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Recent stories by Rex Nelson

Lunch at Mellwood The Mellwood Grocery is a step back in time. In a building that's decades old (no one there could give me the exact year it was built), there's a remnant of the country stores that once dotted rural A... June 19, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: A base is born The news was important for Arkansas, justifying its placement on the newspaper's front page on May 22. The headline read: "Air base singled out for C-130J training." The story out of Washington noted... June 16, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Achieving our potential Looking toward the next 20 years and the things Arkansas must do to achieve its potential, I've come to the conclusion that the most important nonprofit organization in the state might be the Nature C... June 13, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: A place for food In the fall of 2019, I drove to Oklahoma to visit the Quapaw Nation's Downstream Casino Resort. As I ate brisket for lunch, Lucus Setterfield explained how the beef had been produced by the Quapaw. Th... June 12, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Visiting Pine Vegas Carlton Saffa sounds like a carpet salesman as he discusses the intricacies of Ulster carpets. Saffa, the Quapaw Nation's chief market officer for Saracen Casino Resort at Pine Bluff, talks about how... June 9, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Atop Rattlesnake Ridge The sky is clear and the temperature is 78 degrees as we head west out of Little Rock on Arkansas 10. We pass the new headquarters of Bank OZK, a structure that would be right at home in the wealthy s... June 6, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Barton Coliseum memories An exhibit titled "Play It Loud: Concerts at Barton Coliseum" is proving to be one of the most popular in the history of the Old State House at Little Rock. The exhibit, which will be open until the f... June 5, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: Skyscraper of Health People came from across Arkansas to see the structure of 236 Central Ave. in Hot Springs when it opened in 1930. At 16 stories, it was the tallest building in the state, a title it would retain for th... June 2, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: A party shattered The sad state of the Republican Party in Arkansas was evident again earlier this month when none of the members of our U.S. House delegation spoke up for U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, who was ousted from her ... May 30, 2021

OPINION | REX NELSON: From blue to red and back again During Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns of 1992 and 1996, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette spared no expense. The newspaper had reporters on the road with Clinton constantly and also published a num... May 30, 2021