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Man up, Tom Cotton: Show Arkansas who you really are

Man up, Tom Cotton: Show Arkansas who you really are

After a five-and-a-half-year absence, Tom Cotton has recently discovered a state called Arkansas. Pretending that he cares about Arkansas and the...

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Non-news you can use: Fall poetry for the soul

Non-news you can use: Fall poetry for the soul

If the forecast is right, it's a lot cooler today than it was earlier in the week.

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JD Vance: Destroy families and get rich

JD Vance: Destroy families and get rich

In a podcast interview dated Sept. 29 of this year, Vice President JD Vance offered the following argument to justify mass deportations:

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Tice, Farmington welcome challenge at Greenwood

Football fans at all levels are familiar with the term "bulletin board material," which are words or actions that can get an opponent riled up before...

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Vote against enablers; use your anger well

Vote against enablers; use your anger well

Number 19 on the American Film Institute's (AFI) 2005 list of the 100 greatest American movie quotes is, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take...

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COLUMNIST: Trump administration’s raiding of U.S. representative’s house is chancy

COLUMNIST: Trump administration’s raiding of U.S. representative’s house is chancy

An embattled President Donald Trump is undertaking a risky gambit raiding the home of controversial Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar just seven weeks...

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BRET STEPHENS: Western Civ Lessons for Team Trump

BRET STEPHENS: Western Civ Lessons for Team Trump

For at least the second time this year, Marco Rubio delivered a stirring speech championing the virtues of Western civilization--"a civilization," he...

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COLUMNIST: What’s on TV tonight? How about an execution?

COLUMNIST: What’s on TV tonight? How about an execution?

One night in 2005, I sat in a church in Texas listening to a lecture by Helen Prejean, the prominent opponent of capital punishment. Her book about...

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STAR PARKER: The Hyde Amendment turns 50

STAR PARKER: The Hyde Amendment turns 50

As the federal government entered fiscal year 2027 on Oct. 1, we marked the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment's application to federal...

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COLUMNIST: The swamp gets smaller

COLUMNIST: The swamp gets smaller

The swamp may not be drained, but it's shrinking.

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COLUMNIST: Risk taking might be the price of progress

COLUMNIST: Risk taking might be the price of progress

"Nobody knows anything," the screenwriter William Goldman famously said of the movie business. Much the same can be said today for artificial...

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Beyond the pink ribbon: Advanced breast cancer care available in Arkansas

Beyond the pink ribbon: Advanced breast cancer care available in Arkansas

Each October, it is encouraging to see so many organizations, communities, and Arkansans find ways to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From...

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There’s a lot more to life than just politics

There’s a lot more to life than just politics

With the midterms 23 days away, football season in high gear and movies in theaters, today's column is a hodgepodge of politics, sports and...

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Menopause matters in midterms

Menopause matters in midterms

On Sept. 16, the Senate held its first hearing on the dismal state of federally funded menopause research and vast gaps in treatment and care. Within...

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Testing the limits of the tech boom

Testing the limits of the tech boom

Elon Musk has been a mixed blessing for Wall Street. His mega-financing deals have generated lucrative investment-banking fees while reshaping global...

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Dancing in a cotton field

Dancing in a cotton field

There is a song that came out of west Texas several decades ago. The refrain from an oilman is "All you need to really succeed in life is one good...

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Year of joy in reimagined Main Library

Year of joy in reimagined Main Library

Earlier this year, when we as a country were collectively cheering for the astronauts on NASA's Artemis II lunar mission, the term "moon joy" became a...

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Constructing a ‘Supreme Intelligence’

Constructing a ‘Supreme Intelligence’

On Sept. 19, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform a poll in which followers could vote on renaming the general concept of...

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OTHERS SAY: Hamas’ PR war

OTHERS SAY: Hamas’ PR war

It's been three years since Hamas terrorists breached Israel's border and launched a savage assault, killing, burning, kidnapping and raping innocent...

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COLUMNIST: This buffoon knows bad taste when he sees and hears it

COLUMNIST: This buffoon knows bad taste when he sees and hears it

I went to bed at a decent hour Monday night and got a pretty good sleep.

