Opinion

It’s the last month of the 20222023 school year! We have several individuals to recognize and many celebrations as the year comes to a close. This week is Teacher Appreciation Week.

Anyone naive enough to believe the nation’s abortion debate would end with the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of the Roe standard of a half-century has since been alerted to the realities of America’s culture wars. The conflict, naturally enough, divides both major political parties — but to no small extent separates the candidates of one of them. The implications for Arkansas’ Asa Hutchinson, his presidential campaign officially launched last week, are striking.

It’s not uncommon, when I meet someone and tell them what I do for a living, for them to ask me some version of: “Is there ever anything to write about in Carroll County?” The question always makes me chuckle. The answer, of course, is yes.

Iwant to start off this month’s Bobcat Buzz by celebrating some of our awesome students! First, Berryville High School senior Gisselle Estrada was chosen to represent North Arkansas College at the state Skills USA competition in Hot Springs. Congratulations to Ms. Estrada!

There’s a new photo accompanying this column and, if I do say so myself, it looks just a little different. Over the past five months, I’ve lost more than 100 pounds since undergoing weight loss surgery in November.