Moss: Racism? A Tale of Four Crimes
by Richard Moss, M.D. Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old black man who died three days after five black police officers beat him brutally for suspected reckless driving in the city of Memphis. Ben Crump, a high-profile attorney, who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd and others, was also representing the family of Tyre Nichols. In his Read the full article…
Morris: The Governor Gets a Raise
by Leo Morris People keep saying government should be run like a business. If you are one of them, consider this option. If your company needed a new president, which would you prefer: an outsider with demonstrable management skills but no knowledge of your product, service or customer base; or the best candidate from within Read the full article…
Franke: The Constitution’s ‘Selective Incorporation’
by Mark Franke Every spring I have the opportunity to serve as a judge in the American Legion’s national oratorical contest. This contest began in 1938 to encourage knowledge of the Constitution among high school students. Contestants are sponsored by local American Legion posts and compete at ascending levels beginning with the district, zone and Read the full article…
Morris: Citizen 0; Chicken Police 1
by Leo Morris I intended to write something pithy about the just-concluded General Assembly session, since it was full of portentous news: a whopping $44 billion budget; new public health initiatives; an enormous expansion of school choice; last-minute, eye-popping raises for the governor and other top elected state officials; a deep dive into the morass Read the full article…
The Outstater
A Journal of Not-So-Precious Moments WITHOUT GETTING maudlin, we all know there are moments when . . . well, moments when things change and will never be the same. As boys fishing on a favorite stream, a moment would come when a soft breeze would pick up, the Cottonwoods would rustle and we knew that summer was over. Soon we were going to be Read the full article…
The Outstater
A City Named After a Boot FOR REASONS THAT his detractors will gladly list, a friend is not big on winning awards. His agonizing bit of self-appraisal occurred on seeing a picture of a dozen or so members of a local tv news department. They were holding armfuls of “best in journalism” plaques. Award-giving must be a good sized subdivision of Read the full article…
