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RSSJoined at the hip
The UA’s shaky foundation
Just where does the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville end and its Razorback Foundation begin? That’s a question best addressed in the courtroom, but it should also be tackled in the court of public opinion, where We the People have every right to our say. For the answer involves the public’s money — a great deal of it. Just how much remains a mystery, perhaps by intent. For if the total amount involved can’t be determined, how assure that it’ll be used — every penny of it — for the public good, somehow, some way? It’s enough of a puzzle to cross an accountant’s eyes and leave tax lawyers debating from here to eternity. Continue reading...
Dept. of Educanto
Paperwork to the rescue!
What a load of educanto is being dumped on an all-too-suspecting public. Continue reading...
How did he get his guns?
There were plenty of warning signs about Travis J. Reinking. He once told police that music superstar Taylor Swift was stalking him and hacking into his phone. Another time, he barged into a community pool, jumping into the water wearing a woman’s pink housecoat and challenging lifeguards to a fight. Then there was his arrest by the Secret Service for breaching White House security because he wanted to meet with the president.
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Castro’s playbook
Nicaragua suddenly exploded over the weekend with an outpouring of discontent with President/dictator Daniel Ortega. Thousands took to the streets, starting on Wednesday. By Sunday, the clashes with government forces had left as many as 30 dead, with casualties on both sides. Continue reading...
BRUMMETT ONLINE: To be red in Arkansas
Let us now introduce the typical Arkansas Republican voter.
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NWA editorial: Preservation, or else
Fayetteville weighs historic district powers
Should Fayetteville put some regulatory teeth in its code of ordinances to more tightly control what property owners within historic areas of the city can do with their properties? Continue reading...
BRENDA BLAGG: Not in the cards?
Casino advocates struggle for attorney general’s approval
Driving Arkansas Forward has stalled again. Continue reading...
HOYT PURVIS: Foreign policy must recognize global connections
Isolation isn’t option when evaluating impacts
A successful foreign policy cannot be formulated or implemented in a vacuum -- domestically or internationally. Continue reading...
Trust but … you know
Promises out of Pyongyang? Verify, verify, verify
Polonius: What do you read, my Lord?
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MIKE MASTERSON: Rootin’ for a permit
Back on Buffalo
After appealing the state's denial of a Regulation 5 permit in the Buffalo National River watershed, owners of C&H Hog Farms are trying to cover their interests by applying for another form of five-year permit. Continue reading...
OTHERS SAY: A lifelong endeavor
The world's rich countries face a looming challenge in education: Too many of their citizens lack the skills and credentials needed for the jobs of the future. To keep people productively engaged in work in the coming decades, and to ensure that economies maintain robust growth, governments, educators and employers will need to make lasting investments in a new class of students: adults. Continue reading...
LOWELL GRISHAM: Modern affirmations
Christian leaders offer ‘confession’ in time of crisis
An impressive group of 19 American Christian leaders -- Protestant, Evangelical and Catholic; black and white -- shared a retreat together this past Ash Wednesday. I would like to use this column to offer some highlights of their published letter, "A Confession of Faith in a Time of Crisis." (Read the entire text online at reclaimingjesus.org.) Continue reading...
NWA editorial: Waste deep
Region’s practices need constant review
Throughout Northwest Arkansas' cities and rural areas, there's a constant flow that's as much a part of the region's culture as its entrepreneurial spirit, its porcine attachment and its affection for these hills and valleys comprising the Ozarks. Continue reading...
NWA LETTERS
Narrowing busy streets not answer in Fayetteville Continue reading...
NWA Letters to the Editor
Narrowing busy streets Continue reading...