Steve BrawnerState ColumnistA federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction against a new Arkansas law that would have closed the state’s...

Rick KennedyColumnistAs 2025 enters its second half, I am reminded again of Ronald Reagan’s now-famous question from the 1980 campaign, "Are you...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistAll six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation voted for both numbers. The $4.1 trillion is the amount the One...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistHallie Shoffner, a sixth generation farmer, quit farming this year after she created six different spreadsheets and...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistFor fans, the numbers that matter most are wins and losses. For athletic directors, it’s also about dollars and...

Rick KennedyColumnistAs the winner of the APA's Best News and Political Column in 2022, 2023, and now 2025, I can attest it is not an easy award to...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistThe U.S. House of Representatives last Thursday passed President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), with all...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistIf the debt-ridden federal government were to pay $55 million a year less for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Andrew BagleyPublisherI imagine many readers of our newspapers, particularly those in Helena (this is running in all three of our newspapers so...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistThe number of Arkansas families applying for LEARNS Act state funding for private or homeschooling expenses has more...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistSocial Security has been called the “third rail” of American politics in reference to the electrified rail in a subway...

Andrew BagleyPublisherPublisher’s Note:  This is a reprint of a column that ran in The Helena World originally in 2019.  Thankfully, Daddy is still...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistThere’s a well-known Jerry Seinfeld bit where the comedian says it’s hard to justify loyalty to a particular sports...

Rick KennedyColumnistThe May 21 edition of the Monroe County Argus featured all the pomp and circumstance of a groundbreaking ceremony for the new...

Steve BrawnerState ColumnistArkansas voters will be asked to approve a $500 million bond issue to fund water and wastewater projects in November...