Oct 29, 2019 | Let's Talk Local Politics, Suffrage
The right to vote is not enough: 100 years after earning the right to vote, more women than ever are running for office. WEAR WHITE and meet us at noon, November 6, for a group photo to show Arkansas the power of progressive Arkansas women as candidates, volunteers,...
Oct 25, 2019 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Infringing on My Religious Freedom Most anti-abortion activists cite the Bible as the authority for their position. To be more precise, they cite the New Testament. They are either fundamentalist Christians or Catholics, who somehow feel justified in advocating laws...
Oct 8, 2019 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Anti-Abortion Myths Did you know that currently there are 281 individual children and 64 sibling groups (2 or more children) awaiting adoption in Arkansas? These figures do not include newborns. So naturally, when I read these numbers and saw the photos of the...
Aug 14, 2019 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Calling the Arkansas lottery a “scholarship lottery” is laughable. Only 19 percent of its total revenue funds scholarships—$98 million out of $515 million in sales—making it second only to Wyoming in the lowest percentage awarded to students of all the state...