Stories by Leeanna Walker

COMMENTARY: Rogers A Great Place For Families To Live

Many a moon ago, I remember having a conversation with an acquaintance about the beauty of the area.

by Leeanna Walker April 30, 2012
COMMENTARY: Walking In Rogers Could Be Easier

Finally — with emphasis on “finally” — someone at City Hall listened to me. I know this because, two years ago this month, I wrote a column decrying the condit…

by Leeanna Walker April 23, 2012
COMMENTARY: Proposed Jail Changes Would Be Good

Keith Ferguson is retiring as sheriff this year. He’s going out with a bang, not a whimper, if proposed changes come to pass.

by Leeanna Walker April 16, 2012
COMMENTARY: All A Girl Really Wants Is What’s Fair

This just in: I think I will run for office and my platform will be men’s health care.

by Leeanna Walker April 9, 2012
COMMENTARY: Catching Up On The News

Did you miss me? Well, whether you did or not, I am back.

by Leeanna Walker March 26, 2012
Drive-By Shooting Reported

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.

by Palmer Hussman , Ben Leubsdorf , Sonny Rhodes , Fred Petrucelli , MARKETWATCH , Scott McDonald , Jeannie Ralston , Terry Britt , Charlie Gocio , Sara Greene , Kathy Trower , Nancy Elizabeth Dement , Elizabeth Pannell , Mike Huckabee , Ronna Ross Pennington , Ella Goodman , Jeff Brown , Gerald Klingaman , David Walton , Terese Loeb Kreuzer , Michelle Wallace , Erin Moulden , Ben Burton , Jason Arthur , Jan Warner , Douglas E. Abrams , Jan Collins , Leslie Fisher , Dana Dussing Berry , Tom Downs , Norah Jones , John E. Barnes , Shawn Anderson , J. Thomas Sullivan , Heber Taylor , Sheffield Nelson , Jillian Duke , Natan Ranaga Farbiarz , Alejandro Reuss , John Rosemond , Elizabeth Schuett , Bob Schwabach , Bob and Joy Schwabach , Joy Schwabach , Nan Selz , Susan Smith , Jim Souhan , Patrick A. Stewart , Mim Swartz , Bill Terry , Samuel Totten , Berry Tramel , Sarah E. White , Craig Williams , Charlotte Tubbs , Bobby Wolff , Mikael Wood , Billy Woods , Brandon Tubbs , Jay P. Greene , Brent E. Riffel , Randall Cox , Jillian McGehee , Lindsey Millar , Roger K. Miller , Eric Moore , Charlie Morasch , NEWSDAY , Scott Cain , Danny Thomas , Amanda Terrebonne , Jan Cash , Susan Nicholson , Editorial notebook , Eric Opperman , Clarence Page , Kathleen Parker , Ed Perkins , James P. Pinkerton , Daniel Pipes , Patsy Pipkin , Amanda Pruitt , Sharyl Jupe , Ragupathy Kannan , Dave Kindred , Melissa King , Jerry Butler , Charles Krauthammer , Paul Krugman , Kristal Kuyendall , Melissa L. , Chris Lamb , Jim Lancaster , Jonathan V. Last , Wendy Backus , Andrew Beyer , Jann Blackstone-Ford , Liz Boch , Steven Bodzin , Fred Bortz , Zac Boyer , Russ Britt , Todd Brooks , Laura Lynn Brown , Marcia Camp , Gene Lyons , Larry Coleman , Griffin Coop , Jose de la Isla , Kevin Dedner , Dr. David Lipschitz , Richard Emmel , Julie Fidler , Sharon Fitzgerald , Denise Flaim , John Freeman , Rachel Fruchey , Jessica Garrison , Frida Ghitis , Matthew Gilbert , Bradley Gitz , Gretchen Goetz , Jonah Goldberg , Ellen Goodman , Michael Goodwin , Billy Graham , David Grim , David Grimes , John Grogan , Raouf Halaby , Garland Hankins , Paul Hardy King , Donald Harington , Doc Harper , Carolyn Hax , Heloise , Roy Hill , Glen Hooks , Troy Hornbeck , Robert Johnston , Gerald B. Jordan , Pat Lynch , Randi M. Romo , Samantha Critchell , Nancy Elizabeth Goodman , Jean Mackenzie , Shannon Magsam , Ruth Marcus , Holiday Mathis , Ben Mays , Johnny McMahan , Jacob M. Held , Larry Dablemont , Roy Reed , Christy Smith , Brandon Scott , Eliza Gano , Tommy Mumert , Lee Bowser , Tiffany Stephenson , Jeremy Peppas , Lorri Hambuchen , Scott Murphy , Nick Nesler , Ken Smith , Philip Seaton , Criss Colclasure , Jonny Dover , Robyn Carr , Amy Widner , Robert Travis , Jon Hornbeck , Baxter Bulletin , Casey Neese , Kathy Stevens , Kara Isham , Elizabeth Klooz , Blanche Lincoln , Mark Lelinwalla , Sheryl Garza , Lauren Cole , Yvonne Dougherty , William D. Downs Jr. , Robert L. Brown , Andrew Carroll , Greg Heger , Charles Lyford , Daily Citizen , Albert Fuchs , Scott A. Miller , Paul Barton , Stacy Hudson , Lance Corder , Ria Novosti , The Press-Enterprise , Wolfgang Puck , GARY RITTER , MARC HOLLEY , Calvin R. Ledbetter , Dr. Paul Kengor , Dennis Wiles , Bruce K. Lee , Donna King , Beth Stewart , Dr. Tamekia Love Brown MHS Principal , Stephanie Mock , East