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OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: A work zone without workers is still a work zone

OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: A work zone without workers is still a work zone

Dear Mahatma: I drove through Cabot and Jacksonville on a Sunday and slowed to comply with the posted work zone speeds. Among my fellow drivers, about...

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Summer in Switzerland seems more like summer in Arkansas now

Summer in Switzerland seems more like summer in Arkansas now

In the sweltering summer of 1999, I sat in my backyard in Fort Smith, reading Sharon Creech's "Bloomability." I shielded my eyes from the sun and...

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Back to 2001

Back to 2001

Earlier this summer, the America 250 celebration centered around 1776 events. The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in contrast, recalls recent...

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Congress needs to free Main Street from invasive mandate

Congress needs to free Main Street from invasive mandate

Politicians always promise to stand with Main Street. Thankfully, Congressman French Hill is fighting hard to keep that promise in Washington, D.C....

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OTHERS SAY: The myth of widespread voter fraud

OTHERS SAY: The myth of widespread voter fraud

Years of searching for widespread voter fraud and not finding it have not deterred President Donald Trump. He is convinced there are myriad...

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Shut your mouth

ROBERT STEINBUCH: Shut your mouth

Recently I wrote about a guest column from former first ladies who asked Arkansas public television to move "PBS NewsHour" back to 6 p.m. (from 10...

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Robert Steinbuch

RECORDINGS | OPINION: Four records with a little persistence in common

RECORDINGS | OPINION: Four records with a little persistence in common

The records considered here have little in common but persistence.

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Philip Martin

POPNOTES | OPINION: Giving some grace for ‘Ted Lasso’ two seasons later

POPNOTES | OPINION: Giving some grace for ‘Ted Lasso’ two seasons later

I dismissed the cheerful coach after 10 minutes. Nearly two seasons later, I understand that his kindness is not innocence but something fashioned...

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Philip Martin

My experience differs from yours

My experience differs from yours

One reason I write about my experience with marriage as it relates to evangelical indoctrination is that I hear from so many women--and a few...

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Gwen Faulkenberry

Who is being served? LEARNS vouchers in actual practice

Who is being served? LEARNS vouchers in actual practice

The argument about these private-school vouchers that Gov. Sarah Sanders professes to be so proud of has been largely conceptual, philosophical, and...

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John Brummett

COLUMNIST: Keep an eye on Nov. 3

COLUMNIST: Keep an eye on Nov. 3

President Donald Trump has renamed the lake formerly known as Ontario as Lake America. He's also renamed the Gulf of Mexico and has posted about...

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The morality of law enforcement in mass deportation

The morality of law enforcement in mass deportation

Suppose we drive past a vehicle that has been pulled over and observe the driver being taken into custody by the police. All things being equal, we as...

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BRET STEPHENS: 25 Years After 9/11, Life Has Proved Stronger Than Death

BRET STEPHENS: 25 Years After 9/11, Life Has Proved Stronger Than Death

Three days before 9/11, I hosted an out-of-town friend who wanted to take in the view of New York from above. I suggested a drink at Windows on the...

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All hail FOIA, newspapers, and inquisitive citizens

All hail FOIA, newspapers, and inquisitive citizens

They say democracy dies in darkness. I'm wondering if accountability in essential government regulation of vital-service monopolies dies too.

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John Brummett

Women fighting for rights aren’t the enemy

Women fighting for rights aren’t the enemy

Summer is finally nearing its end, though the high temperatures linger, making any thought of hot chocolate and curling up in blankets on the couch...

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Brenda Looper

Arkansas Travelers team has a long, rich history

Arkansas Travelers team has a long, rich history

When Diamond Baseball Holdings purchased the Arkansas Travelers in May 2024 from the team's local shareholders, one of the things DBH officials liked...

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Rex Nelson

COLUMNIST: What socialists really want

COLUMNIST: What socialists really want

Michigan's mid-term election ballot is littered with socialists.

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STAR PARKER: Which Candidates Will Drive Up Cost of Credit?

STAR PARKER: Which Candidates Will Drive Up Cost of Credit?

It's midterms crunch time, so we are hearing endless political promises from all candidates. My hope is that with so much talk about affordability and...

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Arrows of conventional wisdom aloft again

Arrows of conventional wisdom aloft again

Labor Day traditionally starts the general election season. The Monday holiday always requires that I write an extra column in a week's time so that...

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John Brummett

How a convincing phishing email almost fooled a tech-savvy reporter

How a convincing phishing email almost fooled a tech-savvy reporter

I'm glad my 89-year-old mother doesn't have email.

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Philip Martin

CAL THOMAS: Why Republicans can still hope

CAL THOMAS: Why Republicans can still hope

If you have been paying attention to media reports, many politicians, including some Republicans and those often-wrong pollsters, believe the November...

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ON BOOKS | OPINION: Franz Kafka’s “The Castle” at 100 — Why it feels made for 2026

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Franz Kafka’s “The Castle” at 100 — Why it feels made for 2026

A century after “The Castle” appeared, we live among chatbots, algorithms and institutions where everybody seems to have authority but nobody can...

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Philip Martin

Employee ownership can offer workers secure retirement

Employee ownership can offer workers secure retirement

Four years ago, in doing some research for a job I applied for, I came across an article about the company that recounted the story of a truck driver...

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House of lies: The tale of Jason Arday and Cambridge

House of lies: The tale of Jason Arday and Cambridge

The most important lesson of the sad Jason Arday tale isn't that "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" (DEI) practices lead to a deterioration of...

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Bradley Gitz

COLUMNIST: These license-plate reading cameras remind us too much of Big Brother

COLUMNIST: These license-plate reading cameras remind us too much of Big Brother

On Monday, West Chicago announced the city was reviewing its Flock camera system after discovering an officer may have been using it for "an...

