Michael James

Friday open line

Tell us how you really feel. It’s dragon-slaying time! The Arkansas Times, which relentlessly defends the fundamental rights and liberties in our community, stands ...

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Rep. French Hill blames Dems for Trump administration’s failure to release Epstein files

Congressman French Hill of Arkansas wants his constituents to know that, aside from the two reasons he isn’t, he supports transparency on the entire ...

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Roger Stone goes after Tom Cotton, hints at some big secret he’s hiding?

What’s all the commotion over the Arkansas junior senator’s huge secret? Cotton was singled out by Roger Stone, the devoted longterm political counselor to ...

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State documents shed light on rules for school vouchers

Arkansas’s Education Freedom Accounts, sometimes known as vouchers, just received new regulations that take into consideration a new law that was approved this spring ...

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Chamber brings nonprofits together for first roundtable

Amanda Roberts is aware of the importance of nonprofits to a chamber and the community at large. Her most recent role is membership engagement ...

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Independence County launches emergency alert system with FireTEXT

The FireTEXT Community Alert System, a new emergency messaging platform intended to notify citizens during critical crises and community emergencies, was launched Thursday, Independence ...

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Walter Pryor and Stacey Abrams at Clinton Presidential Center on Wednesday

WALTER on Wednesday, July 30. The Clinton Presidential Center. 6 p.m. Free. My grandmother, Lucille Hatch Eldridge, wrote letters to me for nearly the ...

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Obituary: Elton John Keeney

Batesville resident Elton John Keeney, 65, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Alton Keeney and Marjorie Chamberlain welcomed him into the world on ...

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30-year Razorback athletics vet takes new role with UA Alumni Association following staff cuts

Following staff reductions in the athletic department as it gets ready to pay players directly as part of the new revenue sharing era of ...

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Librarians catalogue Trumpian efforts to censor National Park exhibits

In reaction to the Trump administration’s attempts to restrict exhibits and information about slavery, climate change, and other contentious issues, a group at the ...

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