Editorial columns
Others may be writing today about Paul Greenberg, as they should.
by John Brummett - April 11, 2021The Bible says truth will set us free. If that's the case, I'm surprised many across the planet nowadays aren't bound in chains in the darkest dungeon.
by Mike Masterson - April 11, 2021Richard Florida is a well-known adviser to cities and urban initiatives, including one in Oklahoma known as Tulsa Remote. He's a professor at the University ...
by Rex Nelson - April 11, 2021What is the quintessential American act? It is the leap of faith. The first European settlers left the comfort of their old countries and migrated to brutal ...
by DAVID BROOKS NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE - April 11, 2021My brother, Dr. William Mason of Little Rock, and I share a rambunctious memory of a raccoon hunt--one that didn't go as expected.
by Richard Mason - April 11, 2021"Stick Figures are People Too" is the title of a free two-hour workshop conducted via Zoom on March 6 by Robert Bean, chair of the Painting and Drawing depar...
by Karen Martin - April 11, 2021Perhaps you're snacking on a banana, sipping some coffee, or sitting in front of your computer and taking a break from work to read this. Most likely, those ...
by ANNA NAGURNEY THE CONVERSATION - April 11, 2021One of my rites of spring is to make a pilgrimage to Bald Knob in White County to have strawberries and shortcake at the Bulldog diner.
by Tom Dillard - April 11, 2021Is Alex Tabarrok right? Are people dying because our coronavirus response is far too conservative?
by EZRA KLEIN NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE - April 11, 2021When I think of Paul Greenberg, I think of fat envelopes stuffed with newspaper clippings addressed to me in the dorm rooms and apartments of my early adulth...
by SARAH WEELDREYER SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - April 11, 2021Last Monday evening I was doing a Zoom thing, a panel discussion on "Media and Polarization" hosted by a group of do-gooders called Braver Angels who have as...
by Philip Martin - April 11, 2021A repair project by the utility company CenterPoint Energy will close a section of the Arkansas River Trail west of the Big Dam Bridge for the rest of the mo...
by Joseph Flaherty - April 11, 2021The Walton Family Foundation of Bentonville has announced a new strategic plan for the next five years. The plan includes $2 billion in philanthropic support...
by Rex Nelson - April 10, 2021The new "relief" bill from Congress is about to give Arkansas an odd fiscal windfall of $1.67 billion that it doesn't really need. Revenue is healthy. Unempl...
by NATHAN SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - April 10, 2021Republicans’ relationship with corporations is baffling. One minute, they are protecting corporations from what they envision as a marauding band of liberals...
by JONATHAN CAPEHART THE WASHINGTON POST - April 10, 2021