Karen Martin

Little Rock

Associate Editor, Perspective at Arkansas Democrat Gazette

associate editor, arkansas democrat-gazette

Articles

Evolution from local distributor to trusted international partner for high voltage, process & hazardous area solutions - Thorne & Derrick celebrates local to global over 40 years

1 week ago | nationalworld.com | Karen Martin

Thorne & Derrick International, a leading distributor of power systems, hazardous area equipment, and process heating solutions, is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. Established in 1985 by Victor Thorne and Brian Derrick, the business started trading as Thorne & Derrick from premises in Brislington, Bristol.
Side-by-side: no way to ride

2 weeks ago | nwaonline.com | Karen Martin

When we lived in the Parkway Place neighborhood in west Little Rock, he was a common sight: an expensively geared-up,...
Side-by-side: no way to ride | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2 weeks ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. When we lived in the Parkway Place neighborhood in west Little Rock, he was a common sight: an expensively geared-up, super-fit bicyclist in mirrored wraparound sunglasses, riding an equally high-end bike.
Trying to make sense of it all | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

3 weeks ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. NEW YORK --As I took my assigned aisle seat on a recent early-morning flight from Little Rock to New York's LaGuardia, I glanced at the passengers coming down the aisle after me.
Memphis’ Colossus is everyone’s problem | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Build a massive supercomputer housed in a plant powered by methane gas-burning turbines that emit an undisclosed amount of pollutants into a disadvantaged community. Obtain no environmental permits. Ask permission later. That's the approach Elon Musk has taken in the city of Memphis as he rushes to build two massive data centers to provide computing power for his artificial intelligence startup xAI.
Slow but steady: dog park progress | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. What happened to the idea of building a weather-resistant shade structure in MacArthur Unleashed, the dog park across from Little Rock's Bowen School of Law? Funny you should ask.
The emergency in emergency medicine

1 month ago | nwaonline.com | Karen Martin

If you have been to an ER lately--or if you've watched the disturbingly accurate TV show "The Pitt"--you've seen scenes that resemble field hospitals more than state-of-the-art medical centers. Waiting rooms have been turned into makeshift care zones. Chairs, cots and cubicles serve as gurneys. Providers eyeball the sick and injured and "shotgun" orders for patients. It feels chaotic and unwelcoming, because it is.
A fast track to a new body | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2 months ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. This has happened three times in a month: I run into a friend at Target, Kroger, or a fitness center and immediately notice they've lost weight.
The miraculous actions of Pope Francis | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2 months ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. I am going to miss the Pope. That may sound strange coming from a non-Catholic. I never related to a Pope before. But ever since Pope Francis came on the scene, I have loved him and felt like he belonged to me, to all of us--not just Catholics. Southern Baptists, at least the brand I grew up with, have a weird relationship with Catholicism.
Getting it straight | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2 months ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. Franklin County, Ark., has a population of almost 18,000. A guest column in Perspective on April 20 listed an incorrect number of residents.