Mighty Mite: Type-A and Isolation Growing up, my Mom liked to call me “Mighty Mite.” I’ve always been short and have energy that is sometimes difficult to contain. I’m...
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Arkansans are tough. We know when to lend a hand. We know how to roll up our sleeves and get the job done. We know what’s right. This is our state. These are our values. We are Arkansas Strong.
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
I taught Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to my high school seniors. That’s the second book in the series. Why did I start and end with this one? …
Many folks have asked me this past year, “What brought you to Arkansas?” And today I have decided to share that journey. Years ago, I was living through one of…
Arkansas Rocks. I’ve always believed this. Plus, I love geography. Perhaps that’s why, whenever I’m around rocks at one of my parents’ quarries or find myself stacking stones beside a…
Before Harper’s first day of kindergarten, friends who knew what a basket case I had been when Grace started school—two years before—tried to comfort me. “The first child leaving home...
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I don’t really remember ever not knowing Robby. He was a couple years ahead of me in school, and in a place like Ozark that means you know each other;...
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Love brings us together. We must keep loving our neighbors, even if they disagree with us, even if we make each other angry. Especially then. Love does not celebrate when an unvaccinated Arkansan succumbs to Covid. Love does not say they deserve it or “I told you so.” Love takes the higher road.
“I do know there’s a magic about Arkansas that fosters lifelong friendships that really feel more like family.” A story of friendship, hospitality, and dedication to showing up.
I learned a new term this week: gender dysphoria. Dysphoria is just the opposite of euphoria—instead of feeling joy, the dysphoric is profoundly sad. Gender dysphoria is what trans people…
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