Opinion and Letters

DEBRA HALE-SHELTON: A road trip in the right direction I was at work when the phone rang. The caller was my daughter Annie, then nearing her 14th birthday. She sobbed loudly. by Debra Hale-Shelton - November 10, 2019

Begging to disagree You sorta knew it was coming. The courts have ruled against begging bans, and in favor of panhandlers, for years. A person of a more judicial frame of mind migh... November 10, 2019

Bless you! Before folks can start carving turkeys and putting up trees, they need to remember it's also flu season. So do all the usual stuff: wash hands, sneeze into your... November 10, 2019

OTHERS SAY If it can’t make it here ... Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is trying to sell Americans on Medicare for All with the help of a new financing plan, should first have analyzed the dilemma in deep... November 10, 2019

REX NELSON: Northwest powers on I've just spoken to the Political Animals Club of Northwest Arkansas at Mermaid's, a restaurant on College Avenue in Fayetteville, and am taking my time before ... by Rex Nelson - November 10, 2019

MIKE MASTERSON: Credit where due Ever-supportive by Mike Masterson - November 10, 2019

JOHN BRUMMETT: Blue moon no portent Sometimes in politics, the thing is only about the thing. by John Brummett - November 10, 2019

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Those troublesome second selves In Hollywood, stories come in cycles. Winston Churchill biopics, mall cop comedies or blockbusters about attacks on the White House get released within months o... by ETHAN DROGIN Los Angeles Times - November 10, 2019

Forget Paris again, III This past week, there was a lot of talk about the president's decision to pull out of the Paris Accord, or, more officially, the Paris Agreement, and even more ... November 9, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Mexican government needs new strategy to take on cartels Monday's massacre in northern Mexico of at least nine members of a family with dual American and Mexican citizenship was stunning even by the standards of a nat... by The Star Tribune (Minneapolis) - November 9, 2019

PAUL KRUGMAN: Centrists, Progressives and Europhobia Will the Democratic presidential nomination go to a centrist or a progressive? Which choice would give the party the best chance in next year's election? Honest... by Paul Krugman - November 9, 2019

COLUMNIST: Priests have rights, too Whenever a Catholic runs or is nominated for public office, he or she has to endure a now-familiar vetting process revolving around one thing: abortion rights. ... by Christine M. Flowers The Philadelphia Daily News - November 9, 2019

JIMMY GAZAWAY: Profits over people Every day in Arkansas a new mother finds herself afraid to walk to the mailbox, worried about the arrival of another unexpected medical bill. A senior citizen i... by Jimmy Gazaway Special to the Democrat-Gazette - November 9, 2019

REX NELSON: Ozark holds its own A chilly rain is falling outside, but I'm dry inside Rivertowne BBQ in downtown Ozark as members of the Rotary Club gather for their weekly meeting. This is my ... by Rex Nelson - November 9, 2019

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