EDITORIAL: A whole lotta shakin’ going on
"Keep your eyes on the road and yo' hands upon the whee-u-ll..."
"Keep your eyes on the road and yo' hands upon the whee-u-ll..."
Do you have a pet peeve? I do. It's when the ratings for something don't capture what most people care about. Unfortunately, this is the current situation with…
As a little girl, I dreamed of having magical ruby slippers like Dorothy's in "The Wizard of Oz." If I only had magic, I could save the world.
Thoughts on PTSD
Editor's note: This letter was originally published 15 years ago today.
The green clovers of St. Patrick's Day put us in mind of another clover that has thrived in Arkansas since 1908.
"Nothing comes from nothing." This notion was first articulated, according to our historical record, by the pre-Socratic philosopher Parmenides of Elea and con…
You have to work hard to make me angry. That is not to say little things don't grate on my nerves. But getting worked up to the point I am truly angry is rare.
Charles de Gaulle, when he was president of France, was reported to have said, when he didn't return or answer phone calls: "If I wanted to talk to him, I woul…
The great Mississippi writer Willie Morris once used a term that I think about on days like this: "the last of the desultory Southern drivers."
Earlier this year, conservative senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) worked tirelessly in a bipartisan effort to craft what's widely regarded as the most conservat…
Editor's note: Mike Masterson is taking the day off. The original version of this column was published April 30, 2012.
Appeasement redux