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From Classroom to Career: Streamlining Arkansas’ Talent Pipeline
From Classroom to Career: Streamlining Arkansas’ Talent Pipeline
Home Region
Terra Wallin April 14, 2026
Across Arkansas, employers are grappling with today’s workforce shortages. The most pressing question: Where will our next generation of skilled workers come from, and will they be ready?
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Water and Wildfire: A Call to Philanthropy
Water and Wildfire: A Call to Philanthropy
Environment
Jill Ozarski February 19, 2026
Investments in wildfire resilience are essential for water safety and security
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The Colorado River winds through a valley in winter, with ice along the river bank and mountains rising in the background.
Long-term Investment and Collaboration Between States and Tribal Nations Can Create Water Security for the Colorado River Basin
Long-term Investment and Collaboration Between States and Tribal Nations Can Create Water Security for the Colorado River Basin
Environment
Ted Kowalski February 17, 2026
The decisions we make about the Colorado River now will shape life in the West for generations to come
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To Recruit and Retain Great Teachers, Remove the ‘Parenthood Penalty’
To Recruit and Retain Great Teachers, Remove the ‘Parenthood Penalty’
Education
Melissa Reynolds January 23, 2026
Two states are leading the effort to offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to teachers
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Planting the Seeds of a More Resilient West
Planting the Seeds of a More Resilient West
Environment
Ted Kowalski December 16, 2025
With water supplies shrinking in the West, ranchers and scientists test forage crops for a hotter drier future
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It's not what you gather in life, but what you scatter in life, that tells the kind of life you have lived.
Helen Walton's favorite saying