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All in the family
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 24, 2013 9:00pmEdith Bunker, where are you now that we need you?
After watching, listening to and reading about the current fiasco surrounding the residency ordinances, one is quickly reminded that racism...
Those who write before they think
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 9:00pmAlthough we lament the loss of civility in public discourse and the loss of elegance in spoken and written language, we are no longer surprised by it. A steady movement toward making all things...
Torture without excuses
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 9:00pmThe autopsy gave a spare account of how the 52-year-old man died. He suffered blunt force injuries on his torso and legs, and abrasions on his left wrist indicated he had been tied or shackled...
Mike Ross flip flops on abortion
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 9:00pmFormer Congressman Mike Ross made it official last week that he is running for governor. The decision was not unexpected after Attorney General Dustin McDaniel withdrew, leaving an opening for a...
Golden age of civic progress
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 22, 2013 9:00pmWhile our local history suggests we are loath to do so, we have an excellent opportunity to learn from the mistakes of other communities. A case in point can be seen with an issue unfolding in...
Unwanted notoriety
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 22, 2013 9:00pmA couple of Arkansas politicians managed to make national news last week for the wrong reason — bringing criticism and ridicule to their home state.
The more extreme example was a tweet...
Genes and racism
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 22, 2013 9:00pmDuring decades of watching both collegiate and professional football, I have seen hundreds of touchdowns scored by black players — but not one extra point kicked by a black player.
Is this...
Editorial: Prescription drug abuse requires coordinated response
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 20, 2013 10:00pmEditor’s Note: This article is part of a series produced by the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith. The remaining articles will be published in The Commercial as space permits. The entire series...
Worse than a Kreelon Invasion
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 20, 2013 10:00pmIn the 1997 sci-fi comedy, Men in Black, Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) tells his partner, Agent J (Will Smith) an important thing about humanity: “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky,...
Sen. Irvin’s long day
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 20, 2013 10:00pmSen. Missy Irvin, R-Mountain View, shared a long embrace with her dad in the hallway outside the Senate chamber Wednesday night and then wiped her eyes.
Moments earlier, the Senate had...