Tammy Curtis, Publisher Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor As the Memorial Day Holiday creeps closer and the mercury finally begins to rise after such a harsh winter, we all begin to lighten up a bit and begin thinking of summer fun. While breaking out the grill and finally hitting the lake, we, oftentimes, fail to take time to remember the intended purpose of the holiday. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a…
Tammy Curtis, Publisher Tammy Curtis, Publisher We live in an era of perpetual choices about everything. From where to eat, what to eat, what type of laundry detergent to use, even what type of fuel to put in our cars. Every day we are faced with a plethora of multiple choice questions. It is no wonder so many Americans down some type of anxiety reducing medication to make it through each day.…
Tammy Curtis, Publisher If you stop to ponder it, kids aren’t much different than dogs in regard to what they will do for a treat. I have been forced as I got older to acknowledge this fact. Now I will admittedly do a lot of things for a Klondike bar, but I will safely say, at this point in my life, I would do a lot more for just one more Cert.…
The Reverend Billy Holland How much grace does it take to love our enemies? That’s a good question. Tragedies occur all around us and it’s true we are heartbroken and disturbed, but how do we react when our family is harmed or we are personally offended? I admit that I do not always have the character of Christ when I’m being threatened or provoked to anger. Our natural reaction is to retaliate…
Trey Steimel, Arkansas State Representative Since its inception in2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline has identified 557 cases of human trafficking in Arkansas. Close to 1,500 victims were identified in these cases. Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern-day slavery, is a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services or to engage in commercial sex acts. The coercion can be subtle or overt,…
