Arkansas

Refusing To Go Silently With each area come issues exclusive to the area’s residents, Arkansas’ being hypertension. Although many Arkansans do not view hypertension as a major issue, the risks can be deadly. Affecting one in three adults in the United States, hypertension, often called the “silent killer” because it can go unnoticed for years until a deadly stroke or heart attack ensues, stands as a common problem for Americans, Arkansans especially. An additional 25% of adults possess blood…

Events and Attractions That Celebrate the Cultural Heritage of Hardy Hardy, Arkansas is a unique town on the Spring River. While many people visit the area in the summer, not everyone is aware that Hardy has much to offer visitors at any time of year. From Homesteaders Day to the local Pow Wow to the biannual Gun & Knife Show, this picturesque town is one of the best places to vacation in Arkansas – no matter what the season. The people of Hardy are proud of their cultural heritage, and they…

Allensworth explains that she grew up in a somewhat standard, middle class, white family and lived a suburban lifestyle for most of her life. She explains that Christianity was the most accepted form of religion in Arkansas and in certain circumstances, drifting away from typical Christian values is condemned. For example, even her Pentecostal grandparents are depicted as strange and eccentric for their beliefs because they are not part of the understood and accepted Christian community.…

On March 25, 2003 Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003. This was Arkansas’ form of tort reform. Tort reform is “alteration in tort infractions that impose some sort of civil penalty as a method of reducing the amount of money that an injured party can receive in tort litigation cases” (businesss dictionary). The Arkansas civil justice system had many changes imposed on it through this act. The first reform that took place was changes in joint and several…

Cleveland St. Fayetteville, AR 72701-4007 November 1, 2014 Senator Mark Pryor 500 Clinton Ave Suite 401 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Senator Mark Pryor: From this current day, the state of Arkansas is 1 of 18 states that have yet to legalize Gay Marriage. Act 144 of 1997 and the 83rd amendment in the Arkansas State Constitution states that a marriage consists of a man and woman only. The recent decision of the Circuit Judge Chris Piazza to legalize Gay marriage was immediately put on hold for…

mobs prevented the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. On September 2, 1957, Governor Orval Faubus announced that he would call in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the African-American students’ entry to Central High. He claimed that violence and rioting will break out if black students were allowed to enter Central High and that it was for the protection of the Little Rock Nine. The Arkansas National Guard, under orders from Faubus, prevented any of the Little…

I, Alexis-Kay Pearl Gahr, born and raised in Arkansas, am writing to apply for the scholarships provided through Arkansas Tech University. I’ve attended Cross County School District since Kindergarten. Since I have attended CCSD many accomplishments were made, leadership positions held, and honors were received. I was a cheerleader for seven and a half years - made All-American Cheerleader at cheer camp in Hot Springs three times. I was the captain of bowling for three years, each year I…

Elias Rector, one of the numerous Rectors who worked as deputy surveyors under William Rector, the surveyor-general for Illinois and Missouri, served in the Missouri legislature in 1820 and as postmaster of St. Louis, Missouri. He also surveyed in Arkansas and acquired, among other speculations, a claim to the site of the hot springs in the Ouachita Mountains prior to his death in 1822. Rector received the rudiments of an education from his mother, but his formal schooling was limited to two…

with challenges because of her race, she utilized her transformational leadership style to overcome all set backs she had to endure, while still voicing her stand of future challenges in America. Joycelyn Elders, the first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, was the sixteenth Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public…

To the editor, I write this letter as a call of action, to be heard by every citizen of Arkansas as the situation regarding desegregation of schools in our magnificent state further deteriorates. All who uphold God’s beliefs understand that the orders to desegregate for educational purposes across our country do not support God’s plan for our world. Under my governing and in God’s will, discrimination shall continue to be permitted, even celebrated, in our home state, and we shall make…