Do you live next door to a devil? According to many Facebook political posts, you might. Most of my Facebook friends avoid politics, while others post their views in moderation….
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Arkansas Strong advances a more responsible and resilient Arkansas by informing the public about issues facing our people, lifting up the stories of everyday Arkansas heroes, and promoting the values that make our state special.
ARKANSAS STORIES
Celebrating the Strength of Arkansas
When I was just a kid I knew Mom was lonesome A child senses things That folks don’t realize Mom has been a dreamer A writer in the night She…
This the story of the birth of my firstborn child, who changed my life forever. I brought him into the world. But he, and his siblings after him, are the…
Living with chronic pain means living in-between worlds—in between doctor visits, in between diagnoses, in between good pain days and bad pain days, in between moments of grief and longing…
It was her ability to teach combined with her love for us that made learning in her class so much fun. She inspired me to want to learn more. …
We tell ourselves stories in order to live… We look for the sermon in the suicide, for the social or moral lesson in the murder of five. We interpret what…
For this small-town, rural farm girl, Christmas conjures the kinds of memories one might imagine fitting under the title of “An Arkansas Christmas.” And I am certainly not knocking them….
What cuts through the gray to show us there is always a choice? It's hope, writes our editorial director and chief curator, Gwen Faulkenberry. Her latest Sunday column in the...
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Empower Arkansans to band together and fight for a stronger state
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