Valley Tribune , Herman L. Thomas , Sarah Goodman , Dennis Milligan , Trent Ogle , The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Nic Mounts , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports , Andrew Bagley , Sam Strasner , Brenda Tyler , Marj Hart , Carol Perry , MARY ANN HEMPHILL , Keith Sutton , Tammy Garrett , Ragan Sutterfield , ASA HUTCHINSON , Caroline Tyler , Dorothy Hatfield , Alfred S. Regnery , Allison Nichols , Laura Kellams , Rodney Bowers , Angela Ellington , Nancy Jeffery , Van Jensen , Pryor Jordan , Tara M. Manthey , Lori McElroy , Mark Minton , Daniel Nasaw , Ingrid Norton , Elayna Overton , Kate Schuman , Elizabeth Sharp , Nell Smith , Mike Suchan , Bobby Wilson , Brittany Powell , Sean Sposito , Bob Wigginton , Andy Boyle , Emily Ingram , Grant Rollins , Mike Garrity , Chat Matchett , Andrew Davis , Michelle Hillen , Sarah Grunden , Chad Matchett , Howard Cohen , Donna Stephens , David Irvin , Opal Mitchell , Steve Weintz , Wayne Jordan , Trena Mitchell , Lynn Failla , Dan Limke , Joe Diecedue , Tom Heisler , Sonia Kibe , Paris H. Martin , Angela McGuigan , DAVID MAXWELL , Kayla Carrick , Lisa H. Armstrong , Blair Anthony Robertson , Arthur Paul Bowen , Cara Brookins , Bettye Caldwell , Amy Carter , Brian Bailey , MARK MALONEY , ELIZABETH YOUNG , Nick Warren , Bryan Thornhill , Sara Gregory , Hannah Burney , Chris Branam , Jane Fullerton , John Dilmore , Russell Powell , Jason Palmer , Dusty Roles , Jose Calderson , Rita Wiley , Tom Scantlin , Misty Brown , Jessica Weekley , Jan Burgess , Sandra Cox , Mark Taliaferro , Tim Ritter , Tamara Bartlett-Long , Steve Foster , Velda Brotherton , Ann Owens , Emily Perez , Joe West , John McGee , Decatur Herald , Beverly Black , Georgia Bateman , White River Valley News , The Times of Northeast Benton County , UA Media Relations , Gentry Courier Journal , Gravette News Herald , Herald Leader , Charlotte Robinson , Annette Rowe , Jerry Nichols , Mark Moore , Leo Lynch , NWANews Press Services , Madeline Allin , Carl Staten , James Hale , Marie Putman , Jerry Cavness , Grady Jim Robinson , Gaynell Belloni , Barb Paulos , Jim Quillen , Steve Painter , Marlane Farner , Thad Moore , Bella Vista Weekly Vista , Douglas Grant , Cody Qualls , Stacey Bowers , Gene Linzey , Randy Rowlan , Louis Houston , Ellen Loftis , Willie Williams , Noticias Libres , Scott Shackelford , Bill W. Hornaday , Kent Marts , Laura Stevens , Leroy Donald , Felicia Brooks , Yvette Williams , Janelle Riddle , David Smith , Stephen Caldwell , Cristal Cody , Benjamin Waldrum , Scott Christian , Scott Armand , Laurie Whalen , Cindy Murphy , Elizabeth Gamez , Paula Guajardo , William Moore , Jarod Daily , Jerrica Ryan , Erin Anthony , Jake Bleed , C.W. Browning , Donna McGowan , Dixie Land , Angie Young , Rita Johnson , Carolyne Park , Ginny LaRoe , Rowena Rappaport , Walter Ely , Randal Hunhoff , Tena Chen , Ed Kosmac , Jennifer Christman , Jake Sandlin , Heather Hahn , Shon McPeace , Jim Wyckoff , Jeff Slatton , Alan Koonse , Mike Livengood , Todd Pearce , Graham Underwood , Walter Webb , Jay Grelen , Matt Beyers , Dean Wheeler , Kane Webb , Paul Sawyer , Randy Moll , Rachel O'Neal , Cary Jenkins , Brenda Looper , Kristin Netterstrom , C.S. Murphy , Chris Freiberg , Beck Cross , Chris Dean , Ed Gray , Donna Stokes , Chris Givens , Werner Trieschmann , Rhonda Owen , Jack Hill , Valerie Beall , Russell Powell , Irene McShane , Sean Beherec , Cathy Frye , Denise Dorton , Wayne Johnson , Scott Loftis , Pete Perkins , Todd Traub , Gary Golden , Jim Gunter , AmyJo Brown , Jim Brooks , Catherine Rodgers , Chris Cocoles , Bill Etter , Michelle Parks , Erin Cain , Jules Miller , George Arnold , Dan Hale , Mike Smith , Becca Martin-Brown , Rob Keys , Marcia Schnedler , Marty Cook , Jack Weatherly , Robert J. Smith , Lane Kramer , Buddy Gough , Phyllis Brandon , Brett Bennett , Annette Beard , Steve Schmidt , Austin Emerson , Rose Ann Pearce , Jeff Jeffus , Ben Pollock , Matthew Harris , Debra Hale-Shelton , Stacey Roberts , Bill Simmons , Jennifer Hansen , Bob McKinney , Trish Hollenbeck , Heath Allen , Guy Unangst , Nancy Cole , The Benton County Daily Record , Jeff Winkler , Gary Burton , Dodie Evans , Rogers Hometown News , Jeff Della Rosa , Doug Grimsley , David Showers , Joe Riddle , Megan Lewis-Reed , Stacy Hawkins , Jeff Krupsaw , Heidi White , Susan Scantlin , Crystal Costa , Yavonda