Opinion

It's not every day one sees the state's senior U.S. Senator agree with a state Senator from eastern Arkansas against the University's flagship campus on a mu...

In 1620 the Pilgrims came to America to gain freedom from the tyranny of religious persecution. They wished to worship and to live according to their views o...

Every so often, as a break from work or laziness, I sort through the many FindAGrave memorials I've accumulated over the last decade. Other members of the we...

The biggest lies

Our alarm clock went off way too early on July 13, 2018. On a long-dreamed-of family trip to Europe, we'd already packed in as much sightseeing as we could, ...

The only thing more boring than writing about the proposed lowering of state income tax rates in Arkansas is to do the actual work in getting the rates lowered.

Memorial Day weekend, which was this past Monday, signals an always brief respite from politics in Arkansas. Or, it has in the past years.

My daughter-in-law, Samantha, enjoys taking photos of me and my 3-year-old grandchild Maggie, especially when I'm not aware of her doing so. I actually prefe...

The few and the many

Democracy, as rule by a simple majority without concern for the rights of minorities, has never been part of the American constitutional tradition. I champio...

As I watched Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee answer questions from reporters, I thought back to lessons every reporter has to learn.

Loosen the term-limits on state legislators as Arkansas voters did in the November General Election, and what happens?

Memorial Day

Lying is criminal

If extraterrestrial aliens landed on my front yard and asked me where best to observe human nature, I would suggest they go to any Big Box retail establishme...