4 percent,…
by Lauren McLemore More than 49,000 farms are operated in Arkansas, 97 percent of them family-owned, according to Arkansas Farm Bureau. Sixteen percent of farms produce 92 percent of production. Here’s a look at what’s being produced on Arkansas farms:…