Opinion

Corrections Siloam Springs City Administrator Phillip Patterson was misquoted in the March 22 edition of Siloam Sunday regarding instruction from the Arkansas Municipal Lea... by Staff Reports - March 28, 2020

OPINION: Wash, wash, your hands, stay safe; care for neighbors The story on the per diem of members of the Arkansas House of Representatives will be a column for another day. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist - March 25, 2020

OPINION: Pandemic preparation My hope is that, by the time these words get into print, the supply wagons will have re-stocked the area's stores with toilet paper, disinfectant, and beans. Lu... by Devin Houston Write On - March 25, 2020

OPINION: Seeing the season Dare I say it? The "End-Time Preppers" were right. They have canned goods and toilet paper stashed away, plus enough guns and ammo to defend it. The rest of us ... by Ron Wood - March 25, 2020

OPINION: Pay, per diem up for '19 state Senate members While the modern salary commission method of awarding the pay for Arkansas' elected officials has leveled the past several decades of salary inequity in elected... by Maylon T. Rice Columnist - March 18, 2020

OPINION: Viral epidemics As expected, I got feedback from my opinions on Trump's handling of the covid-19 epidemic. Most focused on how the world and media are "over-reacting" to a dise... by Devin Houston Write On - March 18, 2020

OPINION: Fear versus Faith My work involves transporting patients in wheelchairs for Guardian Angels. This takes me into hospitals, rehab centers, doctor's offices, and nursing homes. I g... by Ron Wood - March 18, 2020

OPINION: Women lead in local judge races; runoffs set for November The election results of March 3 are now in the books. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist - March 11, 2020

OPINION: Coronavirus a threat to Trump "And scattered about it, some in their overturned war-machines, some in the now rigid handling-machines, and a dozen of them stark and silent and laid in a row,... by Devin Houston Write On - March 11, 2020

Letter to the Editor 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness' by Oren Piper Siloam Springs - March 11, 2020

OPINION: Power of music My wife and I are an odd pairing. Besides the huge factor (she being female, me being male, like oil and water trying to mix) her maiden name was stone while my... by Ron Wood - March 11, 2020

OPINION: Playing with Maggie Politics, viral epidemics, Arkansas sports mania and a multitude of other potential catastrophes seek to occupy my attention. Not to mention trying to run a bus... by Devin Houston Write On - March 4, 2020

Rude remarks to hopefully derail senator's plans Benton County's sorriest state senator -- Senator Bart Hester of Bentonville -- was back on his personal soap box of late -- once again carping at a legal rulin... by Maylon T. Rice Columnist - March 4, 2020

OPINION: Growing up with Pro Football It's hard for me to believe, but it has been 50 years since I got acquainted with football on the playground at the Southside Elementary School in Corning, in N... by David Wilson - March 4, 2020

OPINION: Happy feet bring good tidings I discovered the shoes I was using were not fitting me. In the course of a normal workday, I walk for miles. On days when I'm fortunate and take a break to play... by Ron Wood - March 4, 2020