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On critical thinking University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Joel Anderson, on opting against concealed-carry on campus said: “What I do object to is opening the door at all to more guns on campus.” Continue reading...
Academic GPA Rankings Are Inferior, Unfair
There have been recent reports and editorials concerning school districts moving away from reporting or recognizing students’ class rank as determined by a grade-point average. This simple example will show how ranking students by the simplistic GPA is inherently unfair and does not reflect the academic accomplishments of an individual or refl ect the rigor of their record. Continue reading...
College Promise Worth Debate
Bill Halter may or may not win the Democratic nomination to be the next governor of Arkansas, but the central idea in his campaign should be a subject for major debate in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Continue reading...
College Made Right Decision On Handguns
It doesn’t take a college degree to fi gure out how most, if not all, institutions of higher education in Arkansas will respond to the new state law allowing faculty and staff to carry handguns on campus. Continue reading...
MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING: Blueprint Goes From Fixed To Flexible
Sluggish Housing Market Forces Change In Living Quarters, Relocation Plans
Yessiree, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Like the time in college when I thought I would save money by getting my hair permed at a local beauty school. Continue reading...
COMMENTARY: Woman Questions ‘Wet Willy’
“Do they know,” the boss asked me, “what a wet willy is?”
All I could do was shrug my shoulders, shake my head and reply something like, “Surely they do. Surely.” Continue reading...
Rodeo Adds Board Positions; Five New Directors Chosen
The Rodeo of the Ozarks has expanded its board of directors to continue its commitment to provide year-round family entertainment for all of Northwest Arkansas. Continue reading...
Political Tone, Attacks Damage US
I still believe public service in government is an honorable and important pursuit. Continue reading...
A good walk spoiled
The real golf story of the weekend
OH, FOR crying out loud. And we mean crying. Did golf fans nationwide really have to listen to 48 hours of the Tiger Woods/ Sergio Garcia whinefest? Continue reading...
Nixon is back!
It is Nixon Week at the White House. First President Obama denied knowing anything about the special scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave conservative tax-exempt groups. Continue reading...
Round up the usual suspects
Here’s the latest twist in her changing story from Lois Lerner, director of the division of the IRS that grants tax-exempt status to groups that apply. Continue reading...
Benghazi deserves real review
Whether the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a political witch hunt aimed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible run for president in 2016, as Democrats allege, or a principled effort to uncover a shocking scandal on par with Watergate, as Republicans seem to believe, further review of what happened that night in Libya appears to be a worthwhile pursuit. Continue reading...
The nation unites (finally)
Finally, a small cadre of busybody bureaucrats has discovered a way to bring this divided country together. Thank you, IRS, for pulling off what no politician has been able to do. Continue reading...
An unnatural state
Mayflower residents still suffering
This spring has produced some of the finest weather seen in years. Clear, sparkling skies, breezes carrying birdsong and the scent of flowers remind me why I love living in the Natural State. Continue reading...
The art of compromise
“Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong.” —Buffalo Springfield The three Republican state legislators who conceived of the private option to Medicaid expansion insist amid scoffing that their now-enacted proposal is genuinely conservative. Continue reading...
