Editorial columns

SE CUPP: Fun vs. the scold Two upstarts in the 2020 presidential election--Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson--are polling well below the front of the pack. Yang is at 3 percent, accordi... by S.E. Cupp Tribune Content Agency - September 23, 2019

COLUMNIST: Mayor Pete's health care plan gets one thing right Mayor Pete Buttigieg jumped into the Democratic presidential primary's most contentious issue with the release of his "Medicare for All Who Want It" outline. A ... by Max Nisen Bloomberg View - September 23, 2019

GUEST WRITERS: Casinos should be smoke-free Exposure to secondhand smoke causes an estimated 41,000 deaths from lung cancer and heart disease among adults each year in the United States. In Arkansas, seco... by Valandra Oliver and Marian S. Lothery Special to the Democrat-Gazette - September 23, 2019

BRADLEY R. GITZ: Among the terrorists I am now a terrorist. At least according to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. by Bradley R. Gitz - September 23, 2019

PHILIP MARTIN: Cleveland's blowin' up I was born in Georgia; but we moved before I developed any primal memories of the state. My childhood was peripatetic; I went to high school and college in Loui... by Philip Martin - September 22, 2019

MICHAEL HILTZIK: Misleading consumers The Federal Trade Commission is supposed to protect consumers from being deceived by businesses. But what happens when the FTC itself is the deceiver? by MICHAEL HILTZIK Los Angeles Times - September 22, 2019

A particular perception of madness As we creep up on the 170th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death (Oct. 7), we can see just how long his shadow lies over our culture. by TROY RONDINONE THE BALTIMORE SUN - September 22, 2019

KAREN MARTIN: Trader Joe's coming to the rescue Many of us are familiar with Nextdoor. It's a social networking service for neighborhoods. Users submit their names and addresses to their local Nextdoor affili... by Karen Martin - September 22, 2019

TOM DILLARD: Documenting suicides over the years September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time set aside to remind us that while murderers always get screen time on the evening news, suicide is the stealthy ki... by Tom Dillard - September 22, 2019

Swearing as a campaign strategy Politicians have a long history of swearing. Surreptitious recordings of the White House during the Johnson and Nixon administrations in the 1960s and '70s docu... by BENJAMIN BERGEN LOS ANGELES TIMES - September 22, 2019

Antidepressants can be addictive A doctor put me on antidepressants about a decade ago. I’ve spent the last year and a half trying to get off of them. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever d... by DAVID LAZARUS LOS ANGELES TIMES - September 22, 2019

How music works on our souls I grew up listening to rock and roll, and later added country music, folk, and classical. I love music of almost every type. by RICHARD MASON Special to the Democrat-Gazette - September 22, 2019

Oh, you're sorry, are you? Have you ever refused an apology? by GINA BARRECA The Hartford Courant - September 22, 2019

REX NELSON: So long, Delta blues The room is packed at the Meadowbrook Country Club in West Memphis on this Thursday night for the annual banquet of the Marion Chamber of Commerce. I'm the spea... by Rex Nelson - September 22, 2019

MIKE MASTERSON: Lower ground Water seeks the lowest level, which means runoff eventually finds its way into streams and lakes. Vast waterbodies such as Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas oft... by Mike Masterson - September 22, 2019

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