Opinion and Letters

MAVUTO KALULU: In public view On Nov. 6, 2018, Arkansas voters approved the expansion of two casinos in Garland and Crittenden counties. The measure also authorized the construction of two n... by Mavuto Kalulu Special to the Democrat-Gazette - September 20, 2019

RACHEL BUNCH: A national priority Arkansas is no stranger to natural disasters. This spring, the Arkansas River washed over its banks from Fort Smith to the Mississippi River. It breached the le... by Rachel Bunch Special to the Democrat-Gazette - September 20, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Who is deplorable?; Make laws harsher; Medical marijuana Who is deplorable? September 20, 2019

OTHERS SAY: If loaded, stay locked In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump told voters weary of U.S. engagement in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere he would take great pains to avoid another Mideast ... by New York Daily News - September 20, 2019

GARY SMITH: To 21 and beyond ... Columnist Gary Smith considers the parental benefits of having a child who turns 21. September 20, 2019

JOHN BRUMMETT: Dangerous addictions State Sen. Missy Irvin of Mountain View likens the marketing of vaping products to teenagers to putting beer in baby bottles and selling it as a fun and useful ... by John Brummett - September 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: Be quiet, they explain Why worry your pretty little heads over all this casino stuff, Gentle Reader? Let your betters handle things. You'll just get confused. Or maybe some CEOs will ... September 19, 2019

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Donald Trump's total culture war Donald Trump is waging a nonstop all-encompassing war against progressive culture, in magnitude analogous to what 19th-century Germans once called a Kulturkampf... by Victor Davis Hanson - September 19, 2019

OTHERS SAY: If California demands an end to plastic waste, the world's manufacturers will listen Will California show the nation how to take on the enormous problem of single-use plastic? Or will state lawmakers chicken out under heavy lobbying by plastic m... by The Los Angeles Times - September 19, 2019

COLUMNIST: Cokie Roberts showed me the greatest skill that any reporter can have Back in 1990, Spy magazine ran a full-page cartoon under the headline: "Cokie Roberts--Moderately Well Known Broadcast Journalist or Center of the Universe?" by Karen Tumulty The Washington Post - September 19, 2019

BRUCE PLOPPER: Advocacy needed When overcrowding prompts public animal shelters to euthanize animals, it is the community's fault and not the fault of shelter administrators or their employee... by Bruce Plopper Special to the Democrat-Gazette - September 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Federalism or Trump; Shift hard by design; Fee unfair to seniors; Fox News and others Federalism or Trump September 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: Welcome, visitor It's funny how self-centered mankind can be. Not egocentric, necessarily, just self-absorbed. The way the American post office offers "forever" stamps. As if an... September 18, 2019

CAL THOMAS: Non-debates By definition, what 14 million viewers watched on TV last Thursday night was not a debate—not even close. by Cal Thomas - September 18, 2019

HUGH HEWITT: Record player? Just to be sure I heard it correctly, I replayed Joe Biden’s eye-popping gaffe from Thursday night’s debate instructing poor parents to put the record player on... by HUGH HEWITT THE WASHINGTON POST - September 18, 2019

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