Severance tax could aid roads
      Arkansas is selling its citizens' birthright for a pittance. Severance taxes repay the state for removing finite resources. Once drilled, natural gas and oil are removed from the grasp of all future generations. In other words, Arkansas is selling our grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's fu...
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You saw it in the Voice first
Craig Farrow
      Every now and then while driving to the office, I manage to clear my mind long enough from the day-to-day minutia required to run two newspapers, and get an opportunity to think. When that happens, I often come across ideas that make me wonder why I haven't thought of this before.
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No one deserves to be victim
Saline County Safe Haven off ers recovery for battered families
Lewis Delavan
      "I'm sorry," I told the cop answering the door. "I - must be - at the wrong place." The apartment was in terrible disarray. Someone had been quite upset. "It's OK," I heard a familiar voice, and then saw my sister, sobbing.
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Legislative ethics will always be oxymoron
John Brummett
      I took legislative ethics seriously in the 1980s. Now all it does is crack me up. It's back in the news. Two state representatives, Steve Harrelson of Texarkana and Dan Greenberg of Little Rock, say they will propose a House rule when chamber members assemble Thursday for housekeeping.
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Birthday and death require different strengths
Pat Laster
      Grandson Billy Joe (who has been with me since he was eight-months old) turned 16 on March 19, 2006, the day before spring break. He said his birthday always falls during spring break, so he didn't have to endure the resultant ribbing from school friends.
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