Editorials

EDITORIAL: Just leave him alone We get some pretty scary dispatches out of Louisiana now and again. It's a weird state filled with creepy swamps and creepier politicians. June 14, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Flip-flop season During the 2004 presidential campaign, you could buy a pair of flip-flop sandals bearing the image of John Kerry. June 14, 2019

EDITORIAL: Alternative facts Who says the old Soviet Union is late and unlamented? Russia and Vladimir Vladimirovich's government is still around and groaning. The former KGB man must have ... June 13, 2019

EDITORIAL: Geek week It's officially geek week in Los Angeles as thousands of gamers descend upon southern California for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). This is the biggest... June 13, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Don't ask the Fed to manipulate the dollar An old debate looks poised to make one of its frequent comebacks: How much, if at all, should the Federal Reserve concern itself with the value of the dollar? by Bloomberg View - June 13, 2019

EDITORIAL: Borrowed time It must be terrifying for the (semi-) free citizens of Hong Kong to watch the ChiComs slowly snag more control over the autonomous territory. Ever since British... June 12, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Stop the slaughter -- of horses, that is On Saturday, a 4-year-old gelding named Formal Dude was euthanized after injuring itself during a race at Santa Anita Park. Formal Dude was the 28th horse to di... by The Los Angeles Times - June 12, 2019

EDITORIAL: If the celebs are in the state in droves, it's Walmart week again When Walmart holds its annual events for shareholders, associates from all over the world fly into XNA, eager to see what Walmart's hometown and the rest of nor... June 11, 2019

OTHERS SAY: 30 years after Tiananmen, the tanks are gone but the oppressive Chinese state remains Thirty years ago, the world watched in horror as Chinese troops cracked down brutally on peaceful protests by students who sought to give the Chinese people mor... by The Los Angeles Times - June 11, 2019

EDITORIAL: Parts isn't just parts Last month, the Trump administration announced it was reviewing research involving the uses of fetal tissue. And canceling a small contract that some conservati... June 10, 2019

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: Some older folks in rural Arkansas will get this one As summer heats up, there's an instantly recognizable odor that can be found, sorta, every few miles in the rural parts of this maybe too natural state. And we ... June 10, 2019

Fortitude “The amount of paraphernalia sounded staggering, and reminded me of Admiral Andrew Cunningham’s story of the dental chairs being landed at Algiers in the first ... June 9, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Racist posts by officers add heft to questions about predatory practices The Philadelphia-based Plain View Project has performed a necessary service for St. Louis and other U.S. cities by tracking police officers' Facebook postings a... by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch - June 9, 2019

Pesky machine guns The current occupant of the Oval Office is often "fact-checked," as the press calls it. (See: The Washington Post). So imagine our surprise when fact-checking m... June 8, 2019

Hang in there Some parts of our state are doing pretty well. Others, not so much. Arkansas has that in common with most states. June 8, 2019

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