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OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Painting a plate can lead to brush with law

OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Painting a plate can lead to brush with law

Dear Mr. Find-It-All: I was trapped at a traffic light at Cantrell Road and Taylor Loop one afternoon, a great time to be in that area. I did what I...

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Airport improvements with Suzanne Peyton

The Southern Fried Podcast: Airport improvements with Suzanne Peyton

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Suzanne Peyton, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, about upcoming...

yesterday 0

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Rex Nelson

OPINION | GARY SMITH: Dressing up for Halloween? I just do as told

OPINION | GARY SMITH: Dressing up for Halloween? I just do as told

Halloween is almost upon us and once again I will be wearing a costume I did not select and would not have chosen in a million years. If you detect...

yesterday 9

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Gary Smith

Back to de Tocqueville and the American election

Back to de Tocqueville and the American election

As you read this, Regnat Populus is underway. Early voting in Arkansas began on Oct. 19, and the last day to vote is Tuesday, Election Day.

yesterday 9

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Arkansas has the jobs. Now let’s build the workforce.

Arkansas has the jobs. Now let’s build the workforce.

There is something special about watching a skilled craftsman at work. Whether it's a welder joining two pieces of steel, a mechanic keeping equipment...

yesterday 8

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COLUMNIST: Even Halloween candy?

COLUMNIST: Even Halloween candy?

Even Halloween candy isn't immune to the affordability crisis, making one of America's little luxuries a little more painful ahead of this holiday...

yesterday 10

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Freedom still ain’t free

ROBERT STEINBUCH: Freedom still ain’t free

Sally Wilson knows how a city's records get made. She was mayor of Osceola, in Mississippi County, until the end of 2022.

yesterday 6

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Robert Steinbuch

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Trump, Putin too cozy for good of the nation

yesterday 10

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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

OPINION: Golden oldies — Golfers act their age at Simmons Bank Championship this weekend

OPINION: Golden oldies — Golfers act their age at Simmons Bank Championship this weekend

One of the things they say about golf is that it is a lifetime sport. This is held out as an inducement for others to "grow the game," i.e., recruit...

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Philip Martin

POPNOTES | OPINION: ‘Elevated’ horror films deserve some respect

There is a compliment people pay certain horror movies that amounts to an insult to most others.

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Philip Martin

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Watch out for children west of Hogs' stadium

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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

Setting the record straight on French Hill’s response on debate answers

Setting the record straight on French Hill’s response on debate answers

I am honored to have gotten the attention of my congressman, Republican French Hill. I am inspired to continue our public dialogue.

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John Brummett

How U of A’s all-time high graduation rate supports Arkansas

How U of A’s all-time high graduation rate supports Arkansas

The University of Arkansas has built tremendous momentum over the past several years, setting records in areas such as enrollment, number of degrees...

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OTHERS SAY: How to Sully an election

OTHERS SAY: How to Sully an election

Democrats are in a tizzy over a Trump administration lawsuit, claiming the legal action provides evidence that the White House will deny the results...

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STAR PARKER: Look at France for an example of chaos and decline

STAR PARKER: Look at France for an example of chaos and decline

Americans are seeing chaos and rioting on the streets of Paris. We are not immune to that happening on streets across America.

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The things we do for love

The things we do for love

Somewhere between here and Nashville, Tenn., where my daughters Adelaide and Stella and I went to see Smashing Pumpkins last week, my car started...

previous day 10

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Gwen Faulkenberry

Arkansas on the edge, with Shoffner on message

Arkansas on the edge, with Shoffner on message

NPR took a nationwide look Sunday morning on "Weekend Edition" at what it called the surprising political competition in Arkansas for the midterms.

wednesday 5

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John Brummett

Issue 3 a needed tool for Arkansas communities

Issue 3 a needed tool for Arkansas communities

I'm having lunch in downtown Little Rock with two advocates for Issue 3. They present me with case studies that really drive home the need for this...

wednesday 20

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Rex Nelson

Community investments lead to stronger workplaces

Community investments lead to stronger workplaces

For many businesses, being a good corporate citizen has long meant investing in the areas where employees live and work. Companies sponsor events,...

