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"I am impressed with how much of my grandparents' life depended on continuities, contacts, connections, friendships, and blood relationships. Contrary to the myth, the West was not made entirely by pioneers who had thrown everything away but an ax and a gun."
Having grown up a 30-minute drive from Hot Springs, I've been going there during the holidays my entire life. The Spa City's Christmas parade was a must-attend event in our family when I was a boy. I walked around downtown Hot Springs late one afternoon last month, and it seemed as if the Christmas lights and other decorations were better than ever.
In November, owners and managers of the nation's top historic hotels gathered on the shore of Mobile Bay in Alabama. The Grand Hotel, one of the Gulf Coast's most famous resorts, hosted the annual meeting of Historic Hotels of America.
I always take time on New Year's Eve to look back on the year that's ending and look ahead to the year that's about to begin. I can state without equivocation that Arkansas is in a good spot economically as 2022 comes to a close. State government has a record budget surplus, and there are trends that point to a golden era for the state if business and civic leaders make the right moves.