Chase , Jennifer Cook , Carin Schoppmeyer , Brent Harrison , Stephanie Wheetley , Chad Hayworth , NWA Media , Paul Gatling , Vicki Smith , Gary Lookadoo , Andra Atteberry , DANIEL MARSH , George Johnson , Karen Laskey , Tom Glave , Justin Wedgworth , Sara Sullivan , Donnie Sewell , Bettina Lehovec , Shirley McGee , Jeff Mores , Jamie Smith , Jim Hall , Michelle Day , Lynn Atkins , Hoyt Purvis , Francisco Ayala , Biasnheyv Grimaldo , Kyle Brazzel , Jocelyne Pruna , Chad Day , Samantha Friedman , Ana Cecilia Vasquez Zawadsky , Juan Fontao , Donald Cook , Otis Kirk , Pat Harris , Robin Ward , Susan Holland , Mickey Doyle , Kelly Brant , Ashley Batchelor , Paula Robinson , Matthew Brizzi , Robin Mero , Melissa Jones , Al Berrios , Ryan Malashock , RAY DEAN DAVIS , Terry Wood , Adam Wallworth , Bailey Elise McBride , David Frank Dempsey , Bob Caudle , Marc F. Henning , Dan Craft , Anna Fry , Paul Quinn , Scott F Davis , John Krupa , Caleb Fort , Caroline Zilk , Melissa Tucker , Wayne Bryan , Richard Davis , J.T. Wampler , Ron Wood , Ryan McGeeney , Kevin Kinder , Sarah D. Wire , Gwen Rockwood , Jeanni Brosius , Michael Lipkin , Aprille Hanson , Lisa Hammersly , Jack Schnedler , Steve Caraway , Matt L. Stephens , L. Lamor Williams , Alison Sider , Roger Harvell , Brandon Marcello , Harold McIlvain , Skip Descant , Ray Minor , Michelle Malashock , Matt Spence , Robbie Neiswanger , Dave Hughes , Jennifer Godwin , Chad Eiler , Grady Robinson , Kurt Voigt , Seth Blomeley , Spencer Willems , Tony Hernandez , Shea Stewart , Larry Henry , Claudia Lauer , Fran Alexander , Tracy Neal , Tabatha Hunter , DJ Max , Teresa Hufford , Amanda O'Toole , Rick Peck , Customer Service , Amy Upshaw , Scarlet Sims , Cassi Lapp , Tracy Rogers , Troy Schulte , Vance Jordan , Rick McFarland , Paul Nielsen , Jim Bailey , Kenneth Heard , Leigh Nelms , Greg Moody , Art Hobson , Donna Lonchar , Cecily Long , Amy Schlesing , Karen E. Segrave , Krisha Williams Turbeville , Julie Stewart , Brenda Treadwell , Jacob Quinn Sanders , Robert Turbeville , Nick Walker , krisha williams , Alissa Skelton , Jeremy Doherty , Bryan Hendricks , Jeremy Muck , Christie Swanson , Spencer Watson , Shannon Sturgis , Stephen B. Thornton , Leeanna Walker , Rachel Hook , John Gore , Rusty Hubbard , Libby Smith , Joel Walsh , John Worthen , Bobby Ampezzan , Jim Stallings , Jessica Seaman , Shain Bergan , Rob Cox , Jeff LeMaster , Jennifer Nixon , Tom Sissom , Vernon Tarver , Charlie Frago , Dana D. Kelley , Terry Austin , Celia Storey , Christie Storm , Neal Shulenburger , James Gilzow , Michelle Bradford , Katherine Benenati , Lauren Bucher , Toby Manthey , Earlene Prince , Matthew Spence , Stan Denman , Misty Gittings , Amye Buckley , Rosemary Boggs , Rich Polikoff , Frank Fellone , Jennifer Triplett , Ellis Widner , Evie Blad , Tracie Dungan , Alex Abrams , Flip Putthoff , Laura Brown , Ron Wolfe , David Harten , Chris Bahn , Steve Watts , Linda Haymes , Robert Yates , Kate Ward , Jim Kordsmeier , Aziza Musa , Melissa Gute , Katherine Marks , Jenny Deshields , Brenda Bernet , Katie Doherty , Gavin Lesnick , Tammy Keith , Arkansas Online , Conan Gallaty , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Cyd King , Dave Perozek , Michael Storey , Amanda Roberts , Toby Simmons , Paul Greenberg , Doug Thompson , Mike Jones , Paul Boyd , Eliza Gaines , Tom Dillard , Ruth Ann Riley , John Sykes Jr. , Tim Cooper , Sean Clancy , Melody Sinks , Linda Satter , Kim Dishongh , Sonny Albarado , Bill Bowden , Brenda Blagg , Lowell Grisham , Serenah McKay , Mike Masterson , Richard Davenport , David Barham , John Brummett , Mike Simmons , Jeff Halpern , Thomas Sowell , John Lynch , Eric E. Harrison , Kimberly Christ , Barry Arthur , David Gottschalk , Noel Oman , Mike Tyler , Bobby Weaver , Andy Davis , Rick Brown , Teresa Moss , Sandra Tyler , Helaine Williams , Graham Thomas , Alyson Hoge , Tom Murphy , Luis Carrasco , Glen Chase , Steve Goff , Nate Allen , Danny Shameer , Wally Hall , Stevie Nielson , Bob Holt , Janelle Jessen , John Magsam , Michael R. Wickline , Cynthia Howell , Chip Souza , Frank E. Lockwood , Henry Apple , Jack Mitchell , Rick Fires , Philip Martin , Mary Alston , Matt Parrott , Staton Breidenthal , Steve Rogers , Steve Straessle , Greg Harton , Janet Carson , Lisa Thompson , Matt Jones , STAFF REPORT February 5, 2012
COMMENTARY: $5 Million Short? Schedule A Fundraiser

