Sunday’s letters to the editor
Easter thoughts
Viewpoints
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Easter morning The dawn comes at last
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others wi…
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Tribute to Randy Bowling
Today I would like to pay a special tribute to a new friend of mine by the name of Randy Bowling. But first, a little background: back in 2005 when I founded t…
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Let Truman Capote’s legend rest
A Showtime documentary about Truman Capote looked appealing until it turned into a weak parody of "Mommie Dearest," which no one ever said needed a rewrite.
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Heart of our democracy attacked
During the last decade, the Garland County Election Commission has changed locations where people vote.
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Another candle, another gift from God
For a couple of months last spring, I despaired of ever composing again the living, breathing journalism that I hope readers have come to expect from this corn…
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The power of ‘habits’
The famous educator Horace Mann once said, "A habit is a cable. We weave a thread of it every day and at last we cannot break it." There is little question tha…
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Sunday’s Letters to the editor
Rebuttal on Trump
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Thumbs column
Greetings, readers and friends.
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Signs make it harder to secure polling sites
We have all seen political signs littering the landscape on our highways, and especially around voting locations. Some polling locations like the attention tha…
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Hollywood sends Scorsese a message — again
Ever get the feeling that Hollywood, paraphrasing Sally Field's words after winning her second Academy Award, "really, really" doesn't care so much for Martin …
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Country churches
There is a famous Bill Gaither song that goes, "I am so glad that I am a part of the family of God." To me, this is so wonderful. It means that anyone who is a…
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Initiated act would strengthen FOIA
Arkansas has long had one of the strongest freedom of information laws in the nation, but keeping it effective has been a struggle for news media and citizens …
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FOIA proposal would reduce ‘tweaking’ of law
During a recent appearance before a local civic club, two candidates for a state House of Representatives seat, one the incumbent and the other a former repres…
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Oscar night: an American tradition
On Oscar night in 1978, when Hollywood surprised itself by honoring a movie about his beloved New York, Woody Allen stayed away. It was on a Monday and Allen's…
