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Editor's note: This letter was originally published 10 years ago today. Tenacity of purpose I once heard a preacher telling residents at a nursing...

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Stop data behemoths What an eye-opening pair of articles that was in Sunday’s business section regarding data-center projects. These behemoths...

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Federalism revival

Federalism revival

In a society where even highly educated citizens get confused over basic U.S. historical facts, low expectations are warranted regarding how well...

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Bad numbers

Bad numbers

As the libertarian Cato Institute reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shifted away from prioritizing deportation of suspected...

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OTHERS SAY: Open season on Big Bird

OTHERS SAY: Open season on Big Bird

Missouri's airwaves are about to get a lot dumber. For that, we can all thank President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans--Missouri's own...

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EDITORIAL: Long and windy road

EDITORIAL: Long and windy road

The energy industry in Arkansas is facing, er, headwinds.On

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EDITORIAL: General Motives

EDITORIAL: General Motives

The results are in for General Motors, and under the new tariff rules, they're a mixed bag.GM

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GUEST COLUMN | SOLOMON BURCHFIELD: There’s a better way to respond to homelessness than criminalization

GUEST COLUMN | SOLOMON BURCHFIELD: There’s a better way to respond to homelessness than criminalization

Last week, the Arkansas Attorneys General's Office announced a push for municipalities to focus on enforcing the state's anti-loitering law,...

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What they voted for Our congressional "representatives" (and I use the term very loosely) have done our rural communities an enormous disservice. By...

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Cages not a joke

Cages not a joke

T-shirts are now being sold to celebrate "Alligator Alcatraz," a Florida attraction where migrants are placed in cages, surrounded by alligators, and...

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Cutting lifelines

Cutting lifelines

I'm a small farmer in Arkansas. I grow vegetables, cook meals, teach kids about food, and try--like so many others--to make my community stronger,...

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OTHERS SAY: When drones interfere with rescue efforts

OTHERS SAY: When drones interfere with rescue efforts

In the aftermath of the devastating floods that hit Kerr County over the July 4 weekend, a helicopter involved in search-and-rescue efforts was forced...

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BRET STEPHENS: No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza

BRET STEPHENS: No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza

It may seem harsh to say, but there is a glaring dissonance to the charge that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. If the Israeli...

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EDITORIAL: FDA AI LSD

EDITORIAL: FDA AI LSD

Y ou'd have to be a special kind of Luddite to think that artificial intelligence won't change health care.

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EDITORIAL: Pulling the trigger

EDITORIAL: Pulling the trigger

A friend has strolled, once again, into the world of home repair, credit card payoffs, refi, and bank loans.

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Which commandments are to be displayed? There is talk again about whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed in all of the schools. Which...

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Better use for billion What's with the proposed super-size prison in Franklin County? There are huge costs--communications, energy, roads, sewage,...

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COLUMNIST: Trump, the lame duck; and some smell blood in the water

COLUMNIST: Trump, the lame duck; and some smell blood in the water

For an entire decade now, Donald Trump has been immune to alienating his supporters--a base so loyal they'd drink bleach if he told them it would own...

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STAR PARKER: Take on immigration next

STAR PARKER: Take on immigration next

Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire...

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EDITORIAL: Clean slate

EDITORIAL: Clean slate

Is it the Model T of the 21st century? Maybe.

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EDITORIAL: Death to … never mind

EDITORIAL: Death to … never mind

As Arkansas' own Maya Angelou once put it, when somebody tells you who they are, "believe them the first time."This

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Not all are necessary It is interesting to me to watch people decry federal government spending and express their concerns about how it must be slowed...

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OTHERS SAY: Texas flooding shows dangers of ignoring history and common sense

OTHERS SAY: Texas flooding shows dangers of ignoring history and common sense

Science and technology have made many hazards predictable in ways that were unthinkable 150 years ago. Tragedies, like the central Texas flash flood,...

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EDITORIAL: Speaking of staying inside …

EDITORIAL: Speaking of staying inside …

While it's true that big things sometimes come in small packages at Christmas, unfortunately it's also true when it comes to ticks in the woods in...

