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Cotton, Hill still evading constituent’s questions

Cotton, Hill still evading constituent’s questions

Last month I wrote a guest column suggesting Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. French Hill would hide in the men's room rather than answer a reporter's...

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Censoring our libraries

In a few weeks, Arkansas will become the only state in America where it will be a crime to "make available" books that are "harmful to minors" in...

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The status of AI in schools

The status of AI in schools

At the beginning of this school year, I gave a speech to a group of parents, seeking to provide information while exhorting them to be at their best...

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Ballot Issue 3 gets it backwards

Ballot Issue 3 gets it backwards

We've all heard of politically connected businesses getting tax breaks. But are you ready for politically connected businesses staffing boards that...

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AI is killing the app economy

AI is killing the app economy

Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to build an app. New releases on Apple Inc.'s App Store surged by about 80 percent earlier this...

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Fridays mean high school football

Fridays mean high school football

"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." -- Coach Eric Taylor, Friday Night Lights

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Carbon markets keep our forests healthy

Carbon markets keep our forests healthy

Owning forestland can be expensive, which is one reason Arkansas lost more than 80,000 acres of it last year. But landowners now have a way to help...

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With Trump at helm, GOP likely to face consequences in midterms

With Trump at helm, GOP likely to face consequences in midterms

Okay. I admit, I didn't see the entire Republican midterm convention in Dallas this past week. However, I did watch Wednesday night before my deadline...

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OTHERS SAY: A new low, even during the Clancy trial

OTHERS SAY: A new low, even during the Clancy trial

Just when you thought the Lindsay Clancy case couldn't get any worse, click-chasing social media conspiracy theorists have dragged it to a new low.

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MICHELLE GOLDBERG: What Gloria Steinem can teach us

MICHELLE GOLDBERG: What Gloria Steinem can teach us

What a wretched time for Gloria Steinem to die.

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OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: A work zone without workers is still a work zone

OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: A work zone without workers is still a work zone

Dear Mahatma: I drove through Cabot and Jacksonville on a Sunday and slowed to comply with the posted work zone speeds. Among my fellow drivers, about...

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Summer in Switzerland seems more like summer in Arkansas now

Summer in Switzerland seems more like summer in Arkansas now

In the sweltering summer of 1999, I sat in my backyard in Fort Smith, reading Sharon Creech's "Bloomability." I shielded my eyes from the sun and...

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Back to 2001

Back to 2001

Earlier this summer, the America 250 celebration centered around 1776 events. The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in contrast, recalls recent...

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Congress needs to free Main Street from invasive mandate

Congress needs to free Main Street from invasive mandate

Politicians always promise to stand with Main Street. Thankfully, Congressman French Hill is fighting hard to keep that promise in Washington, D.C....

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OTHERS SAY: The myth of widespread voter fraud

OTHERS SAY: The myth of widespread voter fraud

Years of searching for widespread voter fraud and not finding it have not deterred President Donald Trump. He is convinced there are myriad...

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COLUMNIST: Keep an eye on Nov. 3

COLUMNIST: Keep an eye on Nov. 3

President Donald Trump has renamed the lake formerly known as Ontario as Lake America. He's also renamed the Gulf of Mexico and has posted about...

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The morality of law enforcement in mass deportation

The morality of law enforcement in mass deportation

Suppose we drive past a vehicle that has been pulled over and observe the driver being taken into custody by the police. All things being equal, we as...

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BRET STEPHENS: 25 Years After 9/11, Life Has Proved Stronger Than Death

BRET STEPHENS: 25 Years After 9/11, Life Has Proved Stronger Than Death

Three days before 9/11, I hosted an out-of-town friend who wanted to take in the view of New York from above. I suggested a drink at Windows on the...

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COLUMNIST: What socialists really want

COLUMNIST: What socialists really want

Michigan's mid-term election ballot is littered with socialists.

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STAR PARKER: Which Candidates Will Drive Up Cost of Credit?

STAR PARKER: Which Candidates Will Drive Up Cost of Credit?

It's midterms crunch time, so we are hearing endless political promises from all candidates. My hope is that with so much talk about affordability and...

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CAL THOMAS: Why Republicans can still hope

CAL THOMAS: Why Republicans can still hope

If you have been paying attention to media reports, many politicians, including some Republicans and those often-wrong pollsters, believe the November...

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Employee ownership can offer workers secure retirement

Employee ownership can offer workers secure retirement

Four years ago, in doing some research for a job I applied for, I came across an article about the company that recounted the story of a truck driver...

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COLUMNIST: These license-plate reading cameras remind us too much of Big Brother

COLUMNIST: These license-plate reading cameras remind us too much of Big Brother

On Monday, West Chicago announced the city was reviewing its Flock camera system after discovering an officer may have been using it for "an...

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Who should decide America’s future?

Who should decide America’s future?

The subject of noncitizen voting has been in the news recently. New Jersey's governor admitted their state allowed 6,600 noncitizens to register to...

