Editorial columns
When I was a girl, back when hippies and Yuppies strolled the earth, a club for people trying to stop taking the Lord's name in vain posted a flyer on a church…
by Celia Storey December 5, 2022How about that word last week, huh? Who knew that "neat" was also a noun and referred to cows? That was a toughie. Let's play with a less sneaky word.
by Celia Storey December 5, 2022I'm not of the opinion that we all need to disclose everything all the time.
by Philip Martin December 4, 2022The Conway school board created a kerfuffle recently when it said no to leftist dogma and soundly adopted several conservative common-sense policies. The board…
by Robert Steinbuch December 4, 2022We were walking past Flyway on our way to Argenta's recent Northern Lights holiday celebration when a tall young man exited the popular brewery and approached …
by Karen Martin December 4, 2022It's hard to believe it has been almost 30 years. I vividly remember that Tuesday night in the summer of 1993. Bill Clinton was in his turbulent first months a…
by Rex Nelson December 4, 2022The new post-Pelosi leadership team for House Democrats got elected by acclamation Wednesday.
by John Brummett December 4, 2022In the beginning, God created the heavens, the Earth, and American higher education. We lived in a bucolic state of nature until an evil serpent, U.S. News & W…
by Jonathan Zimmerman In the Chicago Tribune December 3, 2022Visitors flock from all over to enjoy the amenities and natural resources that Arkansas has to offer. But there's another natural resource in Arkansas with int…
by Stephen Koch Special to the Democrat-Gazette December 3, 2022Corning, like many towns across Arkansas, was a product of the railroad. In late 1872, the Cairo & Fulton Railroad met the Iron Mountain Railroad on the Arkans…
by Rex Nelson December 3, 2022Those who read this space regularly know that ever since my wife Jeanetta and our little taco terrier Benji, were badly mauled by a vicious and unrestrained pi…
by Mike Masterson December 3, 2022The conviction of Oath Keepers leaders Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs on charges of seditious conspiracy is a historic legal victory for the Department of Just…
by Harry Litman The Los Angeles Times December 2, 2022"A lot of people think we're robotic," said Robert Jauregui, one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive at the scene of the terrorist attack in San Be…
by Preston Jones Special to the Democrat-Gazette December 2, 2022With nearly a month to go, Little Rock has already set a new all-time record for homicides at 75. That's a lot of fatal bloodshed in a city with a population o…
by Dana Kelley December 2, 2022The dreaded checkout line. As we pull up with our shopping carts, we wonder, "How much will the total be this time?" With nearly every grocery store visit toda…
by Hallie Shoffner Special to the Democrat-Gazette December 2, 2022