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Build a partnership Parent-teacher conferences are more than just a 15-minute chat; they're an opportunity to start or strengthen a powerful...

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A major upgrade

A major upgrade

Small businesses, thousands of jobs, and America's economic strength, past, present, and future, all depend on our railroads. Once a marvel of...

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COLUMNIST: A masterclass on bad leadership

COLUMNIST: A masterclass on bad leadership

In "Anna Karenina," Tolstoy wrote that "happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Tolstoy may have been right...

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EDITORIAL: Little gassy

EDITORIAL: Little gassy

It's not that commonly known, but petroleum products are in just about everything and everywhere around us. The stuff is in our gas tanks, our asphalt...

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Tired of the whining In a recent column, Gwen Faulkenberry complains she's tired of the political noise in our country. Well, Ms. Faulkenberry, others...

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Road to greatness

Road to greatness

I've always been a big believer in "keeping it real."

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Fighting the problem

Fighting the problem

There's a military expression about a bad habit in the ranks: It's called "fighting the problem." This occurs when an officer or NCO is too busy...

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Demagoguery and home-grown terror

Demagoguery and home-grown terror

It was just another routine day for the crew on "Fox and Friends," churning up the latest conspiracy theories and dissing wokeism. But the...

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A singular letter in two voices

A singular letter in two voices

On April 2, 1851, Reuben Blackwell sat down with Marcia Beardsley.

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A French village—in Arkansas

A French village—in Arkansas

I was talking to a friend who had recently returned from a trip to Europe, and he made a "looks like a French village" statement while standing on...

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Arkansas must provide child care

Arkansas must provide child care

At noon Sept. 19, Arkansas child-care providers logged onto a Zoom meeting expecting good news from the Arkansas Department of Education. Instead,...

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Two important books In the midst of deep political division, historical amnesia, and a growing indifference to the erosion of democratic values, I...

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Nuclear solutions

Nuclear solutions

Recently the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published an editorial supporting the expansion of nuclear power production in Arkansas. The editorial...

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OTHERS SAY: Woof! Restaurants should be able to let the dogs in (within reason)

OTHERS SAY: Woof! Restaurants should be able to let the dogs in (within reason)

The seemingly low-stakes question of whether Chicago restaurants should be free to let patrons bring their dogs has got folks surprisingly engaged....

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EDITORIAL: Shutdown, they explain

EDITORIAL: Shutdown, they explain

Who's to blame for this federal government shutdown? Democrats or Republicans? Our answer: Yes.This

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OPINION | Hamed Alamat: Interfaith events help us co-exist and build bridges

OPINION | Hamed Alamat: Interfaith events help us co-exist and build bridges

Recently, I attended two local interfaith events in Bentonville.

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OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Interstate 30 convoy in honor of Special Olympics

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Interstate 30 convoy in honor of Special Olympics

Dear Mahatma: On Saturday morning, Sept.

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Volleying for power We are a nation held hostage by bickering politicians volleying for power over the next election cycle. We must witness their bad...

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Bloody tradition

Bloody tradition

As our country writhes in response to the heinous murder of Charlie Kirk, the topic of our national discourse is saturated by the employment status of...

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Calming authoritarian fears

Calming authoritarian fears

Words matter. I'm reminded of this almost daily by a framed Nathaniel Hawthorne quote in my office that I received as a gift some years ago, which...

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CLARITY needed

CLARITY needed

Late last month, I read Jerry Damerow's and Philip Martin's recent columns about digital assets. Mr. Damerow and Mr. Martin explored blockchain...

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OTHERS SAY: Government censors cut both ways, and cut both parties

OTHERS SAY: Government censors cut both ways, and cut both parties

In recent weeks, Americans have grown increasingly anxious over mounting threats to free expression. New revelations about government influence during...

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Board games

Board games

In the economy, like life, there are one-off events, and there are patterns.

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EDITORIAL: A voice of reason

EDITORIAL: A voice of reason

It says something about the era in which we live--and not anything good--that a governor of Utah fer-cryin'-out-loud, who opposes abortion except in...

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Created the problem So let's get this straight, the Republicans put together a budget without any input from the Democrats and voted to pass it. The...

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Save Main Street

Save Main Street

President Trump and Congress recently delivered a major victory to small-business owners, with the passage and signature of the One Big Beautiful Bill...

