Editorial columns
In a skirmish in the ongoing culture wars, recently nine members of the board of Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center resigned over the director's decision to duc…
by Robert Maranto Special to the Democrat-Gazette June 3, 2023Billed by The Wall Street Journal as an exclusive, the story in the May 22 edition outlined developments that could have huge implications for south Arkansas, …
by Rex Nelson June 3, 2023Members of the Harrison Planning Commission tossed the hot potato that was Green Digital's application for a crypto-mining conditional use permit to the City C…
by Mike Masterson June 3, 2023There are a lot of things that we experience in life which cause us to lose focus on what is important and should be the top priorities. We come out for those …
by Anthony Armstrong Special to The Commercial June 2, 2023Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he's in. He's running for president.
by Star Parker June 1, 2023R hetoric versus reality. In the current political environment that is heavy on massaging words and light on speaking plainly, it is hard to know which one we …
by Shelley Smith Special to the Democrat-Gazette June 1, 2023Gov. Sarah Sanders practices overstated and incendiary divisiveness as a political tactic.
by John Brummett June 1, 2023People may think I exaggerate the effects of politics on our lives. And yet, it's so hard to find an area where it hasn't stuck its grimy fingers. It's worse t…
by Brenda Looper May 31, 2023Don House has spent four decades photographing and writing about the Arkansas Ozarks. From his base in Hazel Valley in rural Washington County, he has explored…
by Rex Nelson May 31, 2023Flags flew above stoops. Charcoal flamed as burgers sizzled. Potato salads varied, from mom's downward. And, most likely, many people remembered, if for a mome…
by John Brummett May 31, 2023An odd thing happened around 5 p.m. last Thursday.
by Philip Martin May 30, 2023Editor's note: The original version of this column was published Dec. 28, 2013.
by Mike Masterson May 30, 2023Partisans are the problem, along with uninformed people.
by John Brummett May 30, 2023Part 16 in a series: Old News is paraphrasing "Billy of Arkansas," a novel by Bernie Babcock that was serialized by the Arkansas Democrat in 1922.
by Celia Storey May 29, 2023Let's play a game of Obfuscation.
by Celia Storey May 29, 2023