http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/search.asp?keyword=editor%27s+note&author=Gwen+MoritzThe latest columns from Arkansas Business Editor Gwen Moritz.Copyright 2012 Arkansas Business Limited Partnership. All rights reserved.http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=130084.54928.142161http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=130084.54928.142161The U.S. Supreme Court, land of the 5-4 split, has handed down a couple of unanimous rulings recently on such no-brainer questions that it's hard to imagine that our highest court even needed to get involved.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129956.54928.142033http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129956.54928.142033Here's hoping the Legislature corrects its mistake of capping the total amount of lottery scholarship money for nontraditional students.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129812.54928.141889http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129812.54928.141889The court case involving drunkenness at a J.B. Hunt Transport Services retreat provides employees several useful lessons.Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129524.54928.141601http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129524.54928.141601At least some Americans, those of the Arkansan variety, are clearly willing to pay additional taxes for governmental services that they deem to be important. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129336.54928.141413http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129336.54928.141413The Moritz Scale of Political Bad Behavior hasn't gained the universal acceptance that I would have expected by now.Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129210.54928.141287http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129210.54928.141287Politicians who can't stand the heat of opposition research need to get out of the kitchen. And opposition researchers need to be smart about it. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129028.54928.141105http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=129028.54928.141105Instead of the old boomer joke, "If you remember the '60s, man, you weren't there," the Occupy Wall Street generation will be saying, "If you remember the Great Recession and aren't angry, man, you weren't paying attention."Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=128930.54928.141007http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=128930.54928.141007Current events have reminded me of my mother's lessons in basic finance, specifically Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax proposal and the Washington Post's fascinating report about "peer benchmarking" in executive compensation. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=128771.54928.140848http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=128771.54928.140848Important lessons in management can be learned from TV's "The Closer."Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=128575.54928.140652http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=128575.54928.140652I'll be surprised if Judge Moody deviates much from the sentencing guideline range of 21 to 27 months. But, of course, I've been wrong before. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:00:00 CST