Opinion and Letters
No adjective is sufficient to describe the reaction one gets from watching five Memphis police officers beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to within an inch of his …
by Cal Thomas February 1, 2023Apparently--and only apparently because we don't know nuthin'--drones were seen flying over some sort of defense/weapons plant in Iran the other day. Then, sma…
February 1, 2023The population of the United States is shifting south, the U.S. Census Bureau says, as if the convoys of moving vans out of cities west and north hadn't alread…
February 1, 2023St. Louis Post-Dispatch
by St. Louis Post-Dispatch February 1, 2023Ginger Beck is passionate about books. She enjoys checking out books from the public library, but also wants to own some books for her personal collection and …
by Nate Coulter Special to the Democrat-Gazette February 1, 2023Wolves, public lands
February 1, 2023Asa Hutchinson was in his final days as governor and Stacy Hurst in her final days as director of the state Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism when they…
by Rex Nelson February 1, 2023State Rep. Jim Wooten of Beebe is a Republican. He was one in the late 1970s when then-Gov. David Pryor, a Democrat, made him director of commerce and then of …
by John Brummett February 1, 2023"This recipe was inspired by a soup traditionally made on Good Friday when meat eating was frowned on. We think it's just right for a cold winter's day," write…
by Kelly Brant February 1, 2023A wise editor once advised: It's not "only" semantics. It's your job. Use the best word for the job. And don't use "horrific" if it doesn't cause you to feel h…
January 31, 2023The Baseball Hall of Fame has a mission statement. It means "to preserve the sport's history, honor excellence within the game, and make a connection between t…
by Philip Martin January 31, 2023From Minnesota to Memphis, there is a new day dawning for police. Actually, the new day may be getting nearer to noon. Cameras are no longer toys to be taken o…
January 31, 2023New York Daily News
by NEW YORK DAILY NEWS January 31, 2023As I try to resurrect something remotely close to the life I had a year ago, before that squamous cancer cell became trapped by the lymph node and began to gro…
by Mike Masterson January 31, 2023It appears we're going to find out if Gov. Sarah Sanders, aka DeSanders, can dare to get to the political left of her gubernatorial role model, Gov. Ron DeSant…
by John Brummett January 31, 2023