So, the answer to the question below is "yes," per this tweet from Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Our interns are busy compiling information on the new hire. While we wait for them to compile their dossier, we ask you: What do you think? Good move, bad move, somewhere in between?
UPDATE: Our indefatigable interns have turned up this bio page for your perusal (actually, the hat tip is due to Robbie Neiswanger's Twitter feed.)