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Careful what you hope for on gerrymandering

Careful what you hope for on gerrymandering

Last week after my column about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, one of the comments to the online edition summed up one of...

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To build a healthier Arkansas, start with better data

To build a healthier Arkansas, start with better data

Arkansas' health challenges are not a matter of perception. They are visible in the numbers.

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Breaking the monopoly of the American Bar Association

ROBERT STEINBUCH: Breaking the monopoly of the American Bar Association

For more than a century, the American Bar Association has functioned as the de facto national gatekeeper of legal education. Its accreditation...

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Robert Steinbuch

TELEVISION | OPINION: ‘Beef’ season 2 review — Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and Korean cinema influences elevate the series

TELEVISION | OPINION: ‘Beef’ season 2 review — Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and Korean cinema influences elevate the series

Netflix’s anthology reinvention ‘Beef’ trades the first season’s operatic chaos for something sharper and more unsettling.

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Philip Martin

POP NOTES | OPINION: Hollywood’s bio-pics can be a mixed bag

POP NOTES | OPINION: Hollywood’s bio-pics can be a mixed bag

The worthwhile music bio-pics understand that musicians are often not reliable narrators of their own lives. Neither are managers, estates, fans,...

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Philip Martin

OPINION | GWEN FORD FAULKENBERRY: Giving my body a voice

OPINION | GWEN FORD FAULKENBERRY: Giving my body a voice

Democrat-Gazette online

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Gwen Faulkenberry

Takeaways from Hartwick controversy in North Little Rock

Takeaways from Hartwick controversy in North Little Rock

The front-page article in this newspaper Tuesday on the investigation into North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick's interaction with North Little Rock...

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John Brummett

Farmers need investment in innovation to withstand fertilizer, fuel costs

Farmers need investment in innovation to withstand fertilizer, fuel costs

It's spring planting season for farmers like me, but this year, it's also a time of growing concern.

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BRET STEPHENS: China is weaker than it seems; that’s the problem

BRET STEPHENS: China is weaker than it seems; that’s the problem

When President Donald Trump visits Beijing this week, he should have the satisfaction of knowing that time, in the long run, is on America's side....

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Trump’s personal misbehavior, institutional abuse of reporters

Trump’s personal misbehavior, institutional abuse of reporters

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John Brummett

The America I immigrated to is changing

The America I immigrated to is changing

My dream to travel to the United States was fulfilled when I was still a young man. America was, at the time, the greatest place of opportunities,...

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STAR PARKER: Compromised sanctity of life

STAR PARKER: Compromised sanctity of life

The abortion issue won't go away, as so many politicians wish it would. It persists because the discussion and debate are about our very existence:...

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Utilities working to power Arkansas’ data-center boom

Utilities working to power Arkansas’ data-center boom

The Arkansas data-center boom has begun. And despite what alarmists say on social media, energy providers have plans in place to supply the power...

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Rex Nelson

Where we stand: Gerrymandering for party OK, race not so much

Where we stand: Gerrymandering for party OK, race not so much

What the Virginia Supreme Court essentially said last week is that Democrats in Virginia got in too big a hurry to show they could play unfair,...

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John Brummett

A neighborhood reflection on Toxirns, ‘Chugs’ and hybrid vigor

A neighborhood reflection on Toxirns, ‘Chugs’ and hybrid vigor

Our dogs are better known than we are.

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Philip Martin

CAL THOMAS: What a real poll might look like

CAL THOMAS: What a real poll might look like

The headline in The Washington Post said: "Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds." The sub headline read: "Democrats now hold...

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ON BOOKS | OPINION: Two books explore love, silence and loyalty

ON BOOKS | OPINION: Two books explore love, silence and loyalty

Douglas Stuart’s “John of John” explores inheritance, repression and the burdens fathers pass to sons, while Alice Hoffman’s “The Best Dog...

