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Parental choice, race play into school debate
Columns Comments Feb 21, 2013 3:00pmShould parents in Arkansas be able to choose what schools their children attend without restriction? If so, would that result in racial resegregation in parts of the state, with mostly white...
Letters to Editor
Letters Comments Updated: Feb 21, 2013 3:03pmDear Editor:
At this time, all concerned American citizens may want to consider contacting their U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators to urge them to pass the We The People Amendment that...
Other Voices — Enough violence to go around
Columns Comments Updated: Feb 21, 2013 3:01pmIt was rather disheartening to learn that 22 U. S. senators voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act. The logic of their position flows from a contention that VAWA constitutes an...
Letters to editor
Letters Comments Feb 14, 2013 7:48amDear Editor:
So, I was just catching up on some of the “news,” reading the online bits one Sunday morning (2/11/13) and I see there was a boil water notice a couple weeks ago. I started...
Other Voices System fails to detect mentally ill
Columns Comments Feb 14, 2013 7:48amFirst District Congressman Rick Crawford makes no sense when he opposes expanded background checks for people who purchase firearms while at the same time contending that we should strengthen the...
Other Voices Civic power in numbers
Columns Comments Feb 14, 2013 7:48amI have regular occasion to serve as a consultant to police agencies. As such, I’m afforded the “pleasure” of watching police administrators interact with the political leadership to whom they...
Journey to the stars
Columns Comments Feb 08, 2013 10:47amThis week, New York’s storied Grand Central Terminal turns 100 years-old. Having lived in upstate New York for several years, Grand Central was the point from which I launched almost all of my “...
Letter to the Editor
Letters Comments Jan 30, 2013 6:01amDear Editor:
This letter concerns the cruel and heartless people who put out anti-freeze and rat poison for our neighborhood animals. It has also been reported spring-jaw steel traps are...
Other Voices No devil in these details
Columns Comments Jan 04, 2013 4:10pmWhy? As the nation still attempts to process the horrible Dec. 14, 2012, events of Newtown, Conn., this is the single most important, yet, elusive quarry. Chasing “why” is often referred to as...
Other Voices Just keep hitting the snooze button
Columns Comments Jan 04, 2013 4:09pmMy mom and I, generally the early risers of the family, were sitting at her kitchen table about 7 a.m. Dec. 25 when we heard a beeping noise. After a little searching, we decided it was coming...