Murder Mystery: Arkansas and the Death Penalty When Winthrop Rockefeller was defeated by Dale Bumpers in 1970, one of his last acts as governor of Arkansas was to commute the sentences of all 15 men on death row. Rockefeller thought capital punishment was morally wrong. He said, “I cannot and will not turn my…
People are familiar with the ancient folklore of the creatures living in the shadows and forever in hiding. The unexplainable noises that aren’t quite a bird and not the warning sound of a large predator, but chilling all the same. In cultures far and wide, stories of large humanoid creatures and other unnaturals bridge translations…
The Pink Pandemic: Breast Cancer Screenings Down Sharply During COVID-19 Era In the year 2020, the year nobody will soon forget, “coronavirus,” “coronavirus update” and “coronavirus symptoms” were three of the most searched topics on Google. The pandemic, still to this day, has dominated almost every conversation and news headline and has lived at…
Catering business Good Eatin’ Arkansas and Achor Family Pharmacy have teamed up with other local businesses for “Tips for Tatas,” a fundraising effort in the fight against breast cancer. For the entire month of October, 100 percent of tips received from Good Eatin’ orders will be donated to the cancer recovery program New Outlook, located…
It is time to get to know the heart and soul behind every restaurant experience, the server. Here’s our Q&A with Shaniya Abrams of Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom. How long have you been at Raduno? I have been at Raduno for four years now. What is it about the restaurant that makes…
This Side of Seven: Hitting the Right Notes It was the spring of 1986, and there was an intense battle taking place inside New Richmond High School’s Little Theater. Director Mary Finley was agonizing over the casting of several key roles in her planned production of Fiddler on the Roof, including the male…
Beebe resident Tyra Clark is a believer. In a place like Arkansas, a state within the Bible Belt, half of that means exactly what one might expect: She is a woman of faith who follows the fundamentals of Christianity and the teachings of Jesus Christ. But her proud status as a believer isn’t synonymous to…
The Science of the Scare: Amid the Terrors of the Pandemic, the Frights of the Night Return In the frightening time when the COVID-19 pandemic runs rampant, U.S. Capitol protestors run amok and politicians run their mouths, the owners of haunted houses and terror parks want to scare us even more this Halloween season. …