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Virtue-signaling via real estate

Virtue-signaling via real estate

Few sports are as fraught with opportunities to choke like tennis. Watching Arnya Sabalenka blow the Australian Open as she squandered a 3-0 lead in...

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My journey to and through UA

My journey to and through UA

After graduating from Norphlet High School, I entered the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and spent my freshman year enjoying college. I...

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Harvey Couch versus the data centers

Harvey Couch versus the data centers

In the November 1926 issue of Dixie Magazine, a short-lived publication based in Little Rock that was "Devoted to the Development and Upbuilding of...

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Football season for the Hogs begins anew

Football season for the Hogs begins anew

Well, here we are again. It's another Labor Day weekend following a week of triple-digit heat indexes, and the week ahead's not looking much better....

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OTHERS SAY: The hidden cost of America’s massive national debt

OTHERS SAY: The hidden cost of America’s massive national debt

The national debt isn't just a big number. It's a major anchor on economic growth.

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What prison revealed about central planning, incentives, and human nature

What prison revealed about central planning, incentives, and human nature

America debates capitalism and socialism in academic papers and cable news studios. In federal prison, the debate becomes concrete. It is served on a...

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OTHERS SAY: Do you get the feeling you’re being watched?

OTHERS SAY: Do you get the feeling you’re being watched?

The backlash against Flock cameras and AI data centers crosses every sort of boundary--political, rural/urban and racial.

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COLUMNIST: Will this mid-term convention be a win, or a circus?

COLUMNIST: Will this mid-term convention be a win, or a circus?

Midterm conventions are a calculated risk.

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Gemini can detect scams, provide steps to dispute charges

Gemini can detect scams, provide steps to dispute charges

I didn't expect Google Gemini to be business savvy, but it taught me how to get my money back from an unscrupulous chiropractor.

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OPINION | Faith Matters: The hearts of children shall turn to their fathers

OPINION | Faith Matters: The hearts of children shall turn to their fathers

A dusty box. Old, brittle photos of unknown faces. No names. No dates. A piece of lacework, clearly from another era. Next, a family Bible. Inside the...

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OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: To PIT or not to PIT? There is no easy answer

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: To PIT or not to PIT? There is no easy answer

Dear Mahatma: Most police cars now have video cameras. So if an officer was pursuing a speeding car that was not stopping, then the officer should...

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Our common destiny: Losing our moms

Our common destiny: Losing our moms

Psychology tells us that inside every man, no matter how long he lives, is a little boy. Honest self-appraisal confirms that truth. And for most...

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Common sense finally prevails on library books for minors

Common sense finally prevails on library books for minors

In 2021 and 2022, the Craighead County Library in Jonesboro became a flashpoint for the city, the region, the state, and ultimately the nation over...

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OTHERS SAY: No idea what to expect in Dallas next week

OTHERS SAY: No idea what to expect in Dallas next week

As President Donald Trump's midterm convention at the American Airlines Center approaches, the political mood in America is, to put it mildly, divided...

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OPINION | RICK FIRES: Early showdown matches top teams in Class 7A

Number 1 vs. Number 2 is always intriguing, even if we're only one game into the season.

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OTHERS SAY: Send Russian sanctions bill to the White House

OTHERS SAY: Send Russian sanctions bill to the White House

After months of negotiations and hang-ups, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a Russian sanctions bill prior to leaving town on recess. House Speaker...

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Lawmakers fear the people having a say in their own lives

Lawmakers fear the people having a say in their own lives

It's that time of year when Arkansans are engaged in (futile) mortal combat with the nefarious "humidity pods" first identified by the late great...

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BRET STEPHENS: Did the Met Just Cancel the Wrong Fashionista?

BRET STEPHENS: Did the Met Just Cancel the Wrong Fashionista?

In principle, and as often as possible in practice, it's best to separate judgments about an artist from judgments about the art.

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COLUMNIST: Football is a choice (sort of)

Anyone searching for good news in a report published last week in the BMJ, a prominent British medical journal, might turn to the headline under which...

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STAR PARKER: What do Black voters want?

If Pete Buttigieg is the key to winning more Black votes for Democrats in South Carolina, then Black voters should be very clear about what they...

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COLUMNIST: What Pete Hegseth doesn’t get about upholding military standards

On the morning of July 15, a Blue Angels F/A-18 came in over Florida's Pensacola Beach so low it sent umbrellas and beach chairs tumbling while...

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OTHERS SAY: Think first, colleges say (and good for them!)

If a muscle atrophies, our bodies weaken. We can't walk very far, we can't lift things.

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CAL THOMAS: Believe I’ll hang around

The diagnosis was not a surprise--well, yes, it was, because like many men with health issuses, we try to deny it, or delay treatment, when everyone...

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Building a safer America is Arkansas’ future

It's no secret that America's defense production has lagged for the last few decades. From Ukraine to Iran, even modest demands on our military have...

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OTHERS SAY: The president should be reminded that Canada is a friend

Memo to President Donald Trump: Canada is our friend.

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OTHERS SAY: Government cheese

America's national debt has climbed above $40 trillion for the first time, an obligation that is impossible to pay off and one that should be...

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