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COLUMNIST: Hello, do you have time to answer a few poll questions for me?

COLUMNIST: Hello, do you have time to answer a few poll questions for me?

I haven't seen a news story about a political poll in recent years that wasn't heckled for its sample size, crosstabs or bias. The identity of the...

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OTHERS SAY: Why won’t Republican candidates debate?

OTHERS SAY: Why won’t Republican candidates debate?

Elections are supposed to be about ideas. But that's not politics today, where ridiculous ads and social media soundbites stand in for actual debate.

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BRET STEPHENS: Four points about Israel’s election

BRET STEPHENS: Four points about Israel’s election

The first thing to say about Tuesday's election in Israel is the one that tends to be mentioned the least: The country had one. Competitive, lawful,...

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DRINKIES | OPINION: Nick Lowe, Kris Kristofferson and the art of the morning-after song

DRINKIES | OPINION: Nick Lowe, Kris Kristofferson and the art of the morning-after song

There are mornings when making the bed seems an absurdly inadequate response to what has happened to us.

27.10.2026 4

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Philip Martin

‘Braver Arkansas’ and a fine and important message

‘Braver Arkansas’ and a fine and important message

I cannot begin to tell you how relieved I am that I do not have to eat my conciliatory words in a recently recorded appearance on an Arkansas TV...

27.10.2026 20

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John Brummett

Remembering Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, a friend I never met

Remembering Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, a friend I never met

I want to tell you about Ann Hornaday, who died Oct. 18 at 66.

27.10.2026 20

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Philip Martin

FRENCH HILL: Setting the record straight

FRENCH HILL: Setting the record straight

I have a few things to say in response to John Brummett's latest hit job, "French Hill's Irony." In addition to doing nothing to fact-check my...

27.10.2026 20

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ON BOOKS | OPINION: Jay McInerney, Mary Jo Salter and Jordan Tannahill explore aging, memory and loss

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Jay McInerney, Mary Jo Salter and Jordan Tannahill explore aging, memory and loss

New books by Jay McInerney, Mary Jo Salter and Jordan Tannahill consider the consolations of growing older, the persistence of memory and the things...

26.10.2026 7

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Philip Martin

U.S. voters feel more helpless than ever

U.S. voters feel more helpless than ever

When I taught courses on American and comparative politics, I spent a fair amount of time on the concept of "political efficacy," a fancy political...

26.10.2026 10

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Bradley Gitz

Changes to the Census will shortchange our children

Changes to the Census will shortchange our children

A lot of people don't think about the U.S. Census. Even in the year that the decennial census is happening, many people don't pay attention until they...

26.10.2026 10

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OPINION | SHARON PRUITT: Arkansas is worth fighting for

OPINION | SHARON PRUITT: Arkansas is worth fighting for

After years of teaching high school, serving as counselor, then in administration, I learned that the students who leave the greatest impression...

25.10.2026 8

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OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: The trouble with trying

OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: The trouble with trying

Most journalists will say they’re not good at mathematics, or, as our U.K. friends put it, “the maths.” In high school I went to the state...

25.10.2026 7

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Philip Martin

OPINION | REX NELSON: Disciplined, focused? No more 1

OPINION | REX NELSON: Disciplined, focused? No more 1

Tom Cotton had me fooled. He had a lot of Arkansans fooled.

25.10.2026 8

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Rex Nelson

Weight loss necessitates new wardrobe for retiree

Weight loss necessitates new wardrobe for retiree

Q Hello Lois. I’m now living in a retirement community on a fairly fixed income and I need to buy new clothing. In recent years I have lost weight....

25.10.2026 20

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A time of parenthesis

A time of parenthesis

It was 1982. Ronald Reagan was in the White House. Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas for the second time, after losing his first...

