Colors have meaning
Well. I got up last Saturday morning and put on my Razorback shirt, then turned the game on at 6:30 p.m. By 8:30 p.m. I was bored and changed the channel. I didn't know how the game ended until I read the Democrat-Gazette the next morning.
As I watched the game, I realized colors mean something. The Razorback gray uniforms are dull and boring. Their old Razorback red uniforms were attractive and put a stop to the opponent.
Seems like I put on the right clothing Sunday morning: black pants and a blue shirt. That's the way we ended up looking after the beating we got--black and blue!
LARRY HACKER
Bryant
About racial discord
There are many reasons for the discord between blacks and whites in this country, and I think the likes of Maxine Waters is one of them.
LAVERNE WELCHER
Hot Springs
Level of great leaders
Before the election last year I believed that Donald Trump was going to win the presidency. I believed he was the choice of God. As time goes by, I see confirmations of this being true.
Before it is all completed, who will be implicated in the worst political scandal in the history of the United States of America, if not in the world? I believe if Hillary Clinton had won, our country would have been totally transformed into a country I shudder to imagine. I believe no money nor political position should be high enough to avoid prosecution and conviction, with sentences fitting the crimes. Whether one won an election or not, the intent and damage is what it is.
Not all news is bad; I believe Donald Trump will leave office at a level of great presidents. Thank you, Jesus!
FLOYD HOPSON
Hazen
The CIA and secrecy
With the release of the JFK files, there will undoubtedly be more and more theories thrown around regarding probably the most interesting and controversial event in our nation's history. It's important to note, though, that while we are going to learn some new details and be given clarification on some things, there are still some things that are classified on the request of the CIA and others.
I have never been one for tinfoil hats, as they clash with my complexion, but it is odd that the CIA continues to obscure parts of this issue. If it has nothing to hide, why hide anything at all? The American people lost great trust in their government in the years after JFK was murdered, and the CIA is still leaving things in the dark. Are they determined to dig themselves into an even deeper hole?
At this point, though, it seems impossible for the CIA to seem more scummy.
CADE TOFTE WILKS
Dardanelle
Russian investigation
The U.S. House of Representatives is now opening an investigation into the sale of a Canadian company (Uranium One), which owned 20 percent of U.S. uranium resources, to a Russian entity in 2010. The sale was approved by CIFUS, which consists of nine voting members from various government departments and agencies and five observers, after determining it had no detrimental effect on national security. To see why they came to this conclusion, all you have to do is look at the context of the sale.
The U.S., according to the World Nuclear Association, has only 1 percent (62,900 tons) of known recoverable resources of uranium. A 20 percent sale of our uranium is minuscule and would not affect the security of the U.S., which already imports 90 percent of uranium needed for nuclear requirements. At the time of CIFUS' approval, the U.S. and Russia were already involved in the Megatons for Megawatts program in which the Russians converted bomb-grade uranium into nuclear fuel for power plants which the U.S. would buy. For two decades this fuel provided 10 percent of electricity used in this country.
If this committee is actually concerned about the sale of U.S. uranium resources to foreign countries, why aren't they investigating how Uranium One obtained 20 percent of our uranium ore in 2007 to begin with? It seems the answer is this committee is not concerned about national security, but rather to get something--anything--on Hillary or Obama.
KENNETH R. WEBER
Bella Vista
He's wholly negative
We know Paul Krugman leans left, but lately (and perhaps always) his comments have been so extreme as to be irritating. His unabashed disregard for Trump and Republicans leaves no room for the virtues of discourse, compromise and constructive cooperation. His comments fulfill the very definition of prejudice--that is, deciding negatively before all the facts are in. He thus loses the opportunity to be instructive or constructive.
Krugman won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008, yet his columns fail to bring us economic wisdom--or even opinions. He seems more interested in serving as a political hatchet-man for those on the left side of the political spectrum. We feel Krugman's columns are a wholly negative feature of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette--of zero value. Please discontinue!
P.S. We miss Krauthammer. Any news?
GEORGE and IRENE DAVIS
Little Rock
Editor's note: Charles Krauthammer is on an extended medical leave.
We sure miss Gus ...
Repeal and replace Athletic Director Jeff Long. Bring back Gus where he belongs. Arkansans for Coach Malzahn.
IKE ANTHONY
Maumelle
Editorial on 10/28/2017