Viewpoints

  • A human being in need

    A few weeks ago, I was driving to work when a man on a scooter turned in front of me and crashed. I stopped my car and got out to check on him. He said he was …

  • Dear senator: Corresponding with Arkansans

    I appreciate Arkansans sharing with me what issues are important to them and potential legislative solutions they support. Whether it's over the phone, in-pers…

  • The ‘scourge’ of society

    ​While doing research for today's column, here is a headline I ran across: "Gambling addiction statistics 2023: Is it a mental illness?" And here is the subtit…

  • N. Korea’s rejection of South a shock, inevitable

    SEOUL, South Korea -- Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's declaration that he would abandon the existential…

  • Thumbs column

    On this still frigid week, here's a little verse to begin the digit doings column:

  • What Sara Sidner says is a message for many

    As a journalist and longtime observer of the goings on here at home and elsewhere, I was deeply saddened by the recent news that veteran CNN correspondent and …

  • A new tool to combat food insecurity in US

    With continuously rising costs for everyday essentials, hardworking Arkansans are stretched thin. When incomes run out, sometimes days or weeks before the next…

  • Headed for trouble?

    If you or other family members are rearing young children in your home, I have some thoughts to share with you today that could make a real difference in your …

  • Thumbs column

    As is apropos, this first digit doings column of 2024 begins with a heartfelt "Thumbs-up" to Hot Springs and Garland County residents and their families as the…

  • Horrid, no-good year

    Perhaps because of the media tendency to focus on the bad and overlook the good, we tend to think just about every year is a bad year.

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