Opinion and Letters

EDITORIAL: Arkansas, and other small states, should avoid this election 'compact' It's a lesson to look at the presidential election map of 2004, that clamorous and nearly comic election year. Remember John Kerry walking into a hunting supply... May 23, 2019

HANSON: Rats fleeing the sinking ship in D.C. The entire Trump-Russia collusion narrative was always implausible. by Victor Davis Hanson - May 23, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Kris Kobach has a few demands before he'll agree to be America's top xenophobe Kris Kobach isn't asking much to grant America his services as President Donald Trump's new immigration czar. Just 24/7 use of a government jet. And a West Wing... by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch - May 23, 2019

McGOUGH: Democrats want to hear from Don McGahn in person, but he's already talked The demand of Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee for live testimony by former White House Counsel Donald McGahn reminds me of the questions from college... by Michael McGough The Los Angeles Times - May 23, 2019

JOHN UNGER: True appreciation This month the public has focused on teacher appreciation, with last week being National Teacher Appreciation Week. It was a week in which we saw social media b... by John Unger Special to the Democrat-Gazette - May 23, 2019

JOHN BRUMMETT: Ballad of Tommy One-Note U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton ventured recently on a small national-television interview tour ostensibly to tout some sort of book that has come out under his byline. by John Brummett - May 23, 2019

Letters The gender wage gap May 23, 2019

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

CAL THOMAS: Pro-life seems to be catching up these days Since 1973--when Roe v. Wade ushered in what would eventually lead to abortion on demand, including partial-birth abortion and even the failure to protect babie... by CAL THOMAS Tribune Content Agency - 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

MATTHEW CAPPUCCI: Mobs are ruining storm chasing, and it might get worse I had heard grumblings about the downsides to storm chasing for a long time--poor driving habits, traffic jams as cars converge near violent storms, and the dan... by MATTHEW CAPPUCCI In the Washington Post - May 22, 2019

BRENDA LOOPER: So much garble Reading John Brummett's Tuesday column, I couldn't help but laugh as I was reminded of all the words children (and some adults) have the tendency to mispronounc... by Brenda Looper - May 22, 2019

REX NELSON: Made in Little Rock I can't count the number of pairs of Adidas shoes I've packed into large cardboard boxes. My father sold athletic supplies to high schools and colleges across t... by Rex Nelson - May 22, 2019

Letters On imposing values May 22, 2019

BRUMMETT ONLINE: An insult to juveniles We can't help becoming numbed by time and frequency to President Donald Trump's sub-juvenile conduct. by John Brummett - May 22, 2019

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