Opinion

The City Council is supposed to be the voice of the people. As long as, the citizens’ requests are reasonable and within the costs of the city budget, those reasonable requests must be adhered to.

As you read this editorial, early voting has already begun for the March 5 Primary Election. My name is Russell Luder.

pair of bills aimed at helping livestock producers protect their calves, kids and lambs from predatory vultures. The bills, one in the U.S.

LITTLE ROCK – The state Division of Children and Family Services has intensified preventative services in troubled families and managed to lower the number of children in foster homes. Over the previous two years, the number of Arkansas children in foster care has gone down from 4,614 to 3,698.

Yellville - February marks the beginning of American Heart Month, a crucial period dedicated to raising awareness about heart health and the prevalence of heart disease. In the United States and in Arkansas, heart disease stands as the leading cause of death.

When I am hunting and fishing now, I am almost always alone, and I have conversations with myself. Some say that when someone does that, it is an indication that they are crazier than a pet coon, but I ain’t. Crazy people ask themselves questions. I don’t do that. I did sometimes when I was younger, but I could never answer any of the questions I would ask myself, so I gave that up.

Dear Editor: Beware of people who are oblivious to the obvious. People who lose an election, and believe they won.

I am a self-professed Facebook addict and I’ll admit that a lot of the stuff I read is not of, shall we say, high intellectual quality. But there are some redeeming characteristics... such as reconnecting with old friends that you’ve lost track of over the years. I also often see posts or memes that bring back fond memories of my years growing up.

Discrimination, harassment, unprofessionalism, discourtesy, hostility, accusatory and bullying. These are only some of the words I would use to describe the behavior of our Marion County Justices of the Peace at the local public meetings I have attended in the past 8 months.