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Remembering the Sultana

yesterday 10

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Rex Nelson

The shredding of our culture

Dear neighbor, just wanted to let you know that while you were away for the holidays, MAGA porch pirates tried to steal your culture. Since they...

yesterday 10

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Rod Lorenzen Special To The Democrat-Gazette

The utter folly of pressuring Denmark for Greenland

yesterday 10

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John Brummett

How Jason Burke’s “The Revolutionists” Explains the Skyjacking Era of the 1970s—and Why It Still Matters

yesterday 9

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Philip Martin

PAPER TRAILS: Little Rock runner on course to complete marathon in all 50 states

yesterday 10

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Sean Clancy

It’s high time to take action

yesterday 10

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Richard Mason

Symptoms of narcissistic abuse

yesterday 8

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Gwen Faulkenberry

The great detachment

When I was 17, I fell madly in love. We'd been casual friends, but on May 5, 1979, while we were hanging around a campfire with some other high...

yesterday 8

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The New York Times

The real problem with AI, drugs, and immigration

yesterday 9

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Tommy Foltz

For one brief shining moment …

My wife grew up a stone's throw from a college campus in Oklahoma. Her family had a player piano. Everyone in her family knows all the words to...

yesterday 10

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Chuck Monan Special To The Democrat-Gazette

OTHERS SAY: Let justice system work in Minneapolis shooting

Minneapolis remained on edge as demonstrators took to the streets to protest the fatal shooting of a woman at the hands of federal immigration...

yesterday 9

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The Las Vegas Review-Journal

Peering behind the pine curtain

yesterday 9

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Brooke Greenberg

Rest and the modern workplace

For most of my life, I've been a "push through it" person. I'm ambitious and determined. And as a Black woman, I was taught to give 110 percent in...

yesterday 8

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Joyvin Benton Special To The Democrat-Gazette

One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026

previous day 10

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Rex Nelson

We need leaders who think globally, act locally

We are getting it all wrong. I read an article last month that has haunted me ever since. Not because it was scary. Daily headlines take care of...

previous day 10

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Shelley Smith Special To The Democrat-Gazette

OTHERS SAY: A needless death in Minneapolis

Every last American should agree the death in Minneapolis of a 37-year-old American mother of three at the hands of a gun wielded by an agent of...

previous day 10

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The Chicago Tribune

COLUMNIST: A death that did not have to happen

MINNEAPOLIS--We must not rush to judgment. But there is a primal scream stuck in our collective throat. Our heads are spinning as we try to make...

previous day 10

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Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune

Fob systems leave expensive vehicles vulnerable to thieves

previous day 10

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Joy Schwabach

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: Why smaller streaming services like Criterion and BritBox offer a better way to watch

previous day 5

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Philip Martin

Why false memories feel so real, from a store floor to a missing dog

previous day 10

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Philip Martin

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Jimmy Breslin and the End of the Great Newspaper Column

previous day 10

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Philip Martin

MICHELLE GOLDBERG: This isn’t regime change; it’s extortion.

Despite early appearances, the Trump administration's abduction of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela doesn't seem to be a regime change...

previous day 10

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Michelle Goldberg The New York Times

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Dodging transparency

You will recall my recent reporting on Missy Wardlaw, who's running in the March Republican primary for state House seat 94 in southeast Arkansas....

friday 10

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Robert Steinbuch

Know what you don’t know about Minneapolis shooting

In one of the organizations I belong to, the profile form asks for a "key to success" response. There are many answers to that question. The most...

friday 10

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Dana Kelley

Arkansas lawmakers should make credit-card reform top priority

Arkansas lawmakers will soon be back in session, and they will face no shortage of issues competing for attention in 2026. But one problem in...

friday 10

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Tiffany Fraley Special To The Democrat-Gazette

The Southern Fried Podcast: Looking ahead to 2026 with Skip Rutherford

In this episode, Rex Nelson sits down with Skip Rutherford to discuss the new year and the changes it may bring to Arkansas. [Podcast player not...

friday 10

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Rex Nelson

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Release the chiggers! It’s time to get serious about expired tags

friday 4

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Frank Fellone

GREAT MOVIE | OPINION: Kenneth Lonergan’s “You Can Count on Me” and the cost of decency

08.01.2026 4

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Philip Martin

REVIEW | OPINION: ‘Is This Thing On?’ deals with divorce, and trusts audience to recognize the consequences

08.01.2026 4

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Philip Martin

OPINION | GWEN FORD FAULKENBERRY: Reflections, regrets, and hopes

Democrat-Gazette online It is New Year's night, and I am pensive. It has been a weird day, though a good day, till just now when I learned I hurt...

08.01.2026 1

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Gwen Faulkenberry

COLUMNIST: Artificial Intelligence is making old guys obsolete

Of all the items on the worry list of how artificial intelligence will disrupt American society, perhaps the most troublesome is its impact on old...

08.01.2026 4

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Nolan Finley The Detroit News

BRET STEPHENS: Good reason to remove Maduro

There are good reasons to celebrate the downfall of the tyrant Nicolás Maduro, as so many Venezuelan exiles did when they heard the news Saturday...

08.01.2026 1

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Bret Stephens The New York Times

Should you trust AI with your numbers?

Picture a budget meeting at a city agency or a corporate boardroom. A generative AI system drafts a cash-flow projection, summarizes a long policy...

08.01.2026 4

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Gleb Tsipursky Special To The Democrat-Gazette

Questions for Hester on prison, kowtowing to Sarah

08.01.2026 10

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John Brummett

More wishes for Arkansas for 2026

07.01.2026 7

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Rex Nelson

COLUMNIST: The Greenland alarm is sounding—Europe needs to hear it

Denmark was worried about U.S. intentions toward Greenland even before Donald Trump sent his troops and bombers into Venezuela over the weekend,...

07.01.2026 1

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Bloomberg

Who we have is not the leader we need

07.01.2026 1

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John Brummett

A banishment for words that have worn out their welcome

Saturday was my social-media break, so it wasn't until Sunday that I could share my thoughts on what happened in Venezuela, which were not...

07.01.2026 10

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Brenda Looper