Editorials

EDITORIAL: When it comes to North Korea, there's always a next famine "If the aid money does dry up, mass starvation would be a risk again, but even the great famine of 1996-99, which killed as many as one million people, created ... May 22, 2019

EDITORIAL: Mental health needs in Arkansas The economy is good, unemployment is down, graduation rates are up. For many of us, this is enough. Life is good. But it's not enough for many Arkansans sufferi... May 22, 2019

EDITORIAL: Walmart soon to get some new digs in Bentonville Northwest Arkansas seems a growing place, so something's going right. Better said, somebody's doing right. From mayors to private businesses to park superintend... May 21, 2019

Others say - Precious steps forward Sudan has taken a hopeful step forward. The military is negotiating with protest leaders about the structure of a new civilian government to replace Omar Hassan... May 21, 2019

EDITORIAL: President Trump's immigration plan will attract top talent Just when we thought we'd cave and say something nice about Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives spoke again. And ruined it. She would... May 20, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Extra credit In 1978, the Supreme Court essentially gutted all state usury laws, freeing interest rates and sparking a credit card boom. Around that time, 38 percent of U.S.... by The Washington Post - May 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: When has mere impossibility stopped mankind? To infinity and beyond! Seneca the Younger said there is no easy way from Earth to the stars. And his fellow man, homo viator, has proven him right for millennia. In his day, Da Vinci ... May 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: Kamala Harris' court-packing idea isn't the first one A select few Democrats sure seem eager to change things in American government that aren't yielding (them) expected results. Electoral College? Undemocratic. Su... May 18, 2019

EDITORIAL: Arkansas' governor understands the need for rural Internet Arkansas' governor seems to understand the long view in education. Just see his high school coding initiatives. It so happens that in 2019, U.S. jobs in the tec... May 18, 2019

OTHERS SAY: A macabre murder case, and a Chicago family's broken dreams A new member of the family was coming. A baby boy: Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and Yovani Lopez's boy. Nine months pregnant, Marlen already had a 3-year-old son who now ... by The Chicago Tribune - May 18, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Face the future of surveillance In San Francisco, the law has gotten ahead of technology for once. This past week, the city became the first in the nation to ban government agencies from using... May 18, 2019

EDITORIAL: Why not reduce regulations in all schools? Answer: We don't know We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author... May 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: Why not more studies of dragons, telekinesis in New Zealand? Kids really do say the darndest things. And that's not all. They can have the biggest imaginations and the dangedest dreams. Check out New Zealand, where an 11-... May 17, 2019

Others say - Repression rolls in Nicaragua Last week we celebrated World Press Freedom Day, and nowhere is that date more significant than at the Managua, Nicaragua, offices of La Prensa, the redoubtable... May 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: Those writing headlines about Alabama law are shocked, shocked! We don't get it, as we are told all too often, especially from the pro-abortion crowd. Or rather, the pro-choice crowd. They don't want to be known as pro-abort... May 16, 2019

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