Editor's note: Mike Masterson is taking the day off from column-writing. The original version of this column was published Nov. 5, 2005. Ever notice how some among us quickly become uncomfortable with ...

Michael Rue Masterson, of Harrison, who penned three columns weekly for the Voices Page since 2000, and who spent more than 50 years as an editor, reporter, and columnist at some of the nation's ...

Sunday morning in the Easter season seems a particularly appropriate time to recall a parable from Dr. Wayne Dyer's book, "Your Sacred Self." He wrote that a mother's womb contained twin babies. One ...

At the risk of understandably creating jealousy or resentment among valued readers, I had to share my unbelievable latest good news from Elon Musk. You may recall he recently sent me a notice that I'd ...

We recently found ourselves in a bit of a quandary. Our 12-pound taco terrier Benji had discovered the scent of a possum that hangs out beneath our deck after sunset and made it his mission to wait ...

Peter Hartstein, an 87-year-old Little Rock man, recently wrote to explain how he attributes his survival and place in life today to a series of seven interrelated GodNods that came like dominoes ...

The responsibility for permitting and acting as watchdog over large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOS) in Arkansas appears on the verge of significant changes in rules, making it more ...

Every Arkansan and out-of-state visitor who has visited downtown Hot Springs National Park has stared up at the imposing 210,000-square-foot sandy-colored building that for decades has stood guard ...

A couple of emails and letters arrived last week from readers commenting on my column about our former president's GodNod when a bullet missed killing him by a mere half-inch. Here's an example from ...

Now that lawyers have had their turn debating the proposed constitutional enshrinement of the state's Freedom of Information Act back and forth for weeks, it's the people's turn. That means each ...

Most of us thankfully have had those who've inspired and motivated us to be better. Their lessons, actions and words become deeply ingrained as we constantly move forward in our chosen fields and ...

"Only those who've walked the agonizing path of an unjust imprisonment can truly fathom the profound despair and hopelessness attached to a wrongful conviction."--unknown. Not only innocent male ...