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A fairly new adage, currently available on T-shirts, bumper stickers and refrigerator magnets, reads, "I may be getting old, but I did get to see all the cool bands." While simply written, the adage's meaning varies according to one's definitions of "getting old" and "cool."
The 2022 midterm election losers and their supporters may wish to condemn the United States with this infamous Bette Davis quote from her 1949 movie "Beyond the Forest." In that film, Davis was referring to the fictional dwelling she and co-star Joseph Cotten shared, but many real-life humans may feel the same way about their surroundings now that at least most of the votes have been counted.
On Nov. 8, referred Issue 3, known as "A Constitutional Amendment to Create the 'Arkansas Religious Freedom Amendment,'" will allow voters to consider religious freedom protection in Arkansas. The proposed amendment, however, entails more than meets the eye.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the strongest civil libertarian to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court since Thurgood Marshall retired in 1991, believed the most famous reproductive freedom case of all time was decided correctly, but for the wrong reason.
Bruce Plopper's recent letter to the editor generated considerable response from valued readers after I asked if other Arkansans also had to pay $3 late fees after their annual license renewal notice arrived past the due date.