Local Opinion

JOHN BRUMMETT: Greens for some green? Appearances matter much in politics. So, it's fair and relevant to say there is an appearance that the fix may have been in with Mayor Frank Scott angling to ge... by John Brummett - July 14, 2020

MIKE MASTERSON: Intent, direction In reviewing columns from the archives, I happened across one published 11 years ago that seems perhaps even more relevant today than it was back then. by Mike Masterson - July 14, 2020

NWA EDITORIAL: To your health For the most part, Arkansans today look to the Arkansas Department of Health as the central organization focused on the state's public health. by NWA Democrat-Gazette - July 14, 2020

ART HOBSON: Facing a legacy of slavery The founding of the United States was a landmark victory for democracy, but a landmark defeat in humankind's battle against slavery. Enslavement is America's or... July 14, 2020

BRADLEY R. GITZ: The radical left's America While many of us were cooking burgers and shooting off fireworks last week to celebrate our nation's founding, other Americans were in a distinctly less joyful ... by Bradley Gitz - July 13, 2020

Fulbright: A tale of two icons The big news in academia these days is Princeton’s decision to scratch Woodrow Wilson’s name from its famed international studies program. There is a similar mo... by RANDALL B. WOODS SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - July 13, 2020

JOHN BRUMMETT: Agree to disagree About 150 elite-considered thinkers signed an open letter published online by Harper's last week decrying the new punitive intolerance of disagreeing opinion. T... by John Brummett - July 12, 2020

MASTERSON ONLINE: Many questions I have more questions than ever bouncing through my hollow skull these days (which likely accounts for that ringing in my ears). by Mike Masterson - July 12, 2020

NWA EDITORIAL: Back-to-school jitters Covid-19 symptoms or complications range from none at all to severe breathing difficulty to blood clots, pneumonia, heart attacks and more. July 12, 2020

GREG HARTON: Court guards religion as central to U.S. freedoms Growing up, I had heard about Al Capone, the high-profile, Chicago-based crime boss who violently capitalized on bootlegging during Prohibition. by Greg Harton - July 12, 2020

MASTERSON ONLINE: Emotion over reason Defund the nation's already-thin blue line, eh? The same tenuous line that keeps anarchy and crime barely at bay? by Mike Masterson - July 11, 2020

NWA EDITORIAL: Big decisions Based on this week's deadline for filing petitions, Arkansas voters may get to consider growing the casino business in Arkansas as well some political crapshoot... July 11, 2020

PAUL KRUGMAN: Deadly delusions I don't know about you, but I'm feeling more and more as if we're all trapped on the Titanic -- except that this time around, the captain is a madman who insist... by Paul Krugman The New York Times - July 11, 2020

NWA LETTERS Our imperfect union must keep changing July 11, 2020

Letters to the editor Evidence fails to convince as to Fulbright's failings July 10, 2020