Opinion

Empowering Local Schools

National Lawmakers Put Education Authority Back in State HandsBy Chris Lesher, Public Information OfficerChris.Lesher@senate.ar.govArkansas will now have broader authority to shape its own education policies…

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News

Will We Stop Springing Forward and Falling Back?

US House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time PermanentBy Amelia Twyman of the Arkansas Advocatearkansasadvocate.comWASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Tuesday, July 14 to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide in a bipartisan move that pushes the country one step closer to ending the long-contested ritual of semiannual clock changes. The House passed…

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Community

Summertime in the Crossett City Park

Photos taken by Sarah StaggOn any given day, chances are you will find a little bit of everybody at the Crossett City Park. Like on Tuesday July 14th when both kids and senior citizens alike hit the park for some fishing and homemade ice cream. Pictured to the left, Jeannette Gregory dishes out homemade ice…

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    Lifestyle

    American by Choice

    Photo submitted At an all-American beach vacation, naturalized American citizen Norma Mondragon smiles while surrounded by her husband, children and grandchild. The Mondragon parents both…

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