The News from Arkansas is an account of the culture shock that can occur when somebody moves to a different state after living in the same place for decades. And the inevitable problem is when she hits the road in a motor home. It took a year to actually make the move. For that year she endured the comment "You're moving where?", and the astonished looks that went with it by her California friends. She kept in touch through emails. After a few years there was a new comment from her friends. "Valerie, I hope you are keeping this hilarious stuff to make into a book!" One year at Christmas her son Donald said the only thing he wanted for Christmas the next year was a copy of the book. So here is this book of laughter, and a few tears. I hope you will enjoy the journey.