Opinion and Letters

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

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EDITORIAL: Move, shoot, but for Pete's sake don't communicate If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame. 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

OTHERS SAY: Corporate America has a word on guns. Will McConnell listen now? Testimony from people who have lost family and friends to gun violence doesn't seem to have much influenced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Nor have the... by The Washington Post - 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

JOHN BRUMMETT: All tied up with a bow Beto O'Rourke came through Arkansas two weeks ago with his big new gun-control message. by John Brummett - September 22, 2019

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