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Fixation on president I have been asked about TDS. A timely question. I'm not an expert, but have my opinions. The letters stand for Trump Derangement...

yesterday 2

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EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: Stop, children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going ‘round

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: Stop, children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going ‘round

Good thing we have more than one editorial writer in this outfit.

yesterday 3

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There’s more to the story

There’s more to the story

NEW ROSS, Ireland--Traveling the world as I have this summer exposed not only different opinions about major issues, but also a difference in how...

yesterday 3

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EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: WMS, WPS and ASU, too

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: WMS, WPS and ASU, too

We couldn't help but notice the vibe on Saturday for the historic matchup between the Razorbacks and Red Wolves.

yesterday 6

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Walt Disney delusion It seems the central delusion of the progressive impulse is the belief that the world can be transformed into whatever one...

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OTHERS SAY: Dumbing down the SAT bodes poorly for education

OTHERS SAY: Dumbing down the SAT bodes poorly for education

The SAT is billed as a great way to find out how prepared students are for college. If that's true, recent changes to its format offer an unflattering...

previous day 3

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EDITORIAL: Nothing but net?

EDITORIAL: Nothing but net?

The NBA's salary cap has always been a curious invention--part shield, part illusion, part pact between billionaires and players who keep the lights...

previous day 4

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EDITORIAL: Anything can happen

EDITORIAL: Anything can happen

She's in the news again. This time it's for something more serious than Jewish space lasers or gazpacho police.Rep.

tuesday 3

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EDITORIAL: Down cycle

EDITORIAL: Down cycle

In the oil business, when it's good, it's good.

tuesday 3

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COLUMNIST: Make batteries here, and make U.S. free from Chinese influence

COLUMNIST: Make batteries here, and make U.S. free from Chinese influence

As President Donald Trump decides to invest in Intel to secure American chips, batteries are not far behind. For too long, America has been...

tuesday 1

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GOV. SARAH SANDERS GUEST COLUMN: A tradition worth starting

GOV. SARAH SANDERS GUEST COLUMN: A tradition worth starting

War Memorial Stadium has seen its fair share of history: President Harry Truman spoke there, as did Billy Graham and Bob Hope; The Rolling Stones,...

tuesday 4

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Take action on guns "Two hundred million guns are loaded, Satan cries, 'Take aim.'" Prescient lyrics written over 50 years ago by John Fogerty,...

tuesday 2

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My cancer story

My cancer story

"You're not going to believe this, but you have cancer." In retrospect, these may not have been the urologist's exact words when he called me on Feb....

tuesday 8

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Weird people, weird words

Weird people, weird words

In the Democratic Party's ongoing election postmortem, two sides have emerged: woke activists ("the groups") who want the party to move further left...

tuesday 1

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EDITORIAL SHORT: Legal eagles

EDITORIAL SHORT: Legal eagles

On Wednesday, Newsmax filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Fox News, contending that Fox sought to maintain its market dominance through intimidation...

tuesday 2

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Unacceptable actions Let us now agree that the following are abnormal and unacceptable actions by our president: It is not normal to invite a Russian...

08.09.2025 2

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A few predictions

A few predictions

Labor Day's in the books. College football's in full swing and, yep, Congress is back in session ...

08.09.2025 2

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Hands up

Hands up

The Trump administration continues to carry out its immigration raids.

08.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Textbook examples?

EDITORIAL: Textbook examples?

Wars rarely have nice, neat, time-clock-runs-out endings.

08.09.2025 2

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Picturing safety without democracy

Picturing safety without democracy

I was working in El Salvador when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception. In 2022, after a sudden spike in homicides, he suspended due...

08.09.2025 3

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To haunt or be haunted

To haunt or be haunted

A letter always feels to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend.

08.09.2025 3

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Searching for a phantom ring tone

Searching for a phantom ring tone

If you see a tall, skinny guy in El Dorado walking down the street looking at his cellphone, it ain't me. Yes, I have a cellphone. Who doesn't? But...

08.09.2025 3

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Lifesaving programs As a third-year medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, I've come to appreciate how much basic...

07.09.2025 2

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No sympathy

No sympathy

According to some news reports, Arkansas farmers are in distress. Many have filed for bankruptcy and are genuinely wondering what the next year will...

07.09.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Florida, of course

EDITORIAL: Florida, of course

Anything you can do, Florida can do dumber.

07.09.2025 3

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OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Baseball fans hope to see the light at Dickey-Stephens Park

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Baseball fans hope to see the light at Dickey-Stephens Park

Dear Mahatma: Baseball fans are grateful for signage and the crosswalk at West Broadway and Willow Street in North Little Rock.

