Opinion and Letters
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May 21, 2022It wasn’t so long ago when Missouri was a purple state, up for grabs by whichever party did the best job capturing voters’ imaginations. The state was split do…
by The St. Louis Post -Dispatch May 21, 2022In March, a Boeing 737-800 cruising straight and level on a routine domestic flight suddenly nosedived into a hillside, killing all 132 aboard.
by The Chicago Tribune May 21, 2022Eleven years ago this coming Sunday evening, we began to hear about devastation in Joplin, Mo. No one who saw the aftermath of the EF-5 storm that swept throug…
by Preston Jones Special to the Democrat-Gazette May 21, 2022In 1911, with wild game populations declining rapidly across the country due to market hunting, Arkansas was one of just seven states with no conservation agen…
by Rex Nelson May 21, 2022I have new neighbors who moved here to escape the political climate in Portland, Ore. After my early voting in the primary, I discussed my choices with the nei…
May 21, 2022The Bowen Law School faculty hath decreed (so let it be written, so let it be done): No longer will Jewish Professor Rob Steinbuch be allowed to select guest s…
by Mike Masterson May 21, 2022Not many moons ago, a bold young high school principal began a crusade to bring attention to the horrendous condition of the campus he had recently been invite…
by Dexter K. Lee Special to The Commercial May 21, 2022I spotted a couple of TV ads recently, running back to back. Both had local ties, but neither mentioned it, other than a reference to "South Arkansas."
by D.H. Ridgway Special to The Commercial May 21, 2022See the latest work from editorial cartoonist John Deering.
by John Deering May 20, 2022Once upon a time, we made fun of that headline. Used to be, boring American editorials about international diplomacy, but we repeat ourselves several times, us…
May 20, 2022The president of the United States did something presidential this past week when he visited Buffalo, N.Y., to visit a memorial and show solidarity with the co…
May 20, 2022Americans are used to picturing Army combat soldiers as incredibly tough, able to run faster and do more pushups than most people. In today's Army, that notion…
by Thomas Spoehr Tribune News Service May 20, 2022The recently leaked judicial opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade by the end of June.
by Joshua M. Silverstein Special to the Democrat-Gazette May 20, 2022You have brains in your head.
by Dana Kelley May 20, 2022