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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Stuck in a Fox hole

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Robert Steinbuch

NWA EDITORIAL | UA fails to read aggressive Arkansas politics, leading to embarrassment

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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | DANA KELLEY: Old lesson, new solution: Coping with the world’s negativity

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Dana Kelley

OTHERS SAY: Warren’s ‘bold’ new plan for Dems — let’s listen to voters

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The Boston Herald

OPINION | JAMIE BOND: Breaking a curse and raising new generation of Arkansas graduates

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Jamie Bond Special To The Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | MARIA SULLIVAN: A prudent step toward sustainability for Arkansas TV

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Maria Sullivan Special To The Democrat-Gazette

POPNOTES | OPINION: Bob Weir’s long argument with rock ’n’ roll

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Philip Martin

Democrat’s aim to connect with real people a blast from past

Democrat’s aim to connect with real people a blast from past
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John Brummett

Seeing what we believe

Seeing what we believe

On Jan. 7, in Minneapolis, Minn., ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed an American citizen named Renee Good, who was part of a protest against...

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Gwen Faulkenberry

BRET STEPHENS: The wages of the ayatollahs’ antisemitism

BRET STEPHENS: The wages of the ayatollahs’ antisemitism

Notable among the slogans being chanted by the protesters flooding Iran's streets is this: "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, my life for Iran." That's...

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The New York Times

GUEST COLUMN | Oklahoma governor, others say poultry farmers need relief from court order

GUEST COLUMN | Oklahoma governor, others say poultry farmers need relief from court order
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Kevin Stitt

OPINION | WOODY BASSETT: Vibrant memories are “real treasures in life”

OPINION | WOODY BASSETT: Vibrant memories are “real treasures in life”
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Woody Bassett

COLUMNIST: Could the regime in Iran really fall this time?

COLUMNIST: Could the regime in Iran really fall this time?

A WhatsApp group serves as a lifeline for my maternal family, including aunts and uncles still in Iran, and cousins who have left Iran. With the...

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Talla Mountjoy In The Chicago Tribune

No one is safe: Being white did not save Renee Good

No one is safe: Being white did not save Renee Good

ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot at Renee Nicole Good three times, about six seconds after her butch wife taunted him, calling him "big boy." As a...

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Chivas Sandage Special To The Democrat-Gazette

GREAT MOVIES | OPINION: Jack Lemmon’s ‘Save the Tiger’ and the cost of compromise in 1970s American film

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Philip Martin

FILM SCENE | OPINION: Winger, Nye in conversation on activism

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Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette

COLUMNIST: Trump’s credit-card cap would feed the weakest to the sharks

COLUMNIST: Trump’s credit-card cap would feed the weakest to the sharks

A month ago, President Donald Trump called complaints about affordability a hoax and a con-job perpetrated by Democrats. Now he's attacking...

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Bloomberg

Reasons to be skeptical on Arkansas’ PBS claims

Reasons to be skeptical on Arkansas’ PBS claims
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John Brummett

STAR PARKER: Absolutely resolved

STAR PARKER: Absolutely resolved

A great irony is that deposed Venezuelan socialist despot Nicolas Maduro sits in jail in New York City, where a new socialist mayor, inaugurated a...

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Star Parker

Birthdays, deaths, hyperpartisan sniping make January tough

Birthdays, deaths, hyperpartisan sniping make January tough

This is a tough month for me, even before taking into account national news. It's the Looper birthday month, with Corey's on Jan. 5 (our paternal...

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Brenda Looper

NWA EDITORIAL | River protection, farming surely can surely coexist

NWA EDITORIAL | River protection, farming surely can surely coexist
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette

Little Nashville, Ark., a pipeline of talent

Little Nashville, Ark., a pipeline of talent
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Rex Nelson

What’s seen, and what’s imagined, in Minneapolis videos

What’s seen, and what’s imagined, in Minneapolis videos
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John Brummett

Why I stopped carrying a pocketknife—and why I still keep one

Why I stopped carrying a pocketknife—and why I still keep one
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Philip Martin

CAL THOMAS: Jumping to conclusions

CAL THOMAS: Jumping to conclusions

"For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: It also depends on what sort of person you are." --C.S. Lewis, "The...

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Cal Thomas

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Madeline Cash’s ‘Lost Lambs’ and Elmore Leonard’s ‘Picket Line’

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Madeline Cash’s ‘Lost Lambs’ and Elmore Leonard’s ‘Picket Line’
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Philip Martin

‘Little Rock Cooks’ keeps history, names alive

‘Little Rock Cooks’ keeps history, names alive
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Steve Straessle

More intervention is called for, not less

More intervention is called for, not less

Those of us persistently critical of Donald Trump should acknowledge when he gets something right. In the case of the operation to extract Nicolas...

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Bradley Gitz

COLUMNIST: The world’s policeman once again

COLUMNIST: The world’s policeman once again

Donald Trump has a bit of Barney Fife in him. Armed with a badge and bullet--and lots of guns--he's hell-bent on locking up all the bad guys in...

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Nolan Finley The Detroit News

Even a bad golfer can have a good day on the course

Even a bad golfer can have a good day on the course

It is the beginning of a new year. For many of us, it is a time to pause and reflect on the highlights of the preceding 365 days. This will be a...

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Arthur Paul Bowen Special To The Democrat-Gazette