City officials are $5 million short. Let’s schedule a fundraiser — or 10.

by Leeanna Walker January 9, 2012
COMMENTARY: ‘Regionalism’ Is The Word These Days

It’s all about regionalism.

by Leeanna Walker December 26, 2011
COMMENTARY: Merry Christmas, And Happy Holidays, Too

And so it is Christmas.

by Leeanna Walker December 19, 2011
COMMENTARY: YMCA Opens In Rogers

We have a new YMCA in Rogers.

by Leeanna Walker December 12, 2011
COMMENTARY: Columnist ‘Mad As Hell’ At Dumb Laws

Do you remember the movie “Network”?

by Leeanna Walker November 28, 2011
COMMENTARY: ‘If I Had A Gazillion Dollars’

Do you ever play “what if?”

by Leeanna Walker November 21, 2011
COMMENTARY: Clinton’s Economic Advice

Ah, irony. The economic news remained bad, and yet, there I was, in the midst of thousands of people in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center, trying to…

by Leeanna Walker November 14, 2011
COMMENTARY: Troop Talk Politics As Usual

American troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year. That’s a good thing to a person who compiles a daily list of the war dead.

by Leeanna Walker October 31, 2011
COMMENTARY: Possible vs. Possibilities

“Where Possible Lives.” That’s it. That’s the new brand for the city of Rogers.

by Leeanna Walker October 24, 2011
COMMENTARY: It’s Built, But Will They Come?

There is a lot of folderol and fiddledeedee going on about museums right now. Well, one museum anyway.

by Leeanna Walker October 17, 2011
COMMENTARY: Encourage Creative Thought

I wonder if I could get through school today.

