Opinion

LITTLE ROCK - The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has launched its newest mobile-exclusive pass highlighting the capital city’s top holiday attractions, events and shopping, the Holidays In Little Rock Pass. This follows the May 2022 launch of their first pass, the Little Rock Attractions Pass and the September 2022 launch of the Little Rock Pedal Pass.

I want to take a moment and commend the Editor of the Mountaineer Echo, Robert Lyons, for his steadfast leadership and outstanding journalism skills. I have noticed, that over the past 18 months or so the quality of the Mountaineer Echo has increased significantly. Mr. Lyons is tireless in the pursuit of the truth and reports based on where the facts and evidence of a story or issue lead him. His fair and balanced approach, along with his personable demeanor makes him easy to talk with regarding news matters.

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LITTLE ROCK – Funds are now available from the settlement of a massive lawsuit against opioid distributors and will be awarded to projects that have demonstrated effectiveness in combating the abuse of painkillers. The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership has set up a website with information about how to apply.

There’s an event in our nation’s past that, though catastrophic and heartbreaking, hasn’t ever received the attention it truly deserves. For Arkansans, it should be something we learn about thoroughly and feel connected to perhaps more than most of the other dates and milestones we read in textbooks and hear about from educators.

Committees are an essential part of the legislative process. While in committee, a bill is reviewed, researched, and sometime revised.

America is exceptional, and that’s something we must never forget. But for the past two years, the Biden Administration and a Democrat-led Congress have failed to keep their promises about uniting the American people and bringing in an era of quiet and competent leadership.