Wade Horn is president of the National Fatherhood Initiative. And Star Parker is a former welfare mother who became a successful entrepreneur and speaker. These and others will teach you how to be a more loving spouse, a better parent and a better manager of your family finances. They'll also tell you how you can help kids who need a friend in your community. As long as space is available, walk-ins will be accepted the day of the conference.
Strong families make for a strong Arkansas.
They also give kids the confidence they need to resist temptations like drug abuse. Another way we fight drug abuse is by celebrating Red Ribbon Week Oct. 25-31. Wednesday, I helped kick off Red Ribbon Week with thousands of schoolchildren at the Capitol. It was created as a response to the murder of a Drug Enforcement Agency employee in Mexico in 1985. Arkansans can be proud of the volunteers who make Red Ribbon Week a success.