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CAL THOMAS: Late night politics

CAL THOMAS: Late night politics

Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" has been canceled by CBS, effective next May. Critics of the decision are claiming politics is the reason. They are...

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EDITORIAL: Sweat jackets

EDITORIAL: Sweat jackets

.(DROP CAP) It's too hot to mow the grass.

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Power of the purse I agree with Bradley Gitz's comment regarding "the single most important power of Congress--the power of the purse; more...

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Still not 49th

Still not 49th

Data releases from federal economic bureaus in the past year provide further evidence the adage '"Thank God for Mississippi" is a fable ("We're Not...

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DEI death rattles

DEI death rattles

At the root of disagreements over "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) are different assumptions regarding both Black and white. Along these...

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A lesson in love

A lesson in love

Saturday morning, July 5, I was at my usual morning spot, at a table in what I call The Sun Room, enjoying coffee and reading the Democrat-Gazette, my...

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EDITORIAL SHORT: Major League

EDITORIAL SHORT: Major League

The Arkansas League of Women Voters is at it again. To the cheers of many. The League has asked a federal judge to issue an order blocking the...

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EDITORIAL: Water works

EDITORIAL: Water works

If you've read the paper this year, or talked to anybody, or poked your head out the front door, or the back, you may have heard of plans to build a...

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Trump derangement I find the apparent increase in Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) to be somewhat disturbing. My wife and I have milder cases of TDS...

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Better than this

Better than this

"... One love, we get to share itLeaves you, baby, if you don't care for it."--

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Panama!

Panama!

Newsweek's story on the joint exercise going down in Central America came across about as solemn as an obituary.

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EDITORIAL: A hollowing

EDITORIAL: A hollowing

The New York Times announced this past week that it is reassigning four of its veteran arts critics--Jon Pareles on pop music, Jesse Green on theater,...

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Amazon Prime Day needs updating

Amazon Prime Day needs updating

The results of the recent Amazon.com super sale are hard to parse. The company didn't provide any figures, saying only that July 8-11 was "the biggest...

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From Emma Willard to Spring Hill

From Emma Willard to Spring Hill

Elizabeth Pratt was born in Hebron, N.H.,

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Working in a Superfund site

Working in a Superfund site

In a recent issue of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, there was a story covering an oil-holding tank leak near a current Superfund site in Norphlet.

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Does America need billionaires?

Does America need billionaires?

What's the most downtrodden and persecuted minority in America? If you said it's transgender youths, immigrant workers, or women trying to access...

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Bad customer service After a week of frustrating encounters with not one, not two, but three big-box stores for matters requiring that I interact with...

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COLUMNIST: How to kill jobs for teens

COLUMNIST: How to kill jobs for teens

The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Progressive...

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OTHERS SAY: Jobs another teen challenge

OTHERS SAY: Jobs another teen challenge

We've heard from many Chicago-area families that their teens are having a hard time finding work, even when they want it. As costs increase and wages...

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EDITORIAL SHORT: Abracadabra

EDITORIAL SHORT: Abracadabra

Famous rock 'n' roll types have always been kind of flighty.

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EDITORIAL: Once bitten, twice shy

EDITORIAL: Once bitten, twice shy

Certain quarters of the media have been speculating on President Trump's health lately.

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OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Garland County road on the state’s needs list for repairs

OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Garland County road on the state’s needs list for repairs

Dear Mahatma: Does your mojo extend into Garland County? Arkansas 192, also known as Marion Anderson Road, has been decimated by the...

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Parking for truckers Are we to understand Arkansas can't afford to provide ample rest-break parking for truckers, yet Arkansas has a surplus of $367.9...

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Rethink EV fee

Rethink EV fee

It's b-a-a-a-a-c-k ... July, that is, bringing two of my least favorite events: summer's merciless heat and humidity, and the annual "privilege" for...

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Trickery and treachery

Trickery and treachery

"A picture is worth a thousand words." One common attribution for this adage's origin is to advertising executive Fred R. Barnard. Undoubtedly, he...

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OTHERS SAY: Congress should subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell

OTHERS SAY: Congress should subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell

On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Tim Burchett issued a formal request to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to invite Ghislaine Maxwell to...

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