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A statewide restoration plan for Arkansas’ wetlands

A statewide restoration plan for Arkansas’ wetlands

Though recent columns focused on efforts to restore the renowned green-tree duck hunting on the George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto Wildlife Management...

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The BoDirt administration

The BoDirt administration

Trey "BoDirt" Bohannan represents our political situation here in Arkansas. Yes, he was wiped out in the March GOP primary by state Sen. Ron Caldwell,...

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Column: Arkansas works to save green-tree reservoir hardwoods

When I lived in Washington, D.C., in the 1980s, my favorite way to start each morning was with a cup of coffee and a copy of The Washington Post. If...

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Arkansas works to save green-tree reservoir hardwoods

Arkansas works to save green-tree reservoir hardwoods

When I lived in Washington, D.C., in the 1980s, my favorite way to start each morning was with a cup of coffee and a copy of The Washington Post. If...

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Preserving duck hunting’s crown jewel in Arkansas

Preserving duck hunting’s crown jewel in Arkansas

As outlined in a series of recent stories and columns, the attempt to save the green-tree reservoirs (GTRs) of Arkansas for public duck hunting is...

08.04.2026 7

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Action at Bayou Meto

When the Action at Bayou Meto is mentioned by Arkansas historians, they're not talking about duck season at the world-famous George H. Dunklin Jr....

05.04.2026 10

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Column: Dreaming of Bayou Meto, a paradise for hunters and birders

Because of the quality of public duck hunting it offers, Arkansas' George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area might be the most...

04.04.2026 10

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Dreaming of Bayou Meto, a paradise for hunters and birders

Because of the quality of public duck hunting it offers, Arkansas' George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area might be the most famous...

04.04.2026 10

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Mental health for Arkansas mothers with Dr. Coker and Dr. Ray-Griffith of UAMS

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with a psychiatrist at the UAMS women’s mental health clinic, Dr. Jessica Coker and the UAMS outpatient...

03.04.2026 5

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From river to ridge: The story of Arkansas’ WMAs

What are now known as state wildlife management areas (commonly called WMAs) were first described as game farms or game refuges. The Arkansas Game and...

01.04.2026 10

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Green-tree resurrection

Outdoor writer T. Edward Nickens does an excellent job describing the thrill of hunting ducks on a green-tree reservoir in Arkansas.

29.03.2026 10

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Maintaining a sense of awe

For decades, the flooded green-timber reservoirs of east Arkansas have attracted duck hunters from across the country. They still do.

29.03.2026 10

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Arkansas’ early conservationists fought to save game, fish

I've written a lot about Arkansas conservationists in recent weeks. I've written about Arkansans such as Dr. Neil Compton and Dr. Rex Hancock, who...

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The great Arkansas slaughter and early conservation efforts

The winter storm came in late January, stranding me high atop the hill where I reside. I didn't leave the house for nine days.

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Austin of the Ozarks

Bentonville has received a number of positive reviews in specialty publications and online sites in recent months, further enhancing the image of...

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No easy answers on Arkansas’ dwindling duck numbers

Tens of thousands of words are being written and hundreds of conversations are taking place across the state on why duck numbers continue to decline...

21.03.2026 20

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Performing arts education with Stage 13’s Alyson Courtney

On this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Co-Executive Director of Stage 13 Alyson Courtney. Stage 13 is a nonprofit in Little Rock that...

20.03.2026 10

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Outdoor recreation a reason to stay in southeast Arkansas

With outdoor recreation becoming a larger segment of the Arkansas economy, jobs in that sector might be the path to a better life for young people in...

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Bentonville’s hip vibe

What I like to refer to as Bentonville's hip vibe can be felt immediately after walking into The Compton, a 142-room hotel on the Bentonville square...

15.03.2026 10

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Projects take aim at building up southeast Arkansas region

It can be difficult to find positive economic news in southeast Arkansas. I've been writing in recent weeks about three developments that could...

14.03.2026 20

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Bill Jones’ passion helping revitalize an Arkansas bayou

Back in 2022 when then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson named Bill Jones of Pine Bluff to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the governor made sure that people...

11.03.2026 10

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The Benton connection

When brothers Steuart and Tom Walton built a 142-room hotel on the Bentonville square last year, they named it The Compton. The name was in honor of...

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Bill Jones’ Bayou Bartholomew and the plan to revitalize it

Bill Jones of Pine Bluff remembers the structure his mother, Sissy Jones, obtained for her antiques store in 1970.

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Venues and visitors with Gina Gemberling and Nick Roye

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the Little Rock Convention and Visitor Bureau President and CEO Gina Gemberling and Finance Committee...

06.03.2026 10

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Arkansas’ Snowden Center for waterfowl research is born

Last fall, shortly before the start of another Arkansas duck season, officials at the University of Arkansas at Monticello announced the formation of...

04.03.2026 10

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Future looks bleak for Arkansas farmers thanks to Trump policies

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The budget buster

08.02.2026 20

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Column: The deterioration of rural Arkansas

08.02.2026 10

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At Arkansas Capitol, Nixonesque paranoia has taken over

07.02.2026 20

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The Southern Fried Podcast: More on Wildwood with Christina Munoz and Holly Judd

07.02.2026 9

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The rest of the story on Arkansas’ Blanchard Springs takeover

04.02.2026 10

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A state Capitol guide

01.02.2026 10

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The deterioration of rural Arkansas

01.02.2026 10

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Column: 'I don't know'

01.02.2026 20

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Transition complete: Arkansas now a MAGA colony

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Arkansas’ PBS disaffiliation a dubious distinction

28.01.2026 10

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‘I don’t know’

25.01.2026 20

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On the edge

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The Wildwood story, from creation to near-disaster to rebirth

24.01.2026 10

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Hockey and opera with Wildwood Parks Director Bevan Keating

24.01.2026 20

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OPINION | REX NELSON: Little Rock’s Wildwood Park for the Arts dreams big

21.01.2026 20

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A health-care destination

18.01.2026 30

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Little Rock on a roll with economic revival

17.01.2026 20

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Little Nashville, Ark., a pipeline of talent

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Remembering the Sultana

11.01.2026 20

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One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026

10.01.2026 20

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Looking ahead to 2026 with Skip Rutherford

10.01.2026 10

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More wishes for Arkansas for 2026

07.01.2026 20

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High hopes for 2026

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My 2026 wish list for all of Arkansas

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