Local Opinion

Letters to the editor City, not a nonprofit, responsible for safety September 25, 2020

GARY SMITH: My pandemic checklist So, we're officially God only knows how far into the pandemic, which means we have God only knows how long to go before we officially have all the drastic measu... by Gary Smith - September 25, 2020

GUEST COLUMN: Officers need support The latest example of carnage that results from lawlessness appeared on TV screens across the country when a man walked up to a police car in Los Angeles and sh... by NATHAN SMITH SPECIAL TO THE NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - September 25, 2020

Letters to the editor Numbers don't support Trump greatness claims September 24, 2020

NWA EDITORIAL: Thursday's thumbs It's Thursday and another chance to fire off a few thumbs about some of news developments in our neck of the worlds and elsewhere: September 24, 2020

OPINION | REX NELSON: Harvey Couch's vision The year was 1916. A former riverboat captain named Flave Carpenter and an ambitious Arkansas businessman named Harvey Couch shared a vision. They wanted to bui... by Rex Nelson - September 23, 2020

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Living in a post-Ruth world The guarantee of equitable health insurance for persons with diseases might have died with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. by John Brummett - September 23, 2020

NWA Letters to the Editor Privileged players want adulation? No September 23, 2020

BRENDA BLAGG: Notorious TBA A wisp of a woman but a giant in American law passed from this life last week, at once evoking a vast outpouring of appreciation for her life's work and trigger... by Brenda Blagg - September 23, 2020

HOYT PURVIS: Attack politics I have heard it said that politics have always been dirty. And there is no doubt that our political history has been marked by dubious claims, misleading charge... by Hoyt Purvis - September 23, 2020

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Hypocrisy, thy name's GOP In the raging culture war, hypocrisy in defense of the unborn is no vice. by John Brummett - September 22, 2020

OPINION | MIKE MASTERSON: Wise to wait Since being diagnosed with Gleason 6 prostate cancer in 2019, I've chosen to practice watchful waiting to see just how fast, or if, the disease will spread to a... by Mike Masterson - September 22, 2020

Letters to the editor Can developer really be a 'good neighbor?' September 22, 2020

NWA EDITORIAL: Here's your sign Murals have long been a part of the human experience and, certainly, the American landscape. by NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - September 22, 2020

LOWELL GRISHAM: Enforce or influence? I had a long conversation with an old friend, a police officer for over 30 years. He's spent time studying strategies for restructuring police models. He's got ... by Lowell Grisham - September 22, 2020