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Philip Martin

Arkansas’ representatives should support federal ethanol legislation

Arkansas’ representatives should support federal ethanol legislation

Arkansans are struggling with higher gas prices. The average fuel price in the state is $3.95 a gallon. A year ago, it was $2.76 a gallon. If...

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Thoughts on ending the race hustle

Thoughts on ending the race hustle

I'm not sure there are many areas of American politics than are better off now than they were 17 months ago, but one highly welcome improvement has...

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Bradley Gitz

Investing in people to build a stronger nursing workforce for Arkansas

Investing in people to build a stronger nursing workforce for Arkansas

Skilled Nursing Week, May 10-16, is a time to celebrate the dedicated professionals who care for Arkansas' most vulnerable residents. But it's also a...

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Talk of Arkansas income-tax cuts now beyond tiresome

Talk of Arkansas income-tax cuts now beyond tiresome

Gov. Sarah Sanders got the Legislature to pass a bill last week to reduce the state's top income-tax rate from 3.9 percent to 3.7 percent. That will...

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John Brummett

How we treat education in Arkansas reveals what we value

How we treat education in Arkansas reveals what we value

Arkansas education issues are like Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" series and its prequels. Same family. Same story. Basically the same struggles...

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OTHERS SAY: Now about that cell phone study …

OTHERS SAY: Now about that cell phone study …

Schools across the U.S. have ramped up cell phone bans over the last few years. Now researchers are testing the effects, and the results are mixed.

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Arkansas’ data race

Arkansas’ data race

In the race to build data centers across Arkansas, the Google campus at West Memphis has taken the lead. Google is already hiring electrical engineers...

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Rex Nelson

Best-sellers

Best-sellers

Best-sellers

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Adventures in comparison shopping

Adventures in comparison shopping

I went into Dollar General last week to get dog food. Our custom, since acquiring an excessive number of dogs, has been to pick up five or so 50-pound...

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Gwen Faulkenberry

From Athens to Bethlehem

From Athens to Bethlehem

The train ride from Bristol, Va., to Lynchburg, Va., in nice passenger cars "atoned somewhat for our bad treatment coming through the mountains in...

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A Mother’s Day memory

A Mother’s Day memory

Memory is like a pomegranate layered and compacted in segments redolently rich. Each kernel is attached with its own umbilical cord. Place is also...

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Living a planet-friendly life

Living a planet-friendly life

In the next 20 years it is likely that today's routine lifestyles will change dramatically, whether we like it or not. It will be a result of climate...

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What to expect from a long-time mom

What to expect from a long-time mom

Mrs. C was in a tizzy. J, her daughter, called to tell me that her mom wanted to talk to me about some legal matter that was on her mind.

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Investing in women aids Arkansas’ future

Investing in women aids Arkansas’ future

As a banker, I spend a lot of time thinking about numbers--interest rates, balance sheets, and economic forecasts. But as a father of two daughters, I...

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Mother’s Day 2026: An 89-Year-Old’s Waveland Casino Trip and the Wisdom of Knowing When to Stop

Mother’s Day 2026: An 89-Year-Old’s Waveland Casino Trip and the Wisdom of Knowing When to Stop

We thought about driving to Mississippi last week to meet my 89-year-old mother and her posse--Aunt Lois and Uncle Ken, and Paula and Gerald, who...

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Philip Martin

Is our government trying to kill us?

Is our government trying to kill us?

Once upon a time, public health wasn't such a dice roll. We took it for granted that our neighbors were all good citizens who got vaccinations to help...

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CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: With release of new album, Ringo Starr’s ‘individual sound’ worth revisiting

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: With release of new album, Ringo Starr’s ‘individual sound’ worth revisiting

While conventional wisdom might have Ringo as underrated rock drummer and a decent bloke, he was also perhaps the wisest and most grounded member of...

