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Editor's note: As an Independence Day treat, here is an Our Town column in which Richard Allin (1930-2007) has fun with his satirical towns Wad and Gudge Creek…
by Richard Allin, Democrat-Gazette archives July 4, 2022I'm not sure how I slept on "Star Traders: Frontiers" for so long, but I'm grateful for the Steam summer sale for bringing it to my attention. If you've always…
by Jason Bennett July 4, 2022Even a holiday Monday is still a Monday, and we all could use a break on a Monday. Let's play an extra-easy game of Obfuscation.
by Celia Storey July 4, 2022Happy 246th birthday to the United States of America, born on this day in 1776. As nations go, America is younger than many, between the 14-year-old Kosovo and…
by Holiday Mathis July 4, 2022A mast cell tumor is the most common form of skin cancer in dogs. Mast cells are white blood cells designed to fight parasites and allergies. It's not clear wh…
by Lee Pickett, VMD July 4, 2022Aging brings about subtle musculoskeletal changes that often go unnoticed — at first. But after age 30, people begin losing as much as 3% to 5% per decade. Thi…
by Matt Parrott July 4, 2022There used to be an old saying about the opera. No doubt it is no longer socially acceptable, but as far as college conference expansion goes, it won't be over…
by Wally Hall July 3, 2022The University of Arkansas basketball program should have several reasons for thinking the Hogs have a chance to sign ESPN 4-star junior prospect Labaron Philo…
by Richard Davenport July 3, 2022If I had my way, red wolves would roam in Arkansas, but it won't happen.
by Bryan Hendricks July 3, 2022Consider how everything changed in the late '70s and early '80s when cable television suddenly (it seemed to most of us) put 40 or more channels at our disposa…
by Philip Martin July 3, 2022Just heard about that tribunal in the U.K.'s ruling that calling a man bald is "sexual harassment."
by Helaine Williams July 3, 2022You'll use your skills to assist in the struggles of others. The insight and options you give people will be so valuable to them, they will pay you well and aw…
by Holiday Mathis July 3, 2022In 1871, Batesville on the White River lost its bid for the state's flagship university to Fayetteville. Rev. Isaac Long and other ministers from the Arkansas …
by Rex Nelson July 3, 2022During my tenure as executive editor of the former Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville, I learned a lot about human nature using a simple poster board and…
by Mike Masterson July 3, 2022With one possible exception, the House committee investigating the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, has executed its televised hearings with uncommonly effective …
by John Brummett July 3, 2022