by Leeanna Walker October 10, 2011
PEOPLE & PLACES

Williams Marks 98th Birthday

by Palmer Hussman , Ben Leubsdorf , Sonny Rhodes , Fred Petrucelli , MARKETWATCH , Scott McDonald , Jeannie Ralston , Terry Britt , Charlie Gocio , Sara Greene , Kathy Trower , Nancy Elizabeth Dement , Elizabeth Pannell , Mike Huckabee , Ronna Ross Pennington , Ella Goodman , Jeff Brown , Gerald Klingaman , David Walton , Terese Loeb Kreuzer , Michelle Wallace , Erin Moulden , Ben Burton , Jason Arthur , Jan Warner , Douglas E. Abrams , Jan Collins , Leslie Fisher , Dana Dussing Berry , Tom Downs , Norah Jones , John E. Barnes , Shawn Anderson , J. Thomas Sullivan , Heber Taylor , Sheffield Nelson , Jillian Duke , Natan Ranaga Farbiarz , Alejandro Reuss , John Rosemond , Elizabeth Schuett , Bob Schwabach , Bob and Joy Schwabach , Joy Schwabach , Nan Selz , Susan Smith , Jim Souhan , Patrick A. Stewart , Mim Swartz , Bill Terry , Samuel Totten , Berry Tramel , Sarah E. White , Craig Williams , Charlotte Tubbs , Bobby Wolff , Mikael Wood , Billy Woods , Brandon Tubbs , Jay P. Greene , Brent E. Riffel , Randall Cox , Jillian McGehee , Lindsey Millar , Roger K. Miller , Eric Moore , Charlie Morasch , NEWSDAY , Scott Cain , Danny Thomas , Amanda Terrebonne , Jan Cash , Susan Nicholson , Editorial notebook , Eric Opperman , Clarence Page , Kathleen Parker , Ed Perkins , James P. Pinkerton , Daniel Pipes , Patsy Pipkin , Amanda Pruitt , Sharyl Jupe , Ragupathy Kannan , Dave Kindred , Melissa King , Jerry Butler , Charles Krauthammer , Paul Krugman , Kristal Kuyendall , Melissa L. , Chris Lamb , Jim Lancaster , Jonathan V. Last , Wendy Backus , Andrew Beyer , Jann Blackstone-Ford , Liz Boch , Steven Bodzin , Fred Bortz , Zac Boyer , Russ Britt , Todd Brooks , Laura Lynn Brown , Marcia Camp , Gene Lyons , Larry Coleman , Griffin Coop , Jose de la Isla , Kevin Dedner , Dr. David Lipschitz , Richard Emmel , Julie Fidler , Sharon Fitzgerald , Denise Flaim , John Freeman , Rachel Fruchey , Jessica Garrison , Frida Ghitis , Matthew Gilbert , Bradley Gitz , Gretchen Goetz , Jonah Goldberg , Ellen Goodman , Michael Goodwin , Billy Graham , David Grim , David Grimes , John Grogan , Raouf Halaby , Garland Hankins , Paul Hardy King , Donald Harington , Doc Harper , Carolyn Hax , Heloise , Roy Hill , Glen Hooks , Troy Hornbeck , Robert Johnston , Gerald B. Jordan , Pat Lynch , Randi M. Romo , Samantha Critchell , Nancy Elizabeth Goodman , Jean Mackenzie , Shannon Magsam , Ruth Marcus , Holiday Mathis , Ben Mays , Johnny McMahan , Jacob M. Held , Tom and Ray Magliozzi , Larry Dablemont , Roy Reed , Christy Smith , Brandon Scott , Eliza Gano , Tommy Mumert , Lee Bowser , Tiffany Stephenson , Jeremy Peppas , Lorri Hambuchen , Scott Murphy , Nick Nesler , Ken Smith , Philip Seaton , Criss Colclasure , Jonny Dover , Robyn Carr , Amy Widner , Robert Travis , Jon Hornbeck , Baxter Bulletin , Casey Neese , Kathy Stevens , Kara Isham , Elizabeth Klooz , Blanche Lincoln , Mark Lelinwalla , Sheryl Garza , Lauren Cole , Yvonne Dougherty , William D. Downs Jr. , Robert L. Brown , Andrew Carroll , Greg Heger , Charles Lyford , Daily Citizen , Albert Fuchs , Scott A. Miller , Paul Barton , Stacy Hudson , Lance Corder , Ria Novosti , The Press-Enterprise , Wolfgang Puck , GARY RITTER , MARC HOLLEY , Calvin R. Ledbetter , Dr. Paul Kengor , Dennis Wiles , Bruce K. Lee , Donna King , Beth Stewart , Dr. Tamekia Love Brown MHS Principal , Stephanie Mock , East Valley Tribune , Herman L. Thomas , Sarah Goodman , Dennis Milligan , Trent Ogle , The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Nic Mounts , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports , Andrew Bagley , Sam Strasner , Brenda Tyler , Marj Hart , Carol Perry , MARY ANN HEMPHILL , Keith Sutton , Tammy Garrett , Ragan Sutterfield , ASA HUTCHINSON , Caroline Tyler , Dorothy Hatfield , Alfred S. Regnery , Allison Nichols , Laura Kellams , Rodney Bowers , Angela Ellington , Nancy Jeffery , Van Jensen , Pryor Jordan , Tara M. Manthey , Lori McElroy , Mark Minton , Daniel Nasaw , Ingrid Norton , Elayna Overton , Kate Schuman , Elizabeth Sharp , Nell Smith , Mike Suchan , Bobby Wilson , Brittany Powell , Sean Sposito , Bob Wigginton , Andy Boyle , Emily Ingram , Grant Rollins , Mike Garrity , Chat Matchett , Andrew Davis , Michelle Hillen , Sarah Grunden , Chad Matchett , Howard Cohen , Donna Stephens , David Irvin , Opal Mitchell , Steve Weintz , Wayne Jordan , Trena Mitchell , Lynn Failla , Dan Limke , Joe Diecedue , Tom Heisler , Sonia Kibe , Paris H. Martin , Angela McGuigan , DAVID MAXWELL , Kayla Carrick , Lisa H. Armstrong , Blair Anthony Robertson , Arthur Paul Bowen , Cara Brookins , Bettye Caldwell , Amy Carter , Brian Bailey , MARK MALONEY , ELIZABETH YOUNG , Nick Warren , Bryan Thornhill , Sara Gregory , Hannah Burney , Chris Branam , Jane Fullerton , John Dilmore , Russell Powell , Jason Palmer , Dusty Roles , Jose Calderson , Rita Wiley , Tom Scantlin , Misty Brown , Jessica Weekley , Jan Burgess , Sandra Cox , Mark Taliaferro , Tim Ritter , Tamara Bartlett-Long , Steve Foster , Velda Brotherton , Ann Owens , Emily Perez , Joe West , John McGee , Decatur Herald , Beverly Black , Georgia Bateman , White River Valley News , The Times of Northeast Benton County , UA Media Relations , Gentry Courier Journal , Gravette News Herald , Herald Leader , Charlotte Robinson , Annette Rowe , Jerry Nichols , Mark Moore , Leo Lynch , NWANews Press Services , Madeline Allin , Carl Staten , James Hale , Marie Putman , Jerry Cavness , Grady Jim Robinson , Gaynell Belloni , Barb Paulos , Jim Quillen , Steve Painter , Marlane Farner , Thad Moore , Bella Vista Weekly Vista , Douglas Grant , Cody Qualls , Stacey Bowers , Gene Linzey , Randy Rowlan , Louis Houston , Ellen Loftis , Willie Williams , Noticias Libres , Scott Shackelford , Bill W. Hornaday , Kent Marts , Laura Stevens , Leroy Donald , Felicia Brooks , Yvette Williams , Janelle Riddle , David Smith , Stephen Caldwell , Cristal Cody , Benjamin Waldrum , Scott Christian , Scott Armand , Laurie Whalen , Cindy Murphy , Elizabeth Gamez , Paula Guajardo , William