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As gas prices and inflation continue to soar, President Joe Biden on Wednesday, June 22, called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through September, the traditional end of the nation’s vacation season.
With America experiencing an unprecedented increase in cyberattacks and malicious cyber activity, internet safety is becoming more important every day. In 2021, a record number of more than 847,000 complaints of cybercrime were reported to the FBI by the public, with potential losses exceeding $6.9 billion, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report from 2021.
Rising inflation and interest rates, along with the continued effects of the pandemic and global instability, resulted in 63% of U.S. banks reporting a year-over-year decline in quarterly net income, according to the highly watched first quarter banking profile from the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Erin Hohnbaum and Natalie Ghidotti are the embodiment of “been there, done that,” when it comes to launching and growing one’s own business. Now, the two Little Rock entrepreneurs have partnered on a new co working space, The Nest, specifically designed to give other women the environment and support they need to do the same.
As the nation’s student loan bubble nears $1.6 trillion, a big fight is brewing over whether the federal government should be responsible for paying overpriced, interest-laden educational debt.
Central Arkansas voters will cast their votes in the Democratic and Republican Preferential Primaries on Tuesday (May 24), opening the state to choose the next governor and other down-ballot offices.
Each May, thousands of Arkansans, both young and old, make their way across a stage to celebrate a major achievement in life – college graduation.
As the traditional start of the nation’s summer vacation season is expected to kick off on the upcoming Memorial Day holiday with a post-pandemic boost in travel, gas prices are slowly ratcheting back up to near record levels due to $100-plus barrel crude oil.
In a move that caught state housing advocates off guard, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said last month he is sending back millions of dollars in unused COVID-19 rental assistance to the federal government as the state’s employment levels and economic fortunes return to pre-pandemic norms.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Joshua Silverstein, Noureen Siraj, and John Kirk as the 2022 winners of the Faculty Excellence Awards. This is the highest honor UA Little Rock awards its faculty members.

Natural State Snapshots
While driving down Hwy. 9, I ran up on this old church.
Natural State Snapshots
I love visiting old cemeteries. The messages on the headstones are so beautifully written and the time-worn, moss-covered Angels and other sculptures are extraordinary pieces of artwork.
Natural State Snapshots
Heifer International is a nonprofit working to eradicate poverty and hunger through sustainable, values-based holistic community development.
Natural State Snapshots
Boxley Valley is full of vintage farms. I photographed this one as the fall colors were setting in.
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While exploring rural Arkansas early one morning, I ran upon Saint Paul’s Church in Pickens Township, Dumas.

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Inflation Nation

June 27 - July 3, 2022

As gas prices and inflation continue to soar, President Joe Biden on Wednesday, June 22, called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through September, the traditional end of the nation’s vacation season.

Cyber Safe: UA Little Rock creating awareness of online safety

June 20-26, 2022

With America experiencing an unprecedented increase in cyberattacks and malicious cyber activity, internet safety is becoming more important every day. In 2021, a record number of more than 847,000 complaints of cybercrime were reported to the FBI by the public, with potential losses exceeding $6.9 billion, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report from 2021.

June 27 - July 3, 2022

Inflation Nation

As gas prices and inflation continue to soar, President Joe Biden on Wednesday, June 22, called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through September, the traditional end of the nation’s vacation season.

Fed interest rate hikes push mortgage rates to highest level since Great Recession

One week after the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) hiked the target range for the federal funds rate at 75 basis points to quell inflation, ballooning mortgage costs are less affordable than at any time since the previous recession, according to Zillow’s latest monthly housing report.

UAMS researchers lead landmark telemedicine study to improve access to hearing care for rural children

The Hearing Norton Sound study, which focused on school-based hearing screening programs in rural Alaska, showed that referring children to specialists via telemedicine provides significantly quicker access to follow-up care than referring them to primary care providers.

New book chapter explores Black activism in Arkansas over 50-year period

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock history professor has written a new book chapter that explores how Black activism in Arkansas changed between the Elaine Massacre in 1919 and Sweet Willie Wine’s Walk Against Fear in 1969.

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June 27 - July 3, 2022

Inflation Nation

Fed interest rate hikes push mortgage rates to highest level since Great Recession

UAMS researchers lead landmark telemedicine study to improve access to hearing care for rural children

New book chapter explores Black activism in Arkansas over 50-year period