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Arkansas Advocate: Panel will consider five proposed “monument to the unborn” designs for Arkansas Capitol
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (550+ words) Architect Erik Bootsma and sculptor Andrew Wilson Smith's idea for a "monument to the unborn" on Arkansas Capitol grounds. Images of an empty tomb, an enlarged fertilized egg and a horned figure lurking around a woman are among the proposals…...
Poll: So far, the year has unfolded as our readers expected
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (111+ words) About 20 percent of our readers say that 2026 has been a worse year than they had expected. Most magnoliareporter.com readers say that almost three months into 2026, the year has gone about how they expected. Starting Saturday, March 14, 2026, we invited readers…...
Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Sanders, Westerman, Cotton, Boozman – where is your outrage?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (143+ words) Mike McNeill is publisher and editor of magnoliareporter.com. Best Bite " Top Sarge Entertainment. Most Creative " The Smokin" Bull. Best Presentation " CooCoo"s Cakes and Cookies. Andy Ray won the drawing for two tickets to the Magnolia Arts Center"s…...
Steve Brawner: Will SOS runoff voters care about “salty language”?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (620+ words) How important is a candidate's use of online "salty language? Norris placed first in a three-person race in the Republican primary March 3. He faces state Rep. Kim Hammer, R-Benton, who finished a close second, in the March 31 runoff. The runoff…...
Mike McNeill’s Diary for Monday, March 16, 2026: Our legislative agenda
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (121+ words) Mike McNeill is publisher and editor of magnoliareporter.com. The Magnolia School District's spring break starts Friday, March 20, 2026. Classes resume on March 30. It's the last long holiday until the end of the school year. There's a three-day weekend April 3-5. The…...
Stateline: In bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1587+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions of voters to whether the upcoming midterm elections will be fair and secure, laying the groundwork for the Trump administration to potentially cast doubt…...
Andrew DeMillo: Arkansas’ open records law turns 60 next year. Let’s give FOIA the birthday it deserves
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (662+ words) After Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller signed Arkansas" Freedom of Information Act in 1967, the Arkansas Democrat newspaper ran the entire text of the law in its pages. "Freedom of Information law secures rights of everyone, not just the press," the headline proclaimed....
Stateline: Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1255+ words) Atlanta Beltline's Southwest Trail runs under MARTA heavy rail tracks. The Atlanta Regional Commission is continuing to work with local governments and other community partners to plan and develop the Flint River Gateway Trails network. Plans call for the Beltline…...
Poll: Readers say U.S. should stop trying to topple Cuban government
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (177+ words) magnoliareporter.com readers have come down hard in favor of" When Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes an honest statement w" About 17 percent of readers say the U.S. should seek the overthrow of the Cuban government. magnoliareporter.com readers say the United…...
Compassion’s Foundation seeks interim executive director
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (354+ words) There will be an open house at 2512 Regency St., in Magnolia" An order banning all outdoor burning in Columbia County was " The Board of Directors of Compassion's Foundation, Inc., has begun the search for an interim executive director to help…...