Name: Thomas Garrett

Title: Editorial page editor

Department: News

Work phone: (870) 508-8053


A Texan by birth and an Arkie by choice, Thomas "Sonny" Garrett has called the Ozarks home longer than he wants to admit. Just passing through in 1978, he met his wife, Kim, here and decided to stay. He still gets the urge to travel, and every so often, with family in tow, it's time for a road trip. Sonny has a son, Eli; a daughter, Amelia; Lola the Wonder Dachschund; and Socks the Cat-Who-Thinks-He's-a-Dog. He likes all kinds of music, is a movie fanatic, reads anything from biographies to labels on cans and is in the process of sorting through years' worth of columns for a second book coming soon to a shelf near you. Contact him at 508-8053 or e-mail