Karen Martin

Little Rock

Associate Editor, Perspective at Arkansas Democrat Gazette

associate editor, arkansas democrat-gazette

Articles

A fast track to a new body | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

2 weeks 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 weeks 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

3 weeks 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.
Respectful routes lead to healing | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. Americans are grappling with a pervasive sense of national crisis.
Can’t you read the sign? | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. "And on the sign it said 'No Trespassing'But on the other side, it didn't say nothingThat side was made for you and me ..."
Can’t you read the sign?

1 month ago | nwaonline.com | Karen Martin

"And on the sign it said 'No Trespassing'But on the other side, it didn't say nothing
Advice on finding one’s way | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Karen Martin

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. Regarding my column of March 16 in which I describe my embarrassingly inept attempt to find my way from Little Rock's Baptist Medical Center to Fresh Market on Cantrell Road: I'm not the only one.
The extreme state of Canadian confusion | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month 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 thought they might be angry. Over the past quarter century, I've spent big chunks of time in Canada--Montreal and Toronto on occasion, but mostly Vancouver and the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Vancouver is beautiful, but Nova Scotia has a unique hold on me; for a few years my wife and I owned a 200-year-old cottage there.
The maze that is west Little Rock

2 months ago | nwaonline.com | Karen Martin

Downtown Little Rock is easy to traverse, mostly built on a grid of northbound and southbound streets.
The maze that is west Little Rock | 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. Downtown Little Rock is easy to traverse, mostly built on a grid of northbound and southbound streets.