Opinion

There’s a photo of Joe Dimaggio on the wall in my office. It was taken sometime in 1969, nearly 20 years after he’d hung up the spikes. He’s 55 years old, salt overtaking pepper, the paunch of late middle age…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has released the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today: “For decades, this is a day so many of us have prayed for and worked towards. I am thankful for the brave resolve of the six…

The first major bi-partisan gun safety bill to be passed in decades could become the law of the land this week after a crucial Senate vote where 15 Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the measure 65-34. Democrats needed at…

In 2020, COVID-19 upended the world. Arkansans hunkered down, spending more time at their houses and apartments than ever before. During their near-endless Zoom calls, many experienced the now all-too-familiar home fatigue. Add in low mortgage rates and the rise…

With gun sales down 12.6% year-over-year but the U.S. having experienced at least four mass shootings every week in 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry, as well as accompanying videos and audio files.  …

There’s been much excitement recently for those who appreciate historic architecture in downtown Hot Springs as the historic Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa finally begins getting a noticeable facelift. Some scaffolding could already be spotted earlier this month from the…

The Arkansas Razorback Baseball team just arrived in Omaha after departing Wednesday from XNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport. There has been a fair amount of fanfare after the Hogs triumphed over the North Carolina Tar Heels last weekend. Now, on…

A baseball diamond, according to Bill James, is a field of ignorance. What we know about the sport could maybe fill the infield, he says. The rest is an enigma.  This, coming from the originator of what we know as…

I’m afraid we’ve seen the last of Jaylin Williams in an Arkansas uniform.  To be clear: I don’t really know anything. I don’t have any well-placed sources in pro basketball circles and I don’t really do reporting anymore. Years ago,…

“Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.” — Leo Durocher “More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.” — Thomas Boswell The paradox created by the two preceding quotes,…