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Across the country, there is a growing desire to spend less time with screens and more time engaged with the people and places around us. What many...
The Democratic Party just shot cancel culture in the foot. Its weapon of choice: Graham Platner.
In the small Ukrainian village where I grew up, you never saw dogs lounging on the sofa or curled up by the fireplace. Dogs, I was told, were to be...
In 2021, Israeli film director Nadav Lapid moved to France because, he told me, he felt his country was in a state of "total moral collapse." After...
Without Gemini, Google's artificially intelligent bot, I might never have figured out how to get the most out of my new Bilt credit card. Gemini is a...
Dear Mahatma: Are people forbidden from walking underneath Interstate 30 in downtown North Little Rock? -- Jasper
Since the Ten Commandments are so controversial, the following modern precepts have been forged to enlighten a misguided world. Schools could post...
Antithesis is a literary device that pairs opposite ideas. The most famous, and possibly the best, example of its application is found in the opening...
Donald Trump has no moral compass, no conscience, no shame, and is without compassion for the suffering of others. He and his family rob the U.S....
Little Rock has a $1 billion opportunity at the Port. We've seen this movie before, and this time, we want to see a different ending.
This is a reflective time of year for me. My father, Ronald Reagan, died in June 2004, and each year I let myself drift into whatever realm my...
It isn't clear what effect, if any, Graham Platner's multiplying personal scandals will have on his chances in the Maine Democratic primary that's...
Polls are not like a weather forecast. We can't do anything about the weather. If the prediction is rain, the only thing to do is get ready for it....
The giant blue carts have arrived in Fayetteville, signaling a significant shift in the way the city collects and processes recyclable materials.
Two decades after the first casino opened in Pennsylvania--paving the way for many older residents to get hooked on slot machines--gambling interests...
In less than one month, the United States will observe its 250th birthday. It is shaping up more like a memorial service for a lost loved one than a...
We don't have to reach too far back in our history to remember when Arkansas was a leader in children's health insurance and early childhood...
Former first lady Jill Biden drew considerable attention recently after acknowledging that President Joe Biden's performance during his 2024 debate...
If courage is contagious, Congress may finally be coming out of quarantine--maybe. After 16 months of Trump 2.0, Congress has displayed more...
If President Donald Trump wants the Senate to pass an immigration enforcement package, he'll have to give up his ill-advised "anti-weaponization"...
It is no coincidence that many of the leading figures in the rush to develop and implement artificial intelligence across broad swaths of society and...
I have seen cities and towns with the best sidewalks (Paris, France, comes to mind) and those in small villages near Benghazi, Libya, that were so...
When it became evident a few weeks ago that President Donald Trump had no strategy for winning the war in Iran and little hope of getting out of the...
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois used to be considered one of the best federal prosecutors' offices in the country....
To help with chores, I hired someone who doesn't speak English. So I turned to Google Live Translate.
Dear Mahatma: I have a peeve with left-lane, slow-hog drivers. Signs advising drivers that the left lane is for passing and not leisurely sightseeing...
The stories I hear from Arkansas mothers don't end when they leave the hospital. In many cases, that's when the hardest part begins.
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There was a time when being on summer vacation meant you were truly unplugged.
T he recent closing of Primm, Nev.'s casino hotels should not be dismissed as just another Las Vegas-adjacent story. It should be studied by every...
From Indiana to Texas, President Donald Trump has been throwing his political weight around, using his clout to end the careers of Republicans who...
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Last year, a report compiled at one of California's most prestigious public universities revealed that a significant percentage of incoming freshmen...
Coincident with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence is the 250th anniversary of the...
Democrats should come up with better cultural icons than washed-up and aging multimillionaire former talk show hosts.
It's a Roman holiday for Mayor Brandon Johnson and a cross section of Chicago's new elite.
Politics is the only profession of which I am aware in which competence doesn't seem to matter. One can fail miserably; one can be corrupt, and one...
Our republic rests on a clear premise: No branch of government possesses absolute authority, and no individual is above the law. In a single stroke,...
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
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I suffer from an affliction: being a teacher. Accuracy has always mattered to me. In my history and religion classes, I expected students to identify...
As the years slip by, it is easy to ignore climate changes and consider that they are simply fluctuations of a normal environment. You might think we...
Thirteen months ago, with little notice, we were asked to approve plans for a data center in Little Rock. The Little Rock Chamber of Commerce and...
The next time you want a pizza or a sausage biscuit or a bagel, or get hungry for what we like to call Mexican food, just know that there was a time...
More than any other sport, baseball is a game that's been analyzed to death, as though studying nine grown men playing a kids' game is somehow going...
As a proud former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, I have always believed in limited government, free markets, and the rule...
Memorial Day marks the official start to summer blockbuster season, and while a $100 million opening weekend would be a success for just about any...
Given that I attended five colleges, it's not that surprising that I switched phone services four times in four years.
Dear Mahatma: When traveling from a city and the sign says 86 miles to Little Rock, where is the spot that's measured to? Is it the center of the city...
Donald Trump ballyhooed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at every opportunity. He and most other Republicans think voters will be pleasantly surprised...