Arkansas

5 Top Turkey-Raising States

Opinion - November 26, 2008

Minnesota ranks No. 1 with an estimated 49 million turkeys in 2008. more >>

Two Central Arkansas Students Killed in Shootings

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 27, 2008

Police believe attack was not random; Monday classes canceled. more >>

Turning School Buses Into Classrooms

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - September 29, 2008

Arkansas considers expanding a pilot program for rural college-prep students. more >>

Best Healthy Places to Retire: Bella Vista, Arkansas

By Bret Schulte - Money & Business - September 18, 2008

They don't force you to play golf here, but you might want to buy some clubs just in case. more >>

An All-Arkansas Team for Veep?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 16, 2008

A lot of historic barriers have been busted through in this presidential year, and another looms: Could both running mates herald from Arkansas? more >>

Clinton and Huckabee Break Bread Over Salsa

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 22, 2008

They're both from Hope, Ark., on the presidential campaign trail, andlove Mexican food, , so should we be surprised that Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee ran into each other last night at San Antonio's famed Mi Tierra? more >>

Tornadoes Bring Tears and Prayers

By Tim Smart - Nation & World - February 7, 2008

In the end, prayers are about the only thing left after a deadly tornado. more >>

What to Look For in the Returns

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - February 5, 2008

Here's an hour-by-hour forecast for the results on megaprimary night. more >>

Arkansas Primary Facts and Figures

By Danielle Burton - Nation & World - February 5, 2008

Compiled by the U.S.News & World Report library staff. more >>

This Bus Is Plugged In

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - January 10, 2008

Wi-Fi lets Arkansas kids study on their commute more >>

Is Hope Now a Dirty Word?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 20, 2007

Mike Huckabee raps GOP foe Mitt Romney's effort to tie him to another ex-guv of Arkansas: Democrat Bill Clinton. more >>

Hillary Clinton Likes Chicken <i>and</i> Cows

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 23, 2007

Please don't ask Sen. Hillary Clinton to choose between the agricultural products of her two adopted home states, Arkansas and New York. more >>

Central High Still All About Politics

Washington Whispers - August 5, 2007

There looks to be a touch of irony at the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Democratic Arkansas Gov. Orville Faubus's refusal to let blacks into Little Rock's Central High School and Republican President Dwight Eisenhower's effort to force him. more >>

She Was Their First Lady After All

Washington Whispers - February 11, 2007

It's been painfully long since Hillary Rodham Clinton spent time in Arkansas, where she once served as first lady, but the locals hold no grudges. The New York senator's visit there earlier this month came because Bill Clinton's stepfather died and there was a funeral in his childhood home of Hot Springs. more >>