Opinion

Editor’s Note: This column originally was published July 19, 2023. I’m sharing it again today as the Friends of the Berryville Library continue to raise funds to furnish the new library, which is now under construction on Springfield Street. To all of you reading, thanks for supporting your local newspaper. Please consider supporting your local library as well!

Afederal judge’s ruling will make it easier for canvassers to gather signatures for citizen-led initiatives in Arkansas.

It’s difficult to imagine a more securely entrenched politician than Sarah Huckabee Sanders was less than three years ago. Sanders was sworn in as the governor of Arkansas on Jan. 10, 2023, after receiving more than 63 percent of the statewide vote in the November 2022 general election.

Congress is a mess. I asked Dr. Hal Bass what might could be done to fix it.

Sen. John Boozman says Congress must act in the next couple of months to help farmers, and that its members know they must do so.

Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in September 2023. Though some of the statistics have changed, the underlying theme has not. This year’s National Newspaper Week began Sunday, Oct. 5 and will run through Saturday, Oct. 11. Thank you for reading and for supporting your local community newspaper.