Editorial columns
We are in that time of year where we see a lot of movies. In a couple of weeks Karen and I will fill out ballots for various end-of-the year polls. I take my b…
by Philip Martin November 28, 2021I'm sharing lunch with Charley Sandage and looking out the window of his home. I consider it the best view in Arkansas.
by Rex Nelson November 28, 2021The supply chain crisis is the universe's way of teaching Americans about logistics. Before covid-19, most Americans neither knew nor cared about the subtletie…
by RAJ PATEL LOS ANGELES TIMES November 28, 2021It is remarkable that Arkansans so eagerly participated in the celebration of American independence in 1876, the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The sta…
by Tom Dillard November 28, 2021To snag some of this year's Black Friday weekend deals, a car won't do you much good; try an ocean liner. Plenty of would-be holiday gifts are still at sea, ca…
by TARA LACHAPELLE BLOOMBERG OPINION (TNS) November 28, 2021On a recent morning, after a night of insomnia fueled by worries about raising children in a collapsing society, I opened my eyes, started reading about effort…
by MICHELLE GOLDBERG NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE November 28, 2021Imagine you're driving across the I-430 bridge from Little Rock to North Little Rock around twilight. You glance westward to admire the view of Pinnacle Mounta…
by Karen Martin November 28, 2021For months Vertis and I felt trapped in El Dorado and were desperate to get out of town. We love our house nestled in the trees, but we had about as much peace…
by Richard Mason November 28, 2021It's impossible to talk about the Ozark Folk Center at Mountain View without discussing the roles played by musician Jimmy Driftwood and folklorist W.K. McNeil.
by Rex Nelson November 28, 2021We'd better watch out lest we be pouting over grifters this Christmas season.
by Mike Masterson November 28, 2021Bubba McCoy said that his daughter and her dentist husband, both of the blazing white teeth, came over from Memphis for Thanksgiving.
by John Brummett November 28, 2021For centuries, America has invested taxpayer money in its future. Public funds built physical infrastructure from the Erie Canal to the interstate highway syst…
by Paul Krugman The New York Times November 27, 2021Coming off this holiday of thanks, it's easy to remember that life has so much to offer. Certainly, the past year has exemplified the deepest of valleys and hi…
by Steve Straessle November 27, 2021Stuttgart always takes the spotlight in Arkansas on the Saturday after Thanksgiving with its Wings Over the Prairie Festival and World's Championship Duck Call…
by Rex Nelson November 27, 2021The year was 1968. My friend Eddie Baca and I were boarding an airplane in Albuquerque bound for the U.S. Coast Guard boot camp at Government Island in Alameda…
by Mike Masterson November 27, 2021