Moore , Jarod Daily , Jerrica Ryan , Erin Anthony , Jake Bleed , C.W. Browning , Donna McGowan , Dixie Land , Angie Young , Rita Johnson , Carolyne Park , Ginny LaRoe , Rowena Rappaport , Walter Ely , Randal Hunhoff , Tena Chen , Ed Kosmac , Jennifer Christman , Jake Sandlin , Heather Hahn , Shon McPeace , Jim Wyckoff , Jeff Slatton , Alan Koonse , Mike Livengood , Todd Pearce , Graham Underwood , Walter Webb , Jay Grelen , Matt Beyers , Dean Wheeler , Kane Webb , Paul Sawyer , Randy Moll , Rachel O'Neal , Cary Jenkins , Brenda Looper , Kristin Netterstrom , C.S. Murphy , Chris Freiberg , Beck Cross , Chris Dean , Ed Gray , Donna Stokes , Chris Givens , Werner Trieschmann , Rhonda Owen , Jack Hill , Valerie Beall , Russell Powell , Irene McShane , Sean Beherec , Cathy Frye , Denise Dorton , Wayne Johnson , Scott Loftis , Pete Perkins , Todd Traub , Gary Golden , Jim Gunter , AmyJo Brown , Jim Brooks , Catherine Rodgers , Chris Cocoles , Bill Etter , Michelle Parks , Erin Cain , Jules Miller , George Arnold , Dan Hale , Mike Smith , Becca Martin-Brown , Rob Keys , Marcia Schnedler , Marty Cook , Jack Weatherly , Robert J. Smith , Lane Kramer , Buddy Gough , Phyllis Brandon , Brett Bennett , Annette Beard , Steve Schmidt , Austin Emerson , Rose Ann Pearce , Jeff Jeffus , Ben Pollock , Matthew Harris , Debra Hale-Shelton , Stacey Roberts , Bill Simmons , Jennifer Hansen , Bob McKinney , Trish Hollenbeck , Heath Allen , Guy Unangst , Nancy Cole , The Benton County Daily Record , Jeff Winkler , Gary Burton , Dodie Evans , Rogers Hometown News , Jeff Della Rosa , Doug Grimsley , David Showers , Joe Riddle , Megan Lewis-Reed , Stacy Hawkins , Jeff Krupsaw , Heidi White , Susan Scantlin , Crystal Costa , Yavonda Chase , Jennifer Cook , Carin Schoppmeyer , Brent Harrison , Stephanie Wheetley , Chad Hayworth , NWA Media , Paul Gatling , Vicki Smith , Gary Lookadoo , Andra Atteberry , George Johnson , Karen Laskey , Tom Glave , Justin Wedgworth , Sara Sullivan , Bettina Lehovec , Lana Flowers , Shirley McGee , Jeff Mores , Jamie Smith , Jim Hall , Michelle Day , Lynn Atkins , Hoyt Purvis , Francisco Ayala , Biasnheyv Grimaldo , Kyle Brazzel , Jocelyne Pruna , Chad Day , Samantha Friedman , Ana Cecilia Vasquez Zawadsky , Juan Fontao , Donald Cook , Otis Kirk , Pat Harris , Robin Ward , Susan Holland , Mickey Doyle , Kelly Brant , Ashley Batchelor , Paula Robinson , Matthew Brizzi , Robin Mero , Melissa Jones , Al Berrios , Ryan Malashock , RAY DEAN DAVIS , Terry Wood , Adam Wallworth , Bailey Elise McBride , David Frank Dempsey , Bob Caudle , Marc F. Henning , Dan Craft , Anna Fry , Paul Quinn , Scott F Davis , John Krupa , Caleb Fort , Caroline Zilk , Melissa Tucker , Wayne Bryan , Richard Davis , J.T. Wampler , Ron Wood , Ryan McGeeney , Kevin Kinder , Sarah D. Wire , Gwen Rockwood , Jeanni Brosius , Michael Lipkin , Aprille Hanson , Lisa Hammersly , Jack Schnedler , Steve Caraway , Matt L. Stephens , L. Lamor Williams , Alison Sider , Roger Harvell , Brandon Marcello , Harold McIlvain , Skip Descant , Ray Minor , Michelle Malashock , Matt Spence , Robbie Neiswanger , Dave Hughes , Jennifer Godwin , Chad Eiler , Grady Robinson , Kurt Voigt , Seth Blomeley , Spencer Willems , Tony Hernandez , Shea Stewart , Larry Henry , Claudia Lauer , Fran Alexander , Tracy Neal , Tabatha Hunter , DJ Max , Teresa Hufford , Amanda O'Toole , Rick Peck , Customer Service , Amy Upshaw , Scarlet Sims , Cassi Lapp , Tracy Rogers , Troy Schulte , Vance Jordan , Rick McFarland , Paul Nielsen , Jim Bailey , Kenneth Heard , Leigh Nelms , Greg Moody , Art Hobson , Donna Lonchar , Cecily Long , Amy Schlesing , Karen E. Segrave , Krisha Williams Turbeville , Julie Stewart , Brenda Treadwell , Jacob Quinn Sanders , Robert Turbeville , Nick Walker , krisha williams , Alissa Skelton , Jeremy Doherty , Bryan Hendricks , Jeremy Muck , Christie Swanson , Spencer Watson , Shannon Sturgis , Stephen B. Thornton , Leeanna Walker , Rachel Hook , John Gore , Rusty Hubbard , Libby Smith , Joel Walsh , John Worthen , Bobby Ampezzan , Jim Stallings , Jessica Seaman , Shain Bergan , Rob Cox , Jeff LeMaster , Rex Nelson , Jennifer Nixon , Tom Sissom , Vernon Tarver , Charlie Frago , Debbie Miller , Dana D. Kelley , Nathan Allen , Kim Souza , Terry Austin , Celia Storey , Christie Storm , Neal Shulenburger , James Gilzow , Michelle Bradford , Katherine Benenati , Toby Manthey , Earlene Prince , Matthew Spence , Stan Denman , Rosemary Boggs , Rich Polikoff , Frank Fellone , Jennifer Triplett , Ellis Widner , Evie Blad , Tracie Dungan , Alex Abrams , Flip Putthoff , Laura Brown , Ron Wolfe , David Harten , Chris Bahn , Steve Watts , Linda Haymes , Robert Yates , Kate Ward , Jim Kordsmeier , Aziza Musa , Melissa Gute , Katherine Marks , Jenny Deshields , Brenda Bernet , Katie Doherty , Gavin Lesnick , Tammy Keith , Arkansas Online , Conan Gallaty , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Cyd King , Dave Perozek , Michael Storey , Amanda Roberts , Toby Simmons , Paul Greenberg , Doug Thompson , Mike Jones , Paul Boyd , Eliza Gaines , Tom Dillard , Ruth Ann Riley , John Sykes Jr. , Tim Cooper , Sean Clancy , Melody Sinks , Linda Satter , Kim Dishongh , Sonny Albarado , Bill Bowden , Brenda Blagg , Lowell Grisham , Serenah McKay , Mike Masterson , Richard Davenport , David Barham , John Brummett , Mike Simmons , Jeff Halpern , Thomas Sowell , John Lynch , Eric E. Harrison , Kimberly Christ , Barry Arthur , David Gottschalk , Noel Oman , Mike Tyler , Bobby Weaver , Andy Davis , Rick Brown , Teresa Moss , Sandra Tyler , Helaine Williams , Graham Thomas , Alyson Hoge , Tom Murphy , Luis Carrasco , Glen Chase , Steve Goff , Nate Allen , Danny Shameer , Wally Hall , Stevie Nielson , Bob Holt , Janelle Jessen , John Magsam , Michael R. Wickline , Cynthia Howell , Chip Souza , Frank E. Lockwood , Henry Apple , Jack Mitchell , Rick Fires , Philip Martin , Mary Alston , Matt Parrott , Staton Breidenthal , Steve Rogers , Steve Straessle , Greg Harton , Janet Carson , Lisa Thompson , Matt Jones , - STAFF REPORT October 2, 2011
COMMENTARY: Votes Counted As Benton County Turns