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Philip Martin

Keith Whitley: Last traditional country singer and an Americana forebear

Keith Whitley: Last traditional country singer and an Americana forebear

Democrat-Gazette online

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Philip Martin

Schools serving entire region of southeast Arkansas

Schools serving entire region of southeast Arkansas

In a series of recent columns about southeast Arkansas, I've stated that the two most significant institutions in the region are the University of...

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Rex Nelson

Central High’s Nancy Rousseau starting a new chapter in life

Central High’s Nancy Rousseau starting a new chapter in life

I was 35 years old in June 2005, and a newly minted principal who suddenly felt the unique weight of leading a storied educational institution. The...

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Steve Straessle

OTHERS SAY: Trump’s ballroom vanity project

OTHERS SAY: Trump’s ballroom vanity project

President Donald Trump charged into this destructive crusade without a word to Congress, without a clear rationale for why he was doing it, and, now,...

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MICHELLE GOLDBERG: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Made Me Miss the #Girlboss Era

MICHELLE GOLDBERG: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Made Me Miss the #Girlboss Era

There is a moment toward the end of the "Devil Wears Prada 2" when the icy, imperious fashion editor Miranda Priestly, played by the incomparable...

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OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Rule to remember: If it’s being used as a trailer, it needs a trailer license

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Rule to remember: If it’s being used as a trailer, it needs a trailer license

Dear Mahatma: My husband and I were traveling south on Interstate 430 the other day when we overtook a Jeep towing a trailer. My husband immediately...

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Does Arkansas delegation care about Forest Service dismantlement?

Does Arkansas delegation care about Forest Service dismantlement?

The National Forest Service was created by GOP President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905. My involvement with the NFS dates to 1983 when I was part of a...

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Supreme Court corrects Voting Rights Act abuse

Supreme Court corrects Voting Rights Act abuse

I've often said the "Black vote" shouldn't be a bloc. Yet it is. Blacks are individuals who--theoretically--should be splintered ideologically like...

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Mom’s tattoo: Scars just proof that she survived

Mom’s tattoo: Scars just proof that she survived

In "The Glory and the Dream," William Manchester describes the Great Depression: "Because poverty was considered shameful, people tried to conceal...

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Facts matter

Facts matter

The University of Arkansas-Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law began as UA-Fayetteville's night division (yes, in Little Rock) in 1965. A...

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Robert Steinbuch

TELEVISION | OPINION: ‘Criminal Record’ — How Apple TV+ brings British crime skepticism to American audiences

TELEVISION | OPINION: ‘Criminal Record’ — How Apple TV+ brings British crime skepticism to American audiences

Season two of ‘Criminal Record’ turns the crime procedural inside out, asking not what happened but who gets to decide what counts.

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Philip Martin

POPNOTES | OPINION: David Allan Coe — The unruly legacy of an outlaw country music star

POPNOTES | OPINION: David Allan Coe — The unruly legacy of an outlaw country music star

He wrote great country songs and lived the mythology. He also made records that many listeners still find indefensible. Any honest obituary has to...

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Philip Martin

Arkansas PBS supporters should be wary of latest news

Arkansas PBS supporters should be wary of latest news

Supporters of saving PBS programming on state public television in Arkansas should beware.

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John Brummett

Arkansas needs investments, not income-tax cuts

Arkansas needs investments, not income-tax cuts

Legendary New York Yankees manager Yogi Berra coined the phrase, "It's déjà vu all over again." And no statement is more descriptive of yet another...

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COLUMNIST: Who is more likely to fall for fake news?

COLUMNIST: Who is more likely to fall for fake news?

We don't need a study to know that the Internet is awash in propaganda, AI slop, and outright lies.

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OTHERS SAY: Sticker shock not a universal thing in the car business

OTHERS SAY: Sticker shock not a universal thing in the car business

Need some new wheels? You can buy a new 2026 Jaecoo J5 compact SUV for the equivalent of just $18,400--out the door, all fees and taxes included and...

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