When I lived in El Dorado, I helped the Habitat for Humanity chapter there build more than 30 houses for deserving working families. I showed up my first Saturday with a hammer, very little construction experience, but a wealth of desire to help others.
The federal government can be difficult to maneuver, and it can be especially frustrating when trying to get help in a hurry. The good news is my staff and I here to help. We have been recognized for outstanding constituent service and routinely help thousands of Arkansans navigate federal agencies to get answers, navigate the bureaucracy and secure needed paperwork.
It was truly a pleasure to recently sit down for a chat with Denton Grubb, who will turn 100 years old on March 1. You can see a profile on Grubb in this week’s Lifestyles on Page 6A.
We love the state of Arkansas. It’s full of dichotomous beauty. Like the Ozark Mountains and the Mississippi Delta, both are beautiful for different reasons. With talent ranging from Al Green to Johnny Cash to Justin Moore, Arkansas’s musicality is as wide ranging and diverse as its people.
Arkansans across the state are working toward a common goal of preserving our unique history. Communities are embracing the past to build a bright future and we’re pleased to advocate on behalf of these efforts.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last week revealed some details of her education overhaul plan. Reaction, as expected, pretty much fell along party lines. Sanders supporters praised the package, while others cautioned that it could harm public education, especially in the more rural areas of the state.
I’ve been honored to serve on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees to help craft policies designed to fulfill the promise we made to the men and women who served in our nation’s uniform by expanding access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, benefits and services. This responsibility also means ensuring we have qualified personnel across VA clinics to carry out this sacred task.
Round two of inclement wintery weather hit Madison County last week. Your small, dedicated staff at The Record proved it could do whatever is needed to get the job done.
You know what one says about “the best laid plans. ...”
Protecting the United States and our interests is a fundamental responsibility for the federal government. Our founders made this role clear when they wrote the Constitution with the intent to, in part, “provide for the common defense.”
Americans have long called on Washington to cut inefficiencies in federal programs and modernize them for the 21st century. Yet rarely, are those calls heard on Capitol Hill.
An investigation by the U.S. Supreme Court has failed to identify who leaked a draft court decision that signaled the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling the legalized abortion at the federal level.