About a month ago, people who thought religious institutions shouldn’t be forced to pay for things they morally oppose were unremarkable, boring even. Now, they are waging a heinous War on Women.Through the twisted logic of statism run amok, opposition to a new Health and Human Services mandat...

I went back to school last Friday.And it was a most enjoyable experience.Several weeks ago, Brenda Matthews, kindergarten teacher at Park International Baccalaureate Magnet School in Hot Springs, invited me to participate in Job Day, noting that while some of her students had previously written lett...

Dear editor:I don’t normally send letters to the editor but a recent letter from a gentleman about the legacy and responsibility of the downtown area has me saddened.I am a business owner in the Historic District of downtown Hot Springs and also live downtown.My family has been in Hot Springs...

Dear editor:This country cannot survive a $16 trillion deficit. We cannot continue printing money, with nothing to back it. There are a number of cost-cutting measures that are available that the government is not considering.First, we have to stop any funding of illegal aliens, in hospitals, educat...

Dear editor:I would like to ask your readers to consider the following. President Obama told us once he was elected president his administration would be totally transparent with no secret meetings and agenda. Has he done this? No. This administration has been as secretive as any I have seen in my l...

Dear editor:As I sit here and stare at your picture, I wonder why God took you from us so early, I remember when we were young ... just kids. No worries, no responsibilities, just going through our days trying to find new adventures.We were all so close. About a year a part in age. Boy, mom and dad...

Could it really happen?Could Rick Santorum be the Republican nominee?Is God a Democrat?Not to be mean, but early in this election season, Santorum was one of the funniest characters in the weekly Republican debate spoofs on “Saturday Night Live.” He was the pontificating choirboy, earnes...

WASHINGTON – When we talk about hypocrisy in politics, we usually highlight personal behavior. The multiply-married politician who proclaims “family values” while also having affairs is now a rather dreary stock figure in our campaign narratives.But the hypocrisy that matters far m...

“The massacre in Syria goes on. It is time we gave them the wherewithal to fight back and stop the slaughter.” – U.S. Sen. John McCain in comments during a visit to Cairo, where he urged Washington and its allies to find way to help arm and equip Syrian rebels.“This is a turn...