Welcome to The Source, home to NWA Media’s political and business news blogs. We provide breaking news, both big and small, and connect you to information you need. The Source will also provide information collected by NWA Media’s network of more than 60 full-time professional journalists in the region. If you want to know what’s really happening in Northwest Arkansas, come to The Source.
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Our Contributors
Larry Henry
Larry Henry, who covers politics for NWA Media’s newspapers and NWAonline.com, has more than 25 years experience reporting on state government and campaigns in the South and West. He is a former political editor and managing editor at the Chattanooga, Tenn., Times Free Press and a political editor and Capitol bureau chief for newspapers in Nevada. A former Marine, he is an LSU graduate who pulls for the Hogs — when they’re not playing the Tigers.
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Christie Swanson
Christie Swanson covers business for NWA Media’s local daily newspapers and NWAonline.com. In her nearly 20-year career, she’s covered everything from local sports to international retailing giant Wal-Mart. Christie also spent six years as managing editor of the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville. She is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and a loyal fan of her home state Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Becca Bacon Martin
Becca Bacon Martin is Features editor at NWA Media, a lifelong journalist, actor, director, artist, flea marketer and mom.
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Kevin Kinder
Kevin Kinder covers the Northwest Arkansas music scene and other entertainment-related topics. Kevin started a career in journalism as a general assignment reporter and photographer, but moved to Arkansas in 2006 to pursue a beat he continues to love — music. A graduate of Wichita State University, he spends his free time traveling to concerts, writing fiction, cooking and performing with a local improv comedy troupe.
Carin Schoppmeyer
Carin Schoppmeyer covers social events, fundraisers and nonprofit organizations. In doing so, she gets to catch Northwest Arkansans at their best.
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