Editorial columns
Over the last two years, at least five people in the UK have been killed by American XL bully dogs, prompting no less than the prime minister to come forward w…
by TYLER COWEN BLOOMBERG OPINION September 23, 2023"People who have been bedridden sufferers for years come here, drink the waters and get well, often in a very incredibly short time," the Eureka Springs Daily …
by Rex Nelson September 23, 2023Statistics paint a somber landscape: Over 20 million Americans aged 12 and older confront the demons of addiction, excluding tobacco. These figures, while daun…
by Christopher S. Dickie Special to the Democrat-Gazette September 23, 2023A Jonesboro couple who accused conservative local public school teachers Nancy Best and Cindi Talbot of treasonous and criminal behavior (along with much more)…
by Mike Masterson September 23, 2023The forces are starting to align to push President Biden out of the way in 2024, leaving understudy Kamala Harris as the next weak link on the Democratic chain.
by Joe Battenfeld The Boston Herald September 22, 2023How? Why? When did certain words and phrases become negative, fighting words invoking vitriolic attacks as a way to gain political points?
by George S. Smith Special to the Democrat-Gazette September 22, 2023There's dollar-amount statistics, and then there's purchasing power. Finally, there's true-value comparisons.
by Dana Kelley September 22, 2023For most of my life, I (or my parents) have picked up the tab for my medical expenses. It was a strain on the wallet at times, but an expense I proudly accepte…
by D.H. Ridgway Special to The Commercial September 22, 2023If there is one overriding theme of the Biden years, it is the systematic degradation of American freedom, pushing the lives of private citizens aside as gover…
by Star Parker September 21, 2023As the sun inches toward its annual southbound crossing of the equator, Hades (aka The Season Formerly Known as Summer) perhaps has mercifully decided it has w…
by Doug Szenher Special to the Democrat-Gazette September 21, 2023It's partly about whether you instinctively want to throw people off Medicaid because you think they ought to get up and go to work. I get that.
by John Brummett September 21, 2023Sometimes you just need a reminder of what life is, or should be, about.
by Brenda Looper September 20, 2023They called it the Ozark Mountain Folk Fair, but don't think "craft fair at War Eagle." No, this was more like the Southern Woodstock.
by Rex Nelson September 20, 2023We were talking about Walt Disney and Benito Mussolini the other day.
by Philip Martin September 19, 2023After public outrage following a series of savage and sometimes fatal attacks, American XL bully dogs bred from pit bulls soon will be banned in the United Kin…
by Mike Masterson September 19, 2023