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Rex Nelson, a senior editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, talks with Roby Brock, from KUAF's partner Talk Business and Politics, about the possibilities that some culture-war legislation in Arkansas could hurt the state nationally.
I wrote a lot about the Democratic Leadership Council when I worked in Washington, D.C., for the Arkansas Democrat in the 1980s. That's because a politically ambitious Arkansas governor thought the DLC could help him reach the White House.
Last week I wrote a piece about my dad for Arkansas Strong. It was in response to a question I get a lot: What drives you to fight so hard for public education? Interested folks can read the piece at www.arstrong.org.
Several hundred people gathered one afternoon last month at the Statehouse Convention Center as the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) released its first-ever citywide tourism master plan. The plan's unveiling had the feeling of a celebration and came at the end of a long process in which there were focus groups, hundreds of survey responses and 60 individual meetings.
Social media has its drawbacks--far too many to name here. When used correctly, however, it can connect us with interesting people. I've long used my Facebook page to feature Arkansas stories and photos. One person who commented frequently was Wallie Roettger, who was president of Lyon College from 1998-2009.