http://www.helena-arkansas.com/section/opinion helena-arkansas.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:07 +0000 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519738/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 13:28:47 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519738/1007/OPINION This is a bit of common sense, frequently attributed to our 16th president Abraham Lincoln, which several members of the Helena-West Helena City Council should adhere to when they meet in public sessions. There are a number of words that come quickly to mind as I go about trying to describe last Tuesday's (May 7) city council session.]]> http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509663/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 15:04:09 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509663/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130509699/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Wed, 8 May 2013 17:07:16 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130509699/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130502/NEWS/130509906/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 2 May 2013 14:48:04 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130502/NEWS/130509906/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130425/NEWS/130429808/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:29:53 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130425/NEWS/130429808/1007/OPINION These words of Arkansas Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell reverberated throughout the Community Room of Phillips College's Fine Arts Center last Thursday evening. While Kimbrell's keynote address at the 77th annual Chamber of Banquet was not totally filled with doom and gloom, there was a sense of urgency he stressed regarding the status of public education in Helena-West Helena and Phillips County.]]> http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130418/NEWS/130419672/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:36:38 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130418/NEWS/130419672/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130411/NEWS/130419908/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:41:26 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130411/NEWS/130419908/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409792/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 4 Apr 2013 14:31:04 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409792/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130329621/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:07:23 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130329621/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329767/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:38:32 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130326/NEWS/130329767/1007/OPINION Indeed, it’s darn hard to champion states’ rights as defined by the 10th Amendment, a favorite of many conservatives, while simultaneously defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law passed in 1996 — also [...]]]> http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130314/NEWS/130319739/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:22:19 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130314/NEWS/130319739/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130307/NEWS/130309727/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:43:31 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130307/NEWS/130309727/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130228/NEWS/130229630/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:38:46 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130228/NEWS/130229630/1007/OPINION Take “Lucky” Lucy for instance. I guess you could call “Lucky” The Helena World's mascot sort to speak. We adopted her. Or should we say she adopted us. She wasn't found in the usual manner such as being adopted from an animal shelter, found on the side of the road, or even given to us.]]> http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130221/NEWS/130229906/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:38:03 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130221/NEWS/130229906/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219688/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:41:55 By Jeff Vrabel, GHNS http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219688/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219689/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:26 By Saelen Ghose, GHNS http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219689/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130214/NEWS/130219803/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:37:37 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130214/NEWS/130219803/1007/OPINION Helena-West Helena City Clerk Sandi Ramsey sounded an alarm Tuesday in an email received by The Helena World. It appears the city is going to have a rough time meeting the payroll this coming week.]]> http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130214/NEWS/130219845/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Feb 2013 8:26:51 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130214/NEWS/130219845/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130207/NEWS/130209711/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:07:58 Randy Hogan http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130207/NEWS/130209711/1007/OPINION http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209868/1007/OPINION?rssfeed=true Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:24:55 http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/20130204/NEWS/130209868/1007/OPINION A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republicans John McCain of Arizona and tea party favorite Marco Rubio of Florida, beat President Obama to the punch last week in introducing a legislative package that would grant effective amnesty to the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants in this country, so long as they register with Uncle Sam, clear [...]]]>