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MICHELLE GOLDBERG: The Right Wants ICE to Crush the Wine Mom Insurgency

yesterday 4

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The Washington Post

COLUMNIST: If you believed the McRib was a real rib, we have some chicken nuggets to sell you

yesterday 4

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The Chicago Tribune

Little Rock on a roll with economic revival

yesterday 8

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Rex Nelson

Renee Good’s death: When emotional fragility meets lethal authority

yesterday 7

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Philip Martin

The seasoning: Time spent in introspection worthwhile

yesterday 6

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Steve Straessle

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Driver vs. deer: Tips for those unexpected encounters

yesterday 6

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Frank Fellone

OTHERS SAY: Playing with fire

yesterday 5

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The New York Daily News

ONBOOKS | OPINION: Books by Alan Allport and Val McDermid find meaning in wartime, Britain and winter’s stillness

yesterday 1

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Philip Martin

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: How music helps us stay oriented after the news

yesterday 1

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Philip Martin

ROBERT STEINBUCH: Stuck in a Fox hole

ROBERT STEINBUCH: Stuck in a Fox hole

Circuit Judge Timothy Fox's recent interactions with attorney Luther Sutter embody the lesson of "when in a hole, stop digging." This story begins...

previous day 4

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Robert Steinbuch

NWA EDITORIAL | UA fails to read aggressive Arkansas politics, leading to embarrassment

NWA EDITORIAL | UA fails to read aggressive Arkansas politics, leading to embarrassment
previous day 4

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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | DANA KELLEY: Old lesson, new solution: Coping with the world’s negativity

OPINION | DANA KELLEY: Old lesson, new solution: Coping with the world’s negativity

One of the benefits of building a home library is what I call reading serendipity. If you have a lot of books, and a lot of different kinds of...

previous day 6

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Dana Kelley

OTHERS SAY: Warren’s ‘bold’ new plan for Dems — let’s listen to voters

OTHERS SAY: Warren’s ‘bold’ new plan for Dems — let’s listen to voters

Democrats have to bring more to the table in 2028 than a robust hatred for Donald Trump and animosity for Republicans in general if they want to...

previous day 6

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The Boston Herald

OPINION | JAMIE BOND: Breaking a curse and raising new generation of Arkansas graduates

OPINION | JAMIE BOND: Breaking a curse and raising new generation of Arkansas graduates

I'm a third-grade teacher at Genoa Central Elementary in Texarkana, and this year I was honored to be selected as one of 23 educators in the...

previous day 4

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Jamie Bond Special To The Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | MARIA SULLIVAN: A prudent step toward sustainability for Arkansas TV

OPINION | MARIA SULLIVAN: A prudent step toward sustainability for Arkansas TV

In response to Leon Kaplan's Jan. 2 opinion piece in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, I defend the commission's Dec. 11, 2025, decision to...

previous day 5

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Maria Sullivan Special To The Democrat-Gazette

POPNOTES | OPINION: Bob Weir’s long argument with rock ’n’ roll

POPNOTES | OPINION: Bob Weir’s long argument with rock ’n’ roll
thursday 10

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Philip Martin

GREAT MOVIES | OPINION: Jack Lemmon’s ‘Save the Tiger’ and the cost of compromise in 1970s American film

GREAT MOVIES | OPINION: Jack Lemmon’s ‘Save the Tiger’ and the cost of compromise in 1970s American film
thursday 9

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Philip Martin

FILM SCENE | OPINION: Winger, Nye in conversation on activism

FILM SCENE | OPINION: Winger, Nye in conversation on activism
thursday 7

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Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette

Democrat’s aim to connect with real people a blast from past

Democrat’s aim to connect with real people a blast from past
thursday 1

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John Brummett

Seeing what we believe

Seeing what we believe

On Jan. 7, in Minneapolis, Minn., ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed an American citizen named Renee Good, who was part of a protest against...

thursday 5

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Gwen Faulkenberry

BRET STEPHENS: The wages of the ayatollahs’ antisemitism

BRET STEPHENS: The wages of the ayatollahs’ antisemitism

Notable among the slogans being chanted by the protesters flooding Iran's streets is this: "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, my life for Iran." That's...

thursday 8

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The New York Times

GUEST COLUMN | Oklahoma governor, others say poultry farmers need relief from court order

GUEST COLUMN | Oklahoma governor, others say poultry farmers need relief from court order
thursday 1

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Kevin Stitt

OPINION | WOODY BASSETT: Vibrant memories are “real treasures in life”

OPINION | WOODY BASSETT: Vibrant memories are “real treasures in life”
thursday 1

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Woody Bassett

COLUMNIST: Could the regime in Iran really fall this time?

COLUMNIST: Could the regime in Iran really fall this time?

A WhatsApp group serves as a lifeline for my maternal family, including aunts and uncles still in Iran, and cousins who have left Iran. With the...

thursday 1

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Talla Mountjoy In The Chicago Tribune

No one is safe: Being white did not save Renee Good

No one is safe: Being white did not save Renee Good

ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot at Renee Nicole Good three times, about six seconds after her butch wife taunted him, calling him "big boy." As a...

thursday 1

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Chivas Sandage Special To The Democrat-Gazette

COLUMNIST: Trump’s credit-card cap would feed the weakest to the sharks

COLUMNIST: Trump’s credit-card cap would feed the weakest to the sharks

A month ago, President Donald Trump called complaints about affordability a hoax and a con-job perpetrated by Democrats. Now he's attacking...

14.01.2026 1

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Bloomberg

Reasons to be skeptical on Arkansas’ PBS claims

Reasons to be skeptical on Arkansas’ PBS claims
14.01.2026 1

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John Brummett

STAR PARKER: Absolutely resolved

STAR PARKER: Absolutely resolved

A great irony is that deposed Venezuelan socialist despot Nicolas Maduro sits in jail in New York City, where a new socialist mayor, inaugurated a...

14.01.2026 2

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Star Parker

Birthdays, deaths, hyperpartisan sniping make January tough

Birthdays, deaths, hyperpartisan sniping make January tough

This is a tough month for me, even before taking into account national news. It's the Looper birthday month, with Corey's on Jan. 5 (our paternal...

14.01.2026 10

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Brenda Looper

NWA EDITORIAL | River protection, farming surely can surely coexist

NWA EDITORIAL | River protection, farming surely can surely coexist
14.01.2026 2

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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

Little Nashville, Ark., a pipeline of talent

Little Nashville, Ark., a pipeline of talent
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Rex Nelson