Local Opinion
RSSCommentary: Casting 'Shame' Within The GOP
Here's what Republican state Rep. Justin Harris of West Fork had to say on Twitter and Facebook about fellow Republicans after the House last week approved funding to continue the private option health insurance program for low-income Arkansans. Continue reading...
Local County Elections Feature More Republicans, But Fewer Contested Races
Local ballots for the 2014 elections confirm a continuing political trend in Northwest Arkansas. Continue reading...
Commentary: Where Congress Falls Short, And Where It Doesn't
At a public gathering the other day, someone asked me how I'd sum up my views on Congress. It was a good question, because it forced me to step back from worrying about the current politics of Capitol Hill and take a longer view. Continue reading...
Private Options Survives Odds For One Year
"Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made." Continue reading...
Commentary: Conservative Noise Over Private Option Votes Signifies Little
Strutting and Fretting over Vote Causes No Serious GOP Split, Filings Show...
The private option fight in the Legislature appeared to leave a badly split, bruised state Republican Party. It didn't. Forget the fuss and feathers. Look at something that matters, such as who filed for office. Continue reading...
Commentary: "Go Hogs, Go" Takes On New Meaning
Tourism Event Opportunity to Answer 'What's The Poop?'
The cover article on this month's Onearth, the magazine of the Natural Resources Defense Council, is titled, "Too Much Pig." Continue reading...
Commentary: Does Tea Party Want A Return To Frontier
Attempting to Understand the T-Party's Agenda Continue reading...
Commentary: Purchase of Railroad Property Best For Students, College
NorthWest Arkansas Community College's board of trustees recently voted to purchase the right of way for a railroad line that cuts through the heart of the Bentonville campus. Continue reading...
See spot disappear
No skin off my nose
There it was looking back from the mirror … yet again. The tenacious, crusty red spot on the tip of my nose wasn’t going away despite weeks of hopes and salves. Continue reading...
Alderman Pay Increase Nixed In Quick Fashion
One of the last acts of Fayetteville aldermen in 2012, as three members of the eight members prepared to end their time on the City Council, was to give themselves or their successors a raise. Continue reading...
Commentary: New Law Creates Barrier To independents
Coming soon to your ballot: not very many independents. That's not unusual because it's hard to run as an independent, and they rarely win. But this year there will be even fewer than in the last election, and a new state law may be partly to blame. Continue reading...
Rally for the river
A public rally is planned next Tuesday in Rogers for all who care about preserving water quality of the Buffalo National River. Organizers say the event is to be at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center beginning at 11:30 a.m. during the 2014 Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Continue reading...
Commentary: Hot Springs Blaze Reflects Challenges Of Old Buildings
My friend Rex Nelson wrote a piece titled "The Shame of Hot Springs" and posted it on his blog on Feb. 21. In it, he decried the deterioration of downtown Hot Springs, symbolized by the nailing of plywood over the windows of the old Majestic Hotel on Park Avenue. Continue reading...
How We See It: School Boards Don't Need Threats Of Felonies
It will come as no surprise this newspaper and journalists in general support the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and the legal guarantees it established to give the public access to governmental decision-making processes and to many of the records maintained on their behalf by government authorities. Continue reading...
Public Viewpoint: Taking A Trip Down POA Memory Lane
As we must decide to vote “Yes” or “No” to the upcoming Property Owners Association assessment increase issue, let’s take a little trip down memory lane. Continue reading...
