Do Your Employees A Solid (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Making your employees’ lives a little easier and less expensive would be a solid benefit at no cost to your company. read more >
Tagged: Opinion And Analysis
Lost Causes (Editorial)
One of our mottoes is “Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.” Apparently, whether he knows it or not, it’s one of Congressman Bruce Westerman’s too. read more >
The Art of Being Wrong (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Before being elected president, Donald Trump had never worked for anyone but himself or his ultra-wealthy father. That doesn’t explain why he feels so comfortable saying things that are demonstrably untrue, but it could explain why he never had to learn how to own a mistake. read more >
The Status Quo Is Unacceptable (Editorial)
When Walmart announced last week that it would end sales of short-barrel rifle and handgun ammunition, it’s safe to assume that it was a cautious, deliberate business decision. Walmart doesn’t do impulsive. read more >
Bridging Arkansas’ Digital Divide (John Fletcher Commentary)
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund could represent the best chance over the next decade to narrow the digital divide for many rural communities. While much work remains to finalize the fund, the FCC’s proposal outlines a framework that will likely define federal broadband policy for rural America over the next decade. read more >
The Fierce Courage of Anonymity (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
When we take ownership of our words, we may not always be at our best, but we are less likely to be at our worst. read more >
The Edge of the Ledge (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
Setting aside the president’s previous comment that trade wars are “easy to win,” the oft-repeated notion that China, for instance, is paying billions of dollars in tariffs simply does not have the added value of being true. read more >
The Long Game (Editorial)
Billions of dollars in government aid to farmers may soften these initial blows, but the longer that the U.S.-China trade war continues, the greater will be the damage to American agriculture — and Arkansas farmers. read more >
Upside Down World (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
It’s almost like the Business Roundtable heard Olivia Farrell’s speech when she accepted the Little Rock Rotary Club’s Business & Professional Leader of the Year award in June and decided to get on board. read more >
Not a Good Look II (Editorial)
Even a $38.8 million “economic development fee” pledged by Cherokee Nation Businesses can whitewash illegal meetings and a willingness to disregard the citizens’ wishes. read more >
What, Me Worry? (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
In every case, risk itself is compounded by incompetent, uninterested management. read more >
Not a Good Look (Editorial)
It takes some doing to make Wells Fargo look like a sympathetic victim, but the legal community in Pope County has managed it. read more >
No Nike Shoes For This Family (Susan Eanes Feedback)
If any company wants to put the bottom line above the nation and what it stands for, then we do not want to contribute to that company in any way. read more >
That’s Just Wrong (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Rivendell’s hiring of a nurse still on professional probation for a drug problem to work with drug addicts, and then protecting him to the point of destroying evidence feels like a systemic problem. read more >
Connection Equals Power (Editorial)
High-speed broadband has become almost as essential to civilized living as electricity or safe drinking water, products provided for the most part by public utilities, products that, with occasional exceptions, are provided relatively cheaply and reliably. read more >
What Is Professionalism Now? (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
As a practical business matter, if the professionalism bar is being lowered in many respects, then this topic represents a path for professionals and organizations to stand out. read more >
Customer Value, Shareholder Value (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
In essence, giving management a stake in outcomes encouraged shorter-term (think quarterly reporting) focus and left customers holding the bag. That strategy is efficient, but not sustainable. read more >
Ted Suhl Is Still A Felon (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
What’s the matter with me? President Trump commuted the sentence of a man who used religion and bribes for personal gain, and my outrage meter barely registered. read more >
Uniting Little Rock, One Opportunity Zone at a Time (Frank Scott Commentary)
Little Rock’s opportunity zones provide an opportunity to display just how closely the city of Little Rock can work with our economic development partners, our civic institutions, our congressional delegation and Gov. Hutchinson’s economic development team to invest in these communities. read more >
Sharpen Your Pencils (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
Most of the districts placed under state control have suffered from fiscal distress, even though the Arkansas Constitution requires the state to provide to all K-12 students an adequate and equitable education. read more >
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