Local Opinion
RSSMIKE MASTERSON: Costly lessons
Swindle in the court
Fate might well have been involved when a lawyer named Swindle was admonished and fined over $16,000 for questionable actions in three cases. Continue reading...
FRAN ALEXANDER: The inconvenience of plants, animals
Administration, Congress attacks vital environmental protections
We grow up discovering there are rules governing how, where and when we should act in certain circumstances. And, when the teen years hit, we question and sometimes challenge or break the rules just to test their strength or to make them justifiable in our lives. Finally as adults, hopefully, we begin to understand the "why" behind most of the social and legal structures put in place to keep mayhem at a minimum. Continue reading...
NWA LETTERS
Absurdity of Trump deserves no shelter Continue reading...
Speak no evil?
State: Lawmakers deserve protection for testifying
The city of Fayetteville’s legal battle to keep its civil rights protections covering sexual orientation or gender identity is, at the moment, not about that at all. Continue reading...
GREG HARTON: Staying in the know
Journalists have a duty to ask question after question
There once was a man who lived in an ivory structure in a very important city. He had asked for the opportunity to live there, knowing full well his every move would be watched, his ever utterance analyzed, his every policy scrutinized. Continue reading...
NWA editorial: No taking it back
Social media postings can have long-term impact
It's easy to breathe a sigh of relief at a judge's decision to keep a Huntsville kid whose social media posting unnerved a school district from returning to school this fall. Continue reading...
Criticism provides chance to show value of libraries
A recent opinion piece published by Forbes advocated that free public libraries be replaced with Amazon Bookstores. Continue reading...
NWA LETTERS
Nation’s collapse will be rooted in its deficit
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Good riddance to a bully
We struggle to name a human being as awful as the stinking rotten block of cheese in the national refrigerator named Alex Jones. Continue reading...
Missed opportunity
No income tax better than cut income tax
When government gets around to cutting taxes, it’s a little chancy to criticize. Continue reading...
Alienating base
Latest trend
I've written previously about what a foolish business plan it is for companies to needlessly alienate customers from all faiths and ideologies by publicly taking sides on political and social issues.
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NWA editorial: Take it for a spin
Bike-sharing program comes with lots of potential
Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas campus are about to be invaded by a battalion of bicycles. Continue reading...
NWA LETTERS
To protect national river, stop eating pork products Continue reading...
MIKE MASTERSON: Lifetimes of stuff
I seriously doubt, in fact I am certain that, except for a few mementos and treasured items that touch them sentimentally, my grown children with homes of their own and lots of their own stuff don’t want it. They really don’t need to sort through things that are years old and probably considered somewhat dated. Plus, I don’t want to dump that responsibility on them.
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NWA Letters to the Editor
Nation's collapse will be rooted in its deficit Continue reading...
