Opinion

OPINION: I am Thankful for ... This is the best week of the year to stop, take a deep breath, and reflect on all our many blessings. Tomorrow (Thursday) is Thanksgiving. November 25, 2020

OPINION: Thanksgiving backstory In 1621, Pilgrim settlers of Plymouth Rock set aside several days to celebrate an abundance of food and nature's graciousness in killing fewer of them as in pre... by Graham Thomas - November 25, 2020

OPINION: Thanksgiving stimulus America's race into space is now riding on a superhighway. The latest Elon Musk Space-X launch of four astronauts looked more like a downtown shuttle bus than i... November 25, 2020

LOOKING BACK: More buck for your bang 50 years Ago by Jackie Brooks - November 25, 2020

OPINION: 'Lame Duck' Asa ill-prepared for 'pesky' legislature Gov. Asa Hutchison, it would seem, is trying to resist adjusting to his new role as a "lame duck" governor of Arkansas. by Maylon Rice - November 18, 2020

OPINION: Bacon run I started the trek earlier in the morning than in past years. I also was going alone, what with the wife keeping our grandchild that day. After giving assurance... by Devin Houston - November 18, 2020

OPINION: Hanging chad Do you remember hanging chad? No, I'm not talking about lynching someone named Chad. I'm talking about the obscure word that all of America became familiar with... by Ron Wood - November 18, 2020

OPINION: Fear lost "Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears." -- Rudyard Kipling by Graham Thomas - November 11, 2020

Letters to the Editor Correct to blame president November 11, 2020

OPINION: Legislature to view a budget with less virus funds, tax gap Last Friday, as all the members of the General Assembly gathered in Little Rock in a socially-distanced, mask-appropriate meeting venue -- the least of these ch... November 11, 2020

OPINION: How do we really honor our veterans? Today, we honor our veterans, the fallen heroes who laid down their lives in defense of the freedoms and values we so embrace. But our words, our flower wreaths... by Randy Moll - November 11, 2020

God's Foresight, Love And Protection This afternoon (as of this writing), Carol and I arrived in Gettysburg, Pa. We settled in and decided to get our laundry washed before the rest of the crowd in ... by Jackie Brooks - November 11, 2020

The morning after As you read this, sipping your morning coffee, be assured that Donald J. Trump is still president of the United States. What I can't say with any certainty is t... by Graham Thomas - November 4, 2020

Letter to the Editor Reading the column "Corona Diary" by Preston Jones (Oct. 21), I notice that his core observation: The "elderly and others can be protected as the rest of us get... by Graham Thomas - November 4, 2020

OPINION: Radical ideas for government Every election year, we hear one side or the other accuse their opponents of being "radicals." Radicals on the Right, radical Leftists, radical independents, so... by Graham Thomas - October 28, 2020