"Hind spent her final hours trapped in a bullet-ridden car, surrounded by the bodies of six relatives, making desperate calls for help." www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

CLF is delighted to announce the new fellows who comprise the 2025 cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. The 2025 cohort is the fellowship’s second cohort and is composed of 12 journalists. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

Lancaster’s Cleo Hearn is a rodeo legend. His four sons have all made their mark on the sport. Even his toddler granddaughters are set to saddle up.

Some exciting personal news: Looks like the @longreads.com piece that I wrote about Amanda Arafat and her family was named a #JamesBeard finalist in profile writing this morning. Thrilled and humbled because that's some pretty impressive company to be in — but especially glad that this very 1/3

Fayetteville was once a town that pulled people back in after they’d left to sample other cities. But for many residents, especially the ones that make NWA weird in the best way possible, the gravity of this place isn’t applied equally.

I asked an international human rights lawyer recently what red lines to watch for - he said, “when people start to disappear.” Well…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/ice-tufts-student-detained-rumeysa-ozturk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

"Poring over social media isn’t so different than idly wondering what happened to young people in a well-loved yearbook." @jordanphickey.bsky.social for @dmagazine.bsky.social:

Agriculture has long been a part of Northwest Arkansas’ identity. However, over the past several decades, Walmart’s corporate presence has ushered in a surge of urban development, shifting the region from a farming hub into a major metropolitan area. Via @investigatewest.bsky.social

Been perusing the list of the 569 #vouchers vendors approved by the Arkansas Dept. of Ed. Some that stand out: Upward Fitness & Pickleball in Siloam Springs; Springdale Youth Wrestling; Swim with Karma in Bentonville; Echo Valley Arabians in Gravette. #Arkansas

Read Jordan P. Hickey’s #VQRTrueStory on an Arkansas town coming to grips with its past, new in our Fall 2024 issue: