Arkansas law is cracking down on serious criminals

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A nyone who commits a violent felony in 2025 will learn that Arkansas law has become much tougher on serious criminals. They will serve longer...

Read any good books lately?

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VIEWPOINT By RALPH HARDIN Evening Times Editor A nother Christmas recently passed, and as is the norm, I received a couple of new books to ad...

Returning the sound of freedom to the River Valley

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T here was an unmistakable sound in the skies above Fort Smith last month. The loud boom of two F-35s making the journey from a Lockheed Martin f...

Preparing for the 95th General Assembly

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T he 2025 Regular Session is now weeks away. As we prepare for the upcoming session, we’d like to give you an overview of the composition of th...

BIBLE VERSE

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“Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forg...

The new year is here!

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VIEWPOINT By RALPH HARDIN Evening Times Editor I don’t know how much attention you pay to the “Vol. No” thing there on the front pag...

Gathering feedback and meeting needs

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W hen people think about the job of a U.S. Senator, they often picture what we see on C-SPAN with hearings, votes and eye-catching debates. But t...

Teacher Retirement System sees improvement

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T he financial health of the state Teacher Retirement System has been steadily improving over the past decade. For example, using very conserv...

Update from the Arkansas Legislative Council

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T his week, the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) took significant steps to address issues ranging from fair reimbursement practices to workfor...

BIBLE VERSE

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“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man ...