Like many of you, I enjoy celebrating with good friends, food, and drinks on New Year's Eve. Because I will drInk alcohol, I will certainly take a taxi or Uber home, I hope you will do the same. Driving drunk is very risky from a safety standpoint, and a DWI arrest...
An old Irish saying goes like this: In life, there are only two things to worry about -- either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, there is nothing to worry about. But if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about -- either you will get well or...
We don't make a habit of writing about celebrities and their divorces. That's because they are far removed from the divorce issues that most people in Arkansas are ever likely to encounter. However, the world takes note of the passing of one celebrity largely unknown...
At the start of this year, we highlighted how medical debt can be a problem for people in Arkansas and elsewhere. Health insurance is supposed to help prevent this, but a survey of patients who had insurance showed that many of them had still drained their savings,...
The concept of citizen journalism isn't very old. By some measures, it got its start in the late 1980s. But with the advent of still and video cameras in cellphones and the expansion of the internet, citizen journalism has taken off in a big way. Whether here in...
Some lessons we learn from an early age. Don't cross the street without looking both ways for cars. Avoid hot stoves. Don't talk to strangers. That last one is usually modified somewhat if you happen to be with a parent and they say it's OK. These are common rules in...
Readers of our blog will appreciate that we strongly support the position that everyone in Arkansas should have a will. It doesn't matter if you feel you have minimal assets or an expansive, complex estate, you want to be sure the value of your estate is properly...
We have written before about how the law and our lives aren't always in sync. This is perhaps most clearly in evidence in cases related to a child's parentage. The law in many states, including Arkansas, makes certain assumptions about who a child's father is when...
Life would be so much easier if there were no gray areas, wouldn't it? All the crime shows we see on television suggest it's possible. If there's a question regarding chemistry, biology, even psychology, science must be able to provide an answer. Unfortunately, life...
On its face, child custody questions in Arkansas might seem simple to answer. The rule that is supposed to guide all decisions by the courts is what is deemed to be in the best interest of the child. However, what constitutes best interests is subject to...