Tag: Arkansas
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Heroic story of Arkansas truck driver making the ultimate sacrifice
The word “hero” is so often thrown around to the point that it is often emptied of meaning. One Arkansas truck driver was most definitely a hero. Last week, Randall McDougal was driving a truck with ammonium nitrate (a fertilizer which is also highly explosive). While he was driving, there was a fire in his…
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Religious freedom laws and common sense
Arkansas looks poised to sign a religious freedom act into law. Time will tell what the reaction will be. In response to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, there has been a severe backlash in the last several days. Conventions and businesses are talking about leaving the state. Other states are boycotting Indiana. First it was…
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Bielema to Arkansas: poor career choice?
It has been announced today that Bret Bielema is the next head football coach at the University of Arkansas. I did not see that one coming. For Bielema, from a football perspective, I feel that this move makes no sense. He has led the Badgers to three consecutive Rose Bowls and has led a respectable…