Country is a lifestyle. For me, it is the way I was raised. Being country means the outdoors, loving hunting and fishing. It’s being respectful — to your parents and…
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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 am often asked what drives me to fight so hard for public schools. The people who ask me this are usually introspective types who read books like Finding Your…
Last Wednesday teachers flooded the Capitol to speak to the Senate Education Committee against SB 294, otherwise known as The LEARNS Act. A couple of those teachers were from Star…
If you’ve been following this big, beautiful experiment called Arkansas Strong, you will already know how I feel about the policy scam of our time known as vouchers. Vouchers, education…
I teach at a college but every year a local high school teacher has me present to her classes about Elizabethan literature, primarily Shakespeare; and my sister-in-law, Heathcliff, who teaches…
I’m not a very materialistic person, and objects don’t usually mean much to me. But there is one thing that I've had — and many different kinds. It serves the...
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By David Kamanga, second place winner of our inaugural Arkansas Voices Essay Contest Strength is not only the power to exact change, but also the endurance to persevere. There are many…
By Ava Storey, first place winner of our inaugural Arkansas Voices Essay Contest I remember crossing the street to my grandpa’s house, my little sisters trailing behind me as I…
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