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The struggle never ends

The struggle never ends

I found myself in the gift shop of the Peel Museum and Botanical Garden in Bentonville, a facility that achieved accreditation by the American...

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Asking the experts

Asking the experts

Jacob Oliva, the education mercenary brought to Arkansas from Ron DeSantis' Florida by Gov.

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Honoring Neil Compton

Honoring Neil Compton

I wasn't surprised when brothers Steuart and Tom Walton announced that their ritzy new hotel on the Bentonville square will be called The Compton.

06.04.2025 4

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Digging into Arkansas barbecue with Kat Robinson

The Southern Fried Podcast: Digging into Arkansas barbecue with Kat Robinson

On this week’s episode, Rex and author Kat Robinson dive into all things Arkansas barbecue as they discuss her latest book, "The Arkansas Barbecue...

05.04.2025 10

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Home of the lone oak

Home of the lone oak

Lonoke County is the only county in Arkansas with a county seat that shares its name.

03.04.2025 6

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Welfare for the rich

Welfare for the rich

When Melissa and I were planning our wedding, we delighted in telling friends that we were shooting for the best of both worlds--a Baptist wedding and...

31.03.2025 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: Path to prosperity? That’s how the governor describes her ACCESS and LEARNS educational system programs

OPINION | REX NELSON: Path to prosperity? That’s how the governor describes her ACCESS and LEARNS educational system programs

If they had still been around, infamous Southern demagogues such as Huey Long of Louisiana, George Wallace of Alabama and Arkansas' Orval Faubus would...

31.03.2025 4

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To Keo and Scott

To Keo and Scott

One of the most important archaeological sites in this part of the country lies just off U.S.

27.03.2025 10

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An education debacle

An education debacle

There's not much happening as I drive through Lake View in Phillips County, which saw its population drop from 609 in the 1980 census to 327 in the...

24.03.2025 4

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Aquaculture in Arkansas

Aquaculture in Arkansas

Mike Freeze, one of the country's top aquaculture experts, isn't optimistic about the future of the catfish industry in Arkansas.

23.03.2025 3

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Cybersecurity, defense, and the future of AI in Arkansas with Lee Watson

The Southern Fried Podcast: Cybersecurity, defense, and the future of AI in Arkansas with Lee Watson

On this week's episode, Rex is joined by Lee Watson, founder and CEO of the Forge Institute, to discuss how his organization is helping Arkansans...

22.03.2025 4

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The world’s minnow capital

The world’s minnow capital

When I lived in Washington, D.C.

20.03.2025 5

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The shadow of Lake View

It was November 2002.

17.03.2025 4

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The striped bass king

In 1950, Martha Melkovitz married a rice farmer from Tollville in Prairie County.

16.03.2025 3

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OPINION | REX NELSON: The problem-solver

Mike Freeze knew at an early age that he wanted to work with fish and wildlife.

14.03.2025 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: The problem-solver

Mike Freeze knew at an early age that he wanted to work with fish and wildlife. He was born in Pine Bluff; his family moved to Little Rock when he...

13.03.2025 4

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Opinion: A race to remember

10.03.2025 4

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Lunch in Lonoke County

05.03.2025 4

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Re-imagining a neighborhood

02.03.2025 9

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Our state nut

01.03.2025 9

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A life of crime

26.02.2025 10

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Vinson the visionary

23.02.2025 7

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We built this city

23.02.2025 7

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The 2025 barbecue checklist

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OPINION | REX NELSON: The barbecue classics

20.02.2025 3

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The barbecue classics

19.02.2025 6

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The farewell address

16.02.2025 10

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Arkansas’ barbecue explosion

15.02.2025 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: A festival of Arkansas

13.02.2025 3

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A festival of Arkansas

12.02.2025 4

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Opinion: Who will emerge?

10.02.2025 7

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Who will emerge?

09.02.2025 20

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OPINION | REX NELSON: The theater that could

08.02.2025 8

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Little Rock's tourism industry and tourist offerings with Gina Gimberling

07.02.2025 4

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OPINION | REX NELSON: The Rep shines on

06.02.2025 7

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The Rep shines on

05.02.2025 8

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Too many sad, angry souls

04.02.2025 5

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Too many sad, angry souls

02.02.2025 10

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Arts in the city

01.02.2025 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: An auditorium turns 85

31.01.2025 10

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An auditorium turns 85

29.01.2025 10

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Arkansas extremists

27.01.2025 9

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Opportunists in our Legislature

26.01.2025 8

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Arkansas extremists

26.01.2025 7

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The boys in sports

25.01.2025 10

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The Stephens Inc. story

22.01.2025 30

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Opinion: Mr. Stephens goes to London

20.01.2025 4

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Mr. Stephens goes to London

19.01.2025 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: The Delta’s Mr. Republican

18.01.2025 5

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I would like to see …

15.01.2025 10

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