In the debut episode of "On the Line," Karl Richter reviews some of the week's news and talks with Texarkana financial adviser and award-winning podcaster Joe Saul-Sehy, creator and co-host of "The Stacking Benjamins Show" and co-author of the forthcoming book "STACKED: Your Super Serious Guide to Modern Money Management."
This week's episode focuses on this year's race for mayor in Texarkana, Texas. Mayor Bob Bruggeman is seeking a fifth consecutive term in office. Former City Council member Brian Matthews is challenging him for the seat. For this forum, we provided both candidates the same seven questions in advance and asked them to limit their responses to two minutes each. Both candidates also had the opportunity to make a two-minute closing statement. They were interviewed separately and their responses were edited together question by question. The responses themselves have not been altered. We gave the incumbent, Mayor Bruggeman, the first word and the challenger, Dr. Matthews, the last. Early voting begins October 18, and Election Day is November 2. As always, the Texarkana Gazette will provide complete coverage of the race and the results. CAMPAIGN SITE LINKS: Bob Bruggeman (Facebook) Brian Matthews ...
Since he was hired last summer, City Manager Jay Ellington has been hard at work pursuing his vision for a better Texarkana, Arkansas, including an ambitious plan to turn Front Street Festival Plaza into a more welcoming event venue. In this week's interview, he and host Karl Richter talked about the plaza project, as well as residents' concerns about streets, flooding and the city Animal Care and Adoption Center. ...
Christy Busby Worsham is leaving the Texarkana Gazette after more than 30 years as a city government reporter and city editor. For this week's episode, she and host Karl Richter looked back at some of the most memorable people and stories she encountered during her long career. They also discussed how journalism and Texarkana have changed in the last three decades — and what she will be doing next. ...
