State of This Union — President’s Message One advantage leaders can have is anything they do or say seems important. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement and held a press event July 14 announcing that the “First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy’s Religious Liberty in the States index” found that Arkansas […]
By this time in our three-decade-plus marriage I know too well what my spouse refuses to eat. Well, there’s no disguising okra. But I can expect the classic eggplant-dominating casserole ratatouille will find favor once and sometimes twice a summer. The key is precooking the eggplant separately — food journalist Mark Bittman says, “There are […]
An Editor’s Note “Why should (I) join Local 965/AEA/NEA?” That is one of the two top questions that other 965 leaders and I get when friends and strangers learn of our affiliation. The other question is more of a statement: “I didn’t know the UA had a labor union.” There has been an active workers […]
My mom often bought house-label food items to keep on budget, as the quality was close enough. One item she wouldn’t skimp on was Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, explaining other brands were “waxy.” I never understood that, different ones had about the same mouth feel to me, once I started buying my own groceries after […]
An Editor’s Note It’s obvious that I’m a news hound, and there’s certainly no shortage of news in FaySpRogVille (a portmanteau of Northwest Arkansas’s four main cities). Throughout the areas news media, coverage of the University of Arkansas naturally stays prominent, not only because it’s one of the largest employers of the Ozarks but simply […]
An Editor’s Note For all my love of words, I’m lousy at protest signs. Six maybe eight words is perfect. Pickets are a lot like billboards. You’re driving by, so highway ads need to be sparse for comprehension. That’s the same with demonstrations, where picketers stand on a sidewalk as cars whiz by. The No […]