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COLUMN: This is a role model?

COLUMN: This is a role model?

It's normal--and good--for school leaders to honor inspiring teachers, beloved coaches, civic leaders and accomplished alumni, among others. Instead,...

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EDITORIAL SHORT: A total Chunk

EDITORIAL SHORT: A total Chunk

How else would Americans make such an important decision? We'll have a contest, of course, and whoever survives the brackets wins!Call it September...

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EDITORIAL: The smell of new

EDITORIAL: The smell of new

"What do you read, my Lord?" "Words, words, words." --Polonius and Hamlet The place has the smell of new about it: New paint and new carpet. New...

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The great destroyer He sees himself as the great one, the almighty one, a god. He seeks immortality for his name and image so the world will never...

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COLUMNIST: Venti-sized hot mess

COLUMNIST: Venti-sized hot mess

One of the few things that can still unite Americans in these bitterly divided political times is the ability to come together in a bipartisan way to...

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EDITORIAL: Swearing words

EDITORIAL: Swearing words

As of this writing, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva, who was elected in a special election in Arizona.

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COLUMNIST: Book tour

COLUMNIST: Book tour

Democrats, despite their hypersensitive bleeding-heart reputations, can be harsh. Ruthless, even. When it comes to picking their presidential nominee,...

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EDITORIAL: Everything’s free! Child care! Bus fare! Lunch!

EDITORIAL: Everything’s free! Child care! Bus fare! Lunch!

P.J. O'Rourke once noted the differences between God and Santa Claus: God is paternal, not fraternal.

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Russellville teacher Russellville lost a gem on Thursday evening when the school board voted to fire a teacher over an inappropriate social-media...

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OTHERS SAY: In-person conversations the cure for social media silos

OTHERS SAY: In-person conversations the cure for social media silos

Here's a modern paradox: The very mechanism that allows people to easily connect with others drives some to isolation. Social media has many benefits....

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EDITORIAL SHORT: Another sport heard from

EDITORIAL SHORT: Another sport heard from

Somebody in New York state apparently threw a beer at a golfer's wife this past weekend.

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CAL THOMAS: To forgive is divine

CAL THOMAS: To forgive is divine

It's been 10 years since a white supremacist shot and killed nine people studying the Bible at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. In a...

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EDITORIAL: Thank you, coach

EDITORIAL: Thank you, coach

When Sully and Baz--two of the more optimistic Razorback guys in the media--are shrugging their shoulders and speculating on coaching jobs, you know...

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Context in definition In Thursday's paper, in a letter from John McPherson titled "An apology is owed," I think that instead of the AP team of...

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Call out abuses

Call out abuses

In recent years our Arkansas GOP supermajority and governor have put in place several acts that restrict certain nonprofit and for-profit activities....

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EDITORIAL: ICE house brewing?

EDITORIAL: ICE house brewing?

The paper reported last week that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering using the Franklin County prison site for an immigration...

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Disdain for women The War Department has done it again under the leadership of Herr Hegseth with his ludicrous stance on women in the military. His...

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Tragedy all over

Tragedy all over

It was an interesting week in the nation's labor market.

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OTHERS SAY: Kamala Harris plays the blame game

OTHERS SAY: Kamala Harris plays the blame game

Former Vice President Kamala Harris waits only a few pages into her book to start the blame game. Special Counsel Robert Hur's expert opinion that...

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EDITORIAL: Speech, freed

EDITORIAL: Speech, freed

On Wednesday, the head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, was interviewed on some sort of YouTube channel: "[This] appears to be...

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Healing our public dialogue

Healing our public dialogue

America has a long history of intense disagreement over politics, but polarization and uncivil language toward "the other side" has now reached a...

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Early childhood education at risk

Early childhood education at risk

I've been in this field for over 30 years. I hold a doctorate in education with a focus on organizational leadership. I've served on the board for the...

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Why gasoline prices are rising

Why gasoline prices are rising

How did we get from single-digit pricing for a barrel of oil in the 1920s to triple digits? Oil sold for less than $10 per barrel for years, then...

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An overseer’s cares and duties

An overseer’s cares and duties

In 1851, probably in the early summer, Amanda Trulock took her three older children to Bridgeport, Conn.

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