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Editor's note: This letter was originally published 10 years ago today. Tenacity of purpose I once heard a preacher telling residents at a nursing...
Stop data behemoths What an eye-opening pair of articles that was in Sunday’s business section regarding data-center projects. These behemoths...
In a society where even highly educated citizens get confused over basic U.S. historical facts, low expectations are warranted regarding how well...
As the libertarian Cato Institute reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shifted away from prioritizing deportation of suspected...
Missouri's airwaves are about to get a lot dumber. For that, we can all thank President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans--Missouri's own...
The energy industry in Arkansas is facing, er, headwinds.On
The results are in for General Motors, and under the new tariff rules, they're a mixed bag.GM
Last week, the Arkansas Attorneys General's Office announced a push for municipalities to focus on enforcing the state's anti-loitering law,...
What they voted for Our congressional "representatives" (and I use the term very loosely) have done our rural communities an enormous disservice. By...
T-shirts are now being sold to celebrate "Alligator Alcatraz," a Florida attraction where migrants are placed in cages, surrounded by alligators, and...
I'm a small farmer in Arkansas. I grow vegetables, cook meals, teach kids about food, and try--like so many others--to make my community stronger,...
In the aftermath of the devastating floods that hit Kerr County over the July 4 weekend, a helicopter involved in search-and-rescue efforts was forced...
It may seem harsh to say, but there is a glaring dissonance to the charge that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. If the Israeli...
Y ou'd have to be a special kind of Luddite to think that artificial intelligence won't change health care.
A friend has strolled, once again, into the world of home repair, credit card payoffs, refi, and bank loans.
Which commandments are to be displayed? There is talk again about whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed in all of the schools. Which...
Better use for billion What's with the proposed super-size prison in Franklin County? There are huge costs--communications, energy, roads, sewage,...
For an entire decade now, Donald Trump has been immune to alienating his supporters--a base so loyal they'd drink bleach if he told them it would own...
Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire...
Is it the Model T of the 21st century? Maybe.
As Arkansas' own Maya Angelou once put it, when somebody tells you who they are, "believe them the first time."This
Not all are necessary It is interesting to me to watch people decry federal government spending and express their concerns about how it must be slowed...
Science and technology have made many hazards predictable in ways that were unthinkable 150 years ago. Tragedies, like the central Texas flash flood,...
While it's true that big things sometimes come in small packages at Christmas, unfortunately it's also true when it comes to ticks in the woods in...
Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" has been canceled by CBS, effective next May. Critics of the decision are claiming politics is the reason. They are...
.(DROP CAP) It's too hot to mow the grass.
Power of the purse I agree with Bradley Gitz's comment regarding "the single most important power of Congress--the power of the purse; more...
Data releases from federal economic bureaus in the past year provide further evidence the adage '"Thank God for Mississippi" is a fable ("We're Not...
At the root of disagreements over "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) are different assumptions regarding both Black and white. Along these...
Saturday morning, July 5, I was at my usual morning spot, at a table in what I call The Sun Room, enjoying coffee and reading the Democrat-Gazette, my...
The Arkansas League of Women Voters is at it again. To the cheers of many. The League has asked a federal judge to issue an order blocking the...
If you've read the paper this year, or talked to anybody, or poked your head out the front door, or the back, you may have heard of plans to build a...
Trump derangement I find the apparent increase in Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) to be somewhat disturbing. My wife and I have milder cases of TDS...
"... One love, we get to share itLeaves you, baby, if you don't care for it."--
Newsweek's story on the joint exercise going down in Central America came across about as solemn as an obituary.
The New York Times announced this past week that it is reassigning four of its veteran arts critics--Jon Pareles on pop music, Jesse Green on theater,...
The results of the recent Amazon.com super sale are hard to parse. The company didn't provide any figures, saying only that July 8-11 was "the biggest...
Elizabeth Pratt was born in Hebron, N.H.,
In a recent issue of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, there was a story covering an oil-holding tank leak near a current Superfund site in Norphlet.
What's the most downtrodden and persecuted minority in America? If you said it's transgender youths, immigrant workers, or women trying to access...
Bad customer service After a week of frustrating encounters with not one, not two, but three big-box stores for matters requiring that I interact with...
The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Progressive...
We've heard from many Chicago-area families that their teens are having a hard time finding work, even when they want it. As costs increase and wages...
Famous rock 'n' roll types have always been kind of flighty.
Certain quarters of the media have been speculating on President Trump's health lately.
Dear Mahatma: Does your mojo extend into Garland County? Arkansas 192, also known as Marion Anderson Road, has been decimated by the...
Parking for truckers Are we to understand Arkansas can't afford to provide ample rest-break parking for truckers, yet Arkansas has a surplus of $367.9...
It's b-a-a-a-a-c-k ... July, that is, bringing two of my least favorite events: summer's merciless heat and humidity, and the annual "privilege" for...
"A picture is worth a thousand words." One common attribution for this adage's origin is to advertising executive Fred R. Barnard. Undoubtedly, he...
On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Tim Burchett issued a formal request to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to invite Ghislaine Maxwell to...