The only nuclear power plant in Arkansas turns half a century old this month.
Known as Arkansas Nuclear One, the plant is located near Russellville and its first reactor started operating in 1974. The second reactor became operational in 1980.
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John Brummett
John Brummett’s career in news began when he was in high school, as a part-time reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He moved to the Arkansas Gazette in 1977.
He wrote a political column for the Gazette from 1986 to 1990. He was an editor for the Arkansas Times from 1990 to 1992.
In 1994, his book, “High Wire: From the Back Roads to the Beltway, the Education of Bill Clinton,” was published by Hyperion of New York City. He became a columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 1994. In 2000, he signed a deal with Donrey Media Group, now known as Stephens Media, and wrote for them for 11 years.
He rejoined Democrat-Gazette as a columnist on Oct. 24, 2011.
With the snow and ice still sticking around and many schools and jobs announcing tomorrow will be a day off also, we decided to help everyone pass the time while still getting the kids a valuable education by putting together a Razorbacks sports quiz.
Only super fans will ace the whole thing, but for most, it will be a fun trip down memory lane. Let’s see how many you legitimately get right.
Tyler Wilson, 510 yards vs. Texas A&M
Dean Tolson, 20, vs. Texas A&M, 1974
He is also No. 2 with 17 against Rice a month earlier
Both Alex Collins and Darren McFadden lead the way with 10. Collins most recently did it in 2015 and McFadden in 2007.
Nolan Richardson’s 1990 team put up 99.6 points per game. This team featured Todd Day, Lee Mayberry and Oliver Miller and was ranked No. 2 before losing to Kansas in the Elite 8.
Five
Ole Miss 37-34-1
Mississippi State 19-16-1
South Carolina 14-10
Texas A&M 42-36-3
Vanderbilt 7-3
Rotnei Clarke, 51, 2009 vs. Alcorn State
There are numerous teams the Hogs have only beaten 25% of the time or less, but Alabama holds the highest win percentage with the Razorbacks only winning 20.6% of the time, due in large part to the Nick Saban era.
Jeff King went No. 1 overall in the 1986 draft to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Heston Kjerstad narrowly missed the honor when he went No. 2 overall in 2020 to the Baltimore Orioles.
Texas has sent the Hogs home with a loss 55 times.
Nolan Richardson, basketball, 1994
Frank Broyles claims the only other national championship in football, but it is highly disputed with Alabama being the commonly recognized champion for that year and the only champion acknowledged in sports almanacs. Because of this, rules were changed the following year to include bowl games as part of consideration for the national title because the Football Writers Association of America decided to break with tradition and name Arkansas its champion after Alabama lost its bowl game to Texas even though bowl games were only to be considered exhibitions at the time.
Martin Terry, 28.27 in 1973. He is also No. 2 with 24.35 in 1972.
Ken Hatfield, 76%, 55-17-1, 1984-1989
166 vs. U.S. International in 1988. The Hogs held on to win 166-101 in a shootout.
Chad Morris, 18.2%, 4-18, 2018-19
Well, how did you do? Be honest?
Head over to one of our social media pages and let us know how you did. Which answers surprised you?
Arkansas has been my home for nearly 50 years–since my marriage, my education, and my first steps into public service.
I moved here to work on a political campaign and to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as a nurse practitioner–part of the University of Arkansas system. I have a deep personal investment in both our public institutions and their integrity.
Recent events at the University of Arkansas School of Law should concern every Arkansan, regardless of party.
The recent abuses of political influence are about more than one person or one position. They are about whether our public universities can operate based on merit and mission or whether political pressure will override sound judgment and institutional independence.
To be fair, university leaders were placed in an untenable position–forced to weigh the future of funding, programs, jobs, and students under political threat. No educator or administrator should ever be put in a position to have to make that choice.
The failure here is not of individuals trying to protect our institutions–it is of a system that allows political coercion to exist at all.
When elected officials interfere with university hiring, it sends a chilling message to faculty, students, and researchers across the country that Arkansas is not a place where academic freedom and professional integrity are protected. This overreach harms recruitment. It harms innovation. And ultimately, it harms our state’s future.
If we want Arkansas to compete nationally–in education, research, business, and workforce development–we must protect the independence of our public institutions. Great universities thrive on open inquiry, diverse viewpoints, and freedom from political intimidation. These values are not partisan. They are foundational.
This moment calls not for finger-pointing, but for constructive reform.
We need ethics policies that prevent abuses of power, protect state employees from coercion or retaliation, end patronage and insider favoritism, reinforce constitutional rights, and guarantee transparency when political pressure is applied.
These reforms are not radical. They are reasonable safeguards–the kind that strong, well-governed states already use to protect their institutions and their people.
Arkansans deserve a government that works for the public good–not political advantage. We deserve universities that can pursue excellence without fear. And we deserve leadership that values integrity over influence.
This is not about left versus right. It is about right versus wrong.
Arkansas has always been strongest when we invest in people, protect fairness, and lead with integrity.
Are we willing to do what’s right to keep Arkansas strong?
Denise Garner of Fayetteville is a retired nurse practitioner, small-business owner, nonprofit founder, state representative, and longtime Arkansas resident.
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