Sam Walton

Demonizing Wal-Mart

2011-12-22 17:10:00

In cultural commentary about the American economy, one company at a time always seems to be the goat. Everything it does is interpreted as evil. In the 1950s it was General Motors. GM's CEO, Charles "Engine Charlie" Wilson, became a national figure of...

'The Incredible Double' by Owen Hill

2010-02-23 00:00:00

Clay Blackburn, the hero of Owen Hill's elegant and understated novel "The Incredible Double," is not your typical detective. For one thing, he's a book scout: a guy who haunts used bookstores and estate sales, looking for the one or two items of real...

Book review: 'The Incredible Double' by Owen Hill

2010-01-20 16:33:26

Not enough fish in the sea

2006-11-26 00:00:00

Fish counters in green rain slickers patrol a narrow channel of glacier-fed river, keeping close tabs on the thousands of salmon that migrate upstream to spawn. Elsewhere along the coast, observation teams slosh through waterways in waders, carrying...

At Wal-Mart, Clinton didn't upset any carts

2007-05-19 00:00:00

At a Democratic presidential debate last month, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton described Wal-Mart, the world's largest retail company, as a "mixed blessing." She spoke from experience. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: An article on May 19, 2007,...

An Empire Built on Bargains Remakes the Working World

2003-11-23 00:00:00

Chastity Ferguson kept watch over four sleepy children late one Friday as she flipped a pack of corn dogs into a cart at her new favorite grocery store: Wal-Mart. The Wal-Mart Supercenter, a pink stucco box twice as big as a Home Depot, combines a full-...

Scouring the Globe to Give Shoppers an $8.63 Polo Shirt

2003-11-24 00:00:00

When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. demands a lower price for the shirts and shorts it sells by the millions, the consequences are felt in a remote Chinese industrial town, at a port in Bangladesh and here in Honduras, under the corrugated metal roof of the...

Small Wonders: Can you tolerate a 'Merry Christmas?'

2011-12-16 13:32:00

Editor's note: While Patrick Caneday takes some time off, we’re running some of his choices for re-publication. This column was first published Dec. 5, 2009. Let me say something that may deeply offend many of you —something so insidious...

Crystal Bridges museum inspires visitors, both with art and architecture

2012-04-10 09:07:00

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – When the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened last November, some people called it the most important major new museum in the country. �Art experts say it’s a world class facility.� The art and the building...

Op-Ed: Here's why Burbank residents want Walmart

2012-02-18 13:50:00

While we appreciate the overwhelming support we have received from Burbank residents, elected officials and stakeholders over the past few months, it’s clear that a handful of special interests are attempting to misinform readers by peddling the...

Not a five-and-dime operation

2012-04-15 15:33:00

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A French chef selling crepes from a food cart on an Arkansas city street may seem out of place, but business is very good for Crepes Paulette. It's about to get a lot better. The wagon is parked at the head of a scenic path...

Seeks a new place to shop

2012-03-07 10:36:00

While reading the Looking Back page Sunday, I was reminded of the old Kentucky State Hospital for the insane. I always wondered where those people went when it closed, and where those kind of people are today. Well, I have discovered that I can find...

The artist: The Eagles The tactic: Record labels may be in trouble and Tower Records is no more. But retail behemoth Wal-Mart seems to be doing just fine. So for the Eagles first album in nearly 30 years, the group partnered with Wal-Mart for an exclusive release.

2007-12-19 11:16:12

Grand Teton National Park rangers and fire personnel examine the wreckage of an ultralight airplane that crashed just north of Jackson Hole Airport near Jackson, Wyo. The pilot, John T.

2005-06-27 20:10:11

A 1984 photo of Sam Walton, 67, founder of the Wal -Mart Store chain. He was touring a toy display at a manager meeting in Little Rock.

2003-11-20 16:49:52