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Oh, Little Rock: A hardworking kid in the drive-through

Oh, Little Rock: A hardworking kid in the drive-through

I'm not the fast-food type. I rarely eat it, even though, like TV channels now, there are a lot more options than when I was a kid.

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Steve Straessle

Painful flaws of being human

Painful flaws of being human

The last thing I want to write about is the Netflix documentary "Death of the Pastor's Wife." I addressed it in my Thursday online column after...

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Gwen Faulkenberry

Who should decide America’s future?

Who should decide America’s future?

The subject of noncitizen voting has been in the news recently. New Jersey's governor admitted their state allowed 6,600 noncitizens to register to...

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Virtue-signaling via real estate

Virtue-signaling via real estate

Few sports are as fraught with opportunities to choke like tennis. Watching Arnya Sabalenka blow the Australian Open as she squandered a 3-0 lead in...

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My journey to and through UA

My journey to and through UA

After graduating from Norphlet High School, I entered the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and spent my freshman year enjoying college. I...

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McKinley’s assassination and the growing distance between politicians and the public

McKinley’s assassination and the growing distance between politicians and the public

At 4 p.m. on the afternoon of Sept. 6, 1901, the doors of the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y., swung open and the public began filing past the...

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Philip Martin

Step-by-step to publication

Step-by-step to publication

Guest columns, contributed by our readers, are priceless additions to the editorial content of Perspective. Your opinions, research, insights and...

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Karen Martin

Harvey Couch versus the data centers

Harvey Couch versus the data centers

In the November 1926 issue of Dixie Magazine, a short-lived publication based in Little Rock that was "Devoted to the Development and Upbuilding of...

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PAPER TRAILS: Maumelle actress gets role in national traveling production of ‘The Book of Mormon’

PAPER TRAILS: Maumelle actress gets role in national traveling production of ‘The Book of Mormon’

Amaya Hardin of Maumelle was in a vehicle recently with her parents when she let out a gasp. Hardin, a 23-year-old actor, had just scored the role of...

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Sean Clancy

Bubba holds forth on health, headlines and Hogs

Bubba holds forth on health, headlines and Hogs

Bubba McCoy reports for Labor Day that his blood pressure is down thanks to medicine, beet juice that's tastier than you think, an elimination of...

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John Brummett

Football season for the Hogs begins anew

Football season for the Hogs begins anew

Well, here we are again. It's another Labor Day weekend following a week of triple-digit heat indexes, and the week ahead's not looking much better....

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OTHERS SAY: The hidden cost of America’s massive national debt

OTHERS SAY: The hidden cost of America’s massive national debt

The national debt isn't just a big number. It's a major anchor on economic growth.

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The Travelers play on

The Travelers play on

The Arkansas Travelers will play their final home game of the 2026 season today at Dickey-Stephens Park. Those of us who follow Travelers baseball...

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Rex Nelson

ONBOOKS | OPINION: David Thomson reconsiders a lifetime at the movies in ‘A Sudden Flicker of Light’

ONBOOKS | OPINION: David Thomson reconsiders a lifetime at the movies in ‘A Sudden Flicker of Light’

After a lifetime spent arguing about movies, David Thomson wonders whether they deserved all that attention.

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Philip Martin

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: How streaming changed television — and killed the fall TV season

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: How streaming changed television — and killed the fall TV season

Streaming doesn’t just change what we watch. It changes what it means for television to have a season.

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Philip Martin

Wendell Berry and Dolly Parton taught America two ways to love a place

Wendell Berry and Dolly Parton taught America two ways to love a place

Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25. Six days later, Wendell Berry died.

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Philip Martin

Better traffic enforcement key to taming disorder in LR

Better traffic enforcement key to taming disorder in LR

Earlier this year, LinkedIn included Little Rock on its list of the 25 fastest-growing U.S. metros for jobs and new talent. As you might imagine,...

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Rex Nelson

What prison revealed about central planning, incentives, and human nature

What prison revealed about central planning, incentives, and human nature

America debates capitalism and socialism in academic papers and cable news studios. In federal prison, the debate becomes concrete. It is served on a...

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OTHERS SAY: Do you get the feeling you’re being watched?

OTHERS SAY: Do you get the feeling you’re being watched?

The backlash against Flock cameras and AI data centers crosses every sort of boundary--political, rural/urban and racial.

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COLUMNIST: Will this mid-term convention be a win, or a circus?

COLUMNIST: Will this mid-term convention be a win, or a circus?

Midterm conventions are a calculated risk.

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Gemini can detect scams, provide steps to dispute charges

Gemini can detect scams, provide steps to dispute charges

I didn't expect Google Gemini to be business savvy, but it taught me how to get my money back from an unscrupulous chiropractor.

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OPINION | Faith Matters: The hearts of children shall turn to their fathers

OPINION | Faith Matters: The hearts of children shall turn to their fathers

A dusty box. Old, brittle photos of unknown faces. No names. No dates. A piece of lacework, clearly from another era. Next, a family Bible. Inside the...

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OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: To PIT or not to PIT? There is no easy answer

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: To PIT or not to PIT? There is no easy answer

Dear Mahatma: Most police cars now have video cameras. So if an officer was pursuing a speeding car that was not stopping, then the officer should...

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The Southern Fried Podcast: 10 years in, talking medical school with Dr. Shane Speights

The Southern Fried Podcast: 10 years in, talking medical school with Dr. Shane Speights

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State...

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Rex Nelson

Our common destiny: Losing our moms

Our common destiny: Losing our moms

Psychology tells us that inside every man, no matter how long he lives, is a little boy. Honest self-appraisal confirms that truth. And for most...

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