25.10.2026 10

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Where the arrows land

Where the arrows land

It’s 10 days until the big election. Let’s do arrows.

25.10.2026 10

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John Brummett

Staying power

Staying power

I’m usually up and out of Fayetteville relatively early on Sunday mornings, win, lose or draw. I may drive past the stadium on my way out, but other...

25.10.2026 10

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It matters who’s cashing the check

It matters who’s cashing the check

The governor’s campaign is spending six figures this fall on a television ad about a young man named Brad. He lounges around playing video games,...

25.10.2026 20

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Voting may help restore sanity

Voting may help restore sanity

My interests as a student and teacher of literature know almost no bounds. I like it all—poetry, drama, film, short and long fiction, non-fiction of...

25.10.2026 10

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Gwen Faulkenberry

Accountability beyond the dotted line

Accountability beyond the dotted line

With every investment K-12 school districts make, we should ask ourselves: Is it helping our students grow and succeed? This should guide how we spend...

25.10.2026 20

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The Gulf will remain The Gulf

The Gulf will remain The Gulf

A vacation to visit our extended family in Corpus Christi, Texas was my first introduction to The Gulf. One of the highlights of that trip was an...

25.10.2026 20

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Let’s make lots of money

Let’s make lots of money

For me, gambling consists of placing a $2 bet, in cash, to show on a long shot at Oaklawn in Hot Springs. If my horse comes in first, second or third,...

25.10.2026 10

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Karen Martin

This revolution will be live

This revolution will be live

Americans are angry about the high cost of fuel and food. They’re also angry about the reckless war with Iran.

25.10.2026 20

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Rex Nelson

PAPER TRAILS: North Little Rock father, son digitizing local music

PAPER TRAILS: North Little Rock father, son digitizing local music

North Little Rock artist Jeremy Colburn was 15 in 1993 when he began playing guitar and singing with his dad, drummer Jerry Colburn, in the...

24.10.2026 8

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Sean Clancy

LONG LOOK | OPINION: At AMFA, Käthe Kollwitz’s 1920 woodcut explores grief beyond politics

LONG LOOK | OPINION: At AMFA, Käthe Kollwitz’s 1920 woodcut explores grief beyond politics

Käthe Kollwitz’s memorial to Karl Liebknecht honors a grief that political disagreement cannot diminish.

24.10.2026 8

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Philip Martin

NWA EDITORIAL | Arkansas troops in D.C. should be brought back home

NWA EDITORIAL | Arkansas troops in D.C. should be brought back home

Thank you for your service, but we'd rather you be back home in Arkansas.

24.10.2026 20

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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

PGA Tour relegation plan puts meritocracy and privilege to the test

PGA Tour relegation plan puts meritocracy and privilege to the test

Stay in one job long enough and you acquire tenure. People know what you can do, or what you have done, and give you the benefit of the doubt. You can...

24.10.2026 10

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Philip Martin

Arkansas in state of disaster under Sanders

Arkansas in state of disaster under Sanders

After four years of mismanagement by Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Legislature, the chickens are about to come home to roost for state...

24.10.2026 20

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Rex Nelson

The Strenuous Life: An unfurled dress doesn’t change a person

The Strenuous Life: An unfurled dress doesn’t change a person

My wife and I have never traveled overseas together, so when the opportunity to be part of a wedding in Provence, France, came up, we jumped at it.

24.10.2026 20

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Steve Straessle

COLUMNIST: Bats aren’t just Halloween props, they’re good neighbors

COLUMNIST: Bats aren’t just Halloween props, they’re good neighbors

Every October, bats flutter through haunted houses, horror movies and Halloween decorations as symbols of darkness, danger and things that go bump in...

24.10.2026 20

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OTHERS SAY: Trump makes another push to try to help Russia

OTHERS SAY: Trump makes another push to try to help Russia

President Donald Trump's affinity for his pal Vladimir Putin has now torpedoed new congressionally mandated sanctions against Russia for its invasion...

24.10.2026 20

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