Some things never changed. In Benton County, one of those things is apparently how long it takes to count votes.

by Leeanna Walker September 26, 2011
COMMENTARY: Time To Commit To Lake’s Future

Now that the election is over, I have a thing or two to say about the plans for Lake Atalanta.

by Leeanna Walker September 19, 2011
COMMENTARY: Reinvigorate Downtown

Frisco Festival is over. Downtown is pretty much beautified. So where do we go from here?

by Leeanna Walker September 12, 2011
COMMENTARY: Looking Back And Forward

Well, here it is September, almost. It is so close you can see it from here.

by Leeanna Walker August 29, 2011
COMMENTARY: Skepticism Beneficial

We all get them. They are email or Facebook posts making perfectly plausible statements — that’s why they get passed along.

by Leeanna Walker August 22, 2011
COMMENTARY: ‘Extreme’ Couponing Craze

Really? You didn’t know taking newspapers for which you did not pay is theft?

by Leeanna Walker August 15, 2011
COMMENTARY: Politicians Blink So They Can Get Re-Elected

I told you someone would blink. Well, maybe not each of you, but I told some people the politicians in Washington would blink and a plan would be hammered out…

by Leeanna Walker August 8, 2011
COMMENTARY: Hot, Hot, Hot — That’s The Talk Of The Town

