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Young’s Grocery turns 80

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Rex Nelson

Another excuse for partisan smears

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John Brummett

Taking offense

I had a little bit too much fun last week, thanks to my little sister syndrome. It happens sometimes. I might have been a little mean in my jokes...

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Brenda Looper

EDITORIAL: Best intentions (and the hell they bring)

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EDITORIAL: Burning down the house

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COLUMN: Iran’s nukes must be destroyed

Promised an apocalypse by the ayatollahs who were getting ever closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon to carry out that diabolical wish, Israel had...

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Letters

Celebration day off June 19 should not be the national day to observe the end of slavery. Why? Because telling the slaves at Galveston, Texas, on...

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Letters to the Editor

Families need help Northwest Arkansas' faith-based community outreach groups are overloaded with food and goods requests. Just one of the...

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Greg Harton

Cost of progress

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Philip Martin

The opposite of news

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John Brummett

CAL THOMAS: Hit ‘em hard, and again, and again

After Israel took out at least two of Iran's top scientists behind the development of nuclear weapons (and promised to kill more), my high school...

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EDITORIAL: We’ll take ours rare

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EDITORIAL SHORT: Darth and Homer

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COLUMNIST: Happy birthday! Go Army!

Across 250 years, on battlefields from Valley Forge to Gettysburg to Kandahar, the U.S. Army has been a powerful force for freedom and democracy...

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EDITORIAL: The price is right? (Not for now, but watch next month)

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OTHERS SAY: Pouring gas on the fire

A mericans have a right to protest, to seek redress from their government. This nation's history of protest is central to our national story, from...

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Memories of decency

Like just about anyone who has spent a life studying politics, I'd been to Washington, D.C., many times. But I'd always gone to present papers at...

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On responsibility

Daily, we are bombarded with many opinions, beliefs, and perspectives on so many issues, being told or encouraged to believe certain things,...

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The road forward

The road forward
15.06.2025 6

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Rex Nelson

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: Brian Wilson and Sly Stone had their demons, but never surrendered to them

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: Brian Wilson and Sly Stone had their demons, but never surrendered to them

June 2025 will be remembered for what it took away: two of American music's most visionary architects, Brian Wilson and Sly Stone. Wallace Stevens...

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Philip Martin

Strength in isolation

Strength in isolation

Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak ... He's unsure of himself ... He's a coward. Clark...

15.06.2025 2

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Philip Martin

The contrary nature of two fathers

The contrary nature of two fathers
15.06.2025 2

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Philip Martin

ONBOOKS | OPINION: Robert Graves’ forgotten feminist novel

ONBOOKS | OPINION: Robert Graves’ forgotten feminist novel

The conceit of this column is simple: I write about books I’m reading. New, old, obscure, overrated — whatever’s on the nightstand is fair game. So...

15.06.2025 1

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Philip Martin

Still fanning the flames

Still fanning the flames

Sarah Sanders went on Fox News on Tuesday and did her thing for Donald Trump. She's no Karoline Leavitt, but she still has skills. Sanders' well-...

15.06.2025 1

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John Brummett

Toxic stress affects children’s health

Toxic stress affects children’s health
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Life in our gated community

Life in our gated community
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Veterans need statewide protection

Veterans need statewide protection

Dashonn and his family moved to Hot Springs, Ark., seeking a fresh start closer to family. His mother's health was failing, and like so many...

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EDITORIAL: Follow the skeptics?

EDITORIAL: Follow the skeptics?

"I want to make sure the committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry; I am neither. I...

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How to honor victims of abuse

How to honor victims of abuse
15.06.2025 3

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Gwen Faulkenberry

This isn’t normal

This isn’t normal
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The adventures of Henry Lucas

The adventures of Henry Lucas
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Incidents on a three-mile walk

Incidents on a three-mile walk
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Rogers goes upscale

Rogers goes upscale
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Rex Nelson

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: A little jammin’ is to be expected heading west on Interstate 30

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: A little jammin’ is to be expected heading west on Interstate 30

Dear Mahatma: I often drive Interstate 30 from the Little Rock area to the Dallas metroplex. The stretch between Malvern and Hope always seems to...

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COLUMNIST: When an unnatural heat wave kills, has Big Oil committed murder?

COLUMNIST: When an unnatural heat wave kills, has Big Oil committed murder?

Who, if anyone, is responsible when a person dies from unnatural heat? And what does the law have to say about it? As a prosecutor for over a...

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EDITORIAL: Boy, at the boycotts!

EDITORIAL: Boy, at the boycotts!
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Kitten season

Kitten season

During this president's first term, one unnamed huge social media platform had an extension you could install that would replace every occurrence...

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OTHERS SAY: Hey, are you looking for some government waste? We’ve found some!

OTHERS SAY: Hey, are you looking for some government waste? We’ve found some!

It is altogether fitting that the nation should honor the 250th anniversary of the United States Army on June 14, 2025. That's a judgment that was...

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