07.09.2025 3

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Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day

"Never have children, only grandchildren." --Gore Vidal The difference in being a parent and grandparent reminds me of Mark Twain's quote about the...

06.09.2025 3

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Food banks' struggle While speaking with Pat Tate of Neighbor to Neighbor recently, something I was aware of was validated: Our Arkansas food banks...

06.09.2025 5

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Kids in Hall

Kids in Hall

With a decision on the future of the Little Rock School District's Hall High School looming, it's important to know how we got here, so we may learn...

06.09.2025 4

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EDITORIAL: Transparency a must

EDITORIAL: Transparency a must

Will the world ever see all of the Epstein files? Your guess is as good as ours.

06.09.2025 5

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EDITORIAL: Slow train to China

EDITORIAL: Slow train to China

"I'd like to get you on a slow boat to ChinaAll to myself aloneGet you and keep you in my arms evermoreLeave all your lovers griping on the faraway...

06.09.2025 3

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Cities need that help I find it interesting and quite pathetic that Democrat mayors and governors are denying help from Donald Trump to clean up the...

05.09.2025 2

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OPINION | ALEX MIRONOFF: The B-platitudes

OPINION | ALEX MIRONOFF: The B-platitudes

We, as a nation, have a serious problem. Ever-more devastating mass shootings are occurring with increasing frequency, and yet our elected officials'...

05.09.2025 3

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COLUMNIST: The guts to say it

COLUMNIST: The guts to say it

The rancor that dominates Minneapolis politics fell silent in the aftermath of last week's mass shooting of children in southwest Minneapolis. The...

05.09.2025 3

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OTHERS SAY: Governor Troll

OTHERS SAY: Governor Troll

Most states want to woo new businesses. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are trying the opposite approach....

05.09.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Again with this—same old arguments haven’t worked yet, not likely to

EDITORIAL: Again with this—same old arguments haven’t worked yet, not likely to

There was a mass shooting last week in Minnesota.

05.09.2025 3

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Support public health I have read with alarm, and now horror, of events at the CDC. Vaccines have saved millions of lives. Arkansas physicians know of...

04.09.2025 2

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OTHERS SAY: What would Uncle Herschel say?

OTHERS SAY: What would Uncle Herschel say?

Corporate marketing has gotten considerably more challenging in the culture-war era. Julie Felss Masino, the embattled CEO of Cracker Barrel Old...

04.09.2025 2

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STAR PARKER: Beyond California

STAR PARKER: Beyond California

The much-publicized exchange between Bed Bath & Beyond chairman Marcus Lemonis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a lesson for the whole country. We...

04.09.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Tough business

EDITORIAL: Tough business

There's been a lot of talk surrounding the high-inflation rate shown in the Producer Price Index (PPI) versus the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The...

04.09.2025 2

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EDITORIAL: Surprise numbers

EDITORIAL: Surprise numbers

Sometimes you're reading along in a news story and you have to stop at a number.

04.09.2025 2

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Eyes of the beholder An Aug. 24 letter excoriated Eliza Hussman Gaines. the ADG, and the mainstream media in general for biased reporting. The writer...

03.09.2025 2

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CAL THOMAS: Flagging them down again

CAL THOMAS: Flagging them down again

President Trump wants to penalize anyone who burns the American flag. After initially announcing his intent--apparently before being told the Supreme...

03.09.2025 4

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EDITORIAL: Quick hits

EDITORIAL: Quick hits

The news comes fast and furious these days, and the news cycles speed up.

03.09.2025 2

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Celebrate together Labor Day, a celebration of the American worker, emerged from hard-fought battles to improve workers' rights and working...

02.09.2025 2

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A call to action

A call to action

If you were not in Fayetteville last Monday afternoon, or if you did not have a student or loved one who was attending class or working on campus at...

02.09.2025 7

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Coming to a school near you

Coming to a school near you

The "equity" movement is based on deception. It grabs a word that sounds close to a word that everyone supports--"equality"--to justify policies that...

02.09.2025 2

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Invest in people

Invest in people

Faith, freedom and family are paramount in our culture. But those values are best supported when people have access to meaningful work--jobs that...

02.09.2025 3

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EDITORIAL: Labor Day

EDITORIAL: Labor Day

Abraham Lincoln might have been an early advocate of welfare reform, to judge by a letter he wrote to a brother-in-law who had asked him for the loan...

02.09.2025 2

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Support Arkansans To our elected federal representatives: I understand that you are under immense pressure to toe the line with your Republican Party...

01.09.2025 3

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