What are people talking about? The short answer: The heat.

by Leeanna Walker July 25, 2011
COMMENTARY: Space Exploration: ‘To Infinity And Beyond’

There she was: Atlantis, strapped to a rocket on her launch platform.

by Leeanna Walker July 18, 2011
COMMENTARY: In Review: Six Months As Mayor

Dear Greg, Just thought I’d check in and see how that mayor’s gig is going now that you have been on the job six months.

by Leeanna Walker July 11, 2011
COMMENTARY: Reality Television Is Real Life? Get Real

Would you do a reality television show? I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t.

by Leeanna Walker June 27, 2011
COMMENTARY: Branding Effort Is Bland So Far

She said: “Honey, let’s go visit that place. Oh, you know the one. They call themselves ‘the economic pulse’ of Northwest Arkansas.”

by Leeanna Walker June 20, 2011
COMMENTARY: Booze In Stores Means Revenue For Government

“But there’s booze in the blender/And soon it will render/That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.” Ah, the musical stylings of one Mr. James Buffett. Wh…

by Leeanna Walker June 13, 2011
COMMENTARY: City Needs Storm Shelters

There I was, all set to bask in the glow of the Jimmy Buffett concert I attended last weekend in Dallas.

by Leeanna Walker May 30, 2011
COMMENTARY: Save Now, Graduates, But Follow Your Heart

It was only a couple of months ago that I sat in her car seat while her dad worked to strap it in properly.

by Leeanna Walker May 23, 2011
COMMENTARY: When Toilet Paper Comes In Handy

There we were: a group of women of a certain age sitting in a circle with toilet paper in our laps. Welcome to my class reunion.

by Leeanna Walker May 16, 2011
COMMENTARY: What Does It Cost To Be The ‘Best’?

“Be all that you can be.” That was a great slogan for the U.S. Army and those are good words to live by for any military or paramilitary organization.

by Leeanna Walker May 9, 2011
COMMENTARY: ‘Newsbies’ Provide Perspective

There’s nothing like a visit with newsbies to give you a fresh perspective.

by Leeanna Walker April 25, 2011
COMMENTARY: The Hot, Cold And Windy City

Have you ever tried to explain April’s weather to a visitor to Northwest Arkansas?

by Leeanna Walker April 18, 2011
COMMENTARY: Who Will Serve For Four Years?

Members of Rogers City Council are thinking about who the lucky ducks will be that get a one-time, four-year term on that August panel.

by Leeanna Walker April 11, 2011
COMMENTARY: Retirement Couldn’t Be That Bad

We have a new police chief in Rogers. James Allen just retired as chief of the Bentonville Police Department. By “just” I mean his retirement wasn’t even to b…

by Leeanna Walker March 28, 2011
COMMENTARY: Center Hours Should Benefit All

It’s March. You know. March: Cold in the morning, just plain hot in the afternoon, and you don’t know how to dress.

by Leeanna Walker March 21, 2011
COMMENTARY: Letter Recommends Chief Characteristics

Dear Greg, Hope you are enjoying the mayor gig. I know you weren’t expecting an epic snowfall during your first six weeks in office. Did it make you question t…

by Leeanna Walker March 14, 2011
COMMENTARY: Secret of Longevity? Live, Love, Laugh

“The Secrets To A Long Life” blared the headline on the cover of last week’s Parade, which is inserted into this fine newspaper on Sundays.

by Leeanna Walker February 28, 2011
COMMENTARY: Snow, Dogs, Fashion And Books

I have finally figured out why I don’t like snow, aside from the obvious reasons.

by Leeanna Walker February 21, 2011
COMMENTARY: Festival Changes Require Consideration

They’re talking changes. Not that change is inherently bad, but when people want to change something that has worked for a quarter of a century, well, you hav…

by Leeanna Walker February 14, 2011
COMMENTARY: Partisanship Takes A Back Seat

I actually watched a portion of the State of the Union address last week. I’ve never been much of a fan of this event, and spent eight years boycotting it.

by Leeanna Walker January 31, 2011
COMMENTARY: Warning: Legislature In Session

The Legislature is in session — always a scary situation. You know how bad it is when you can’t decide if meeting every two years is too much, or not enough.

by Leeanna Walker January 24, 2011
COMMENTARY: Cleaning: A Historic Experience

I can now report that the first beer in 40 years appeared in Rogers on Aug. 24, 1933. Then in 1944, Benton County voted to go dry by 90 votes, while the city …

by Leeanna Walker January 17, 2011
COMMENTARY: Yes It Could Happen To You

When I heard my dear friend Kristin Ellis' voice on the phone Jan. 2, I immediately started to weep. Her beautiful family had just walked away from a devastati…

by Leeanna Walker , HEATHER ORRICK NICHOLS January 10, 2011
COMMENTARY: Tornado Provides A Stormy Start To 2011

Here it is, my first column of 2011, and I am writing about tornadoes. Who’d a thunk?

by Leeanna Walker January 10, 2011
COMMENTARY: Busy Preparing For The New Year

2011. 2011. 2011. Yes, I am practicing writing the new year. It ought not be too hard for me — after all I have been dating things 2012 periodically throughout…

by Leeanna Walker December 27, 2010

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