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OPINION | Faith Matters: Every day we strive to serve one another

OPINION | Faith Matters: Every day we strive to serve one another

We live in a time when individuality and personal fulfillment are highly valued. We are encouraged to prioritize our own happiness, choose ourselves,...

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OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Arkansas’ annual all-electric vehicle fee a jolt

OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Arkansas’ annual all-electric vehicle fee a jolt

Dear Mahatma: I am not even going to start — well, I just did — on the stupidity of me paying $200 extra per year for my Chevy Bolt EV renewal....

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Good neighbors, hardworking public servants source of pride

Good neighbors, hardworking public servants source of pride

"You can be a good neighbor only if you have good neighbors."

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Depravity on display at Cornell and the rot within

Depravity on display at Cornell and the rot within

Getting into Cornell University is no easy feat. Prospective applicants must start their application planning between the eighth and ninth grades,...

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I don’t teach down to my students, and they’re rising to the challenge

I don’t teach down to my students, and they’re rising to the challenge

There's a phrase I sometimes hear from teachers that gives me pause: "I just meet my kids where they are." Now, there's nothing wrong with giving...

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Arkansas has always had a wealth of natural gas

Arkansas has always had a wealth of natural gas

Everywhere we go these days, people are discussing energy costs and security. A divisive national debate and international conflicts aside, it's...

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BRET STEPHENS: There’s Another Cockpit Israelis Need to Rush

BRET STEPHENS: There’s Another Cockpit Israelis Need to Rush

JAFFA, Israel--"Three days before I got released, the Hamas commanders came to tell me, 'Listen, Avinatan, say hi to your family, then pack your...

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OTHERS SAY: Senators acting badly

OTHERS SAY: Senators acting badly

Diligent news consumers might have noticed a story recently about a MAGA Missouri senator who humiliated himself before the nation by spinning a...

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STAR PARKER: Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct

STAR PARKER: Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct

As concerns about the cost and availability of energy have increased among American consumers, Democrats in the House and Senate have stepped up...

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OTHERS SAY: Moving the ball forward

OTHERS SAY: Moving the ball forward

For students, alumni and fans, there's nothing like college football on an autumn afternoon. The thrill of the action, the roar of the crowd, and the...

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CAL THOMAS: Ad nauseam

CAL THOMAS: Ad nauseam

You can't escape them unless you turn off the TV. One after another, with barely enough time for commercials hawking adult diapers and a cure for toe...

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COLUMNIST: Confessions of a handicapper

COLUMNIST: Confessions of a handicapper

What if we got it all wrong? That's the question that usually goes through my mind at this point in every election cycle. Because 25 years of...

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Cybersecurity investments crucial for students’ uninterrupted learning

Cybersecurity investments crucial for students’ uninterrupted learning

It's quieter around town, and morning traffic is heavier. It's official--kids are back in school. As students filled Arkansas classrooms last month,...

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COLUMNIST: Another GOP albatross

COLUMNIST: Another GOP albatross

With Republicans already facing an uphill battle in next month's elections, President Donald Trump is further handicapping them by doubling down on...

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OTHERS SAY: We also believe people should have a choice

OTHERS SAY: We also believe people should have a choice

Radical greens and other cheerleaders for central planning are mewling about the Trump administration's new fuel economy standards for automakers. Yet...

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Halls of hypocrisy

"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."

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Best-sellers

Best-sellers

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The only comeback for coal

President Donald Trump has vowed to return America's declining coal industry to its glory days. But the only real revival of trying to put this...

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Remembering a trip in Libya

Years ago I had been in the Libyan Sahara Desert Benghazi for over 18 months working as a well site geologist. During that time I had made a mental...

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PIGSKIN PREACHER | OPINION: Jean Smart, Gary Cole and the comedy of growing older

The only thing even keeping me in the game these days are the eight cups of coffee I average a day.

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Compassion concerning abortion care requires medical accuracy

When a family learns that a desperately wanted pregnancy is unlikely to result in a healthy child, there are no easy answers.

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COLUMNIST: Tech’s threat to women’s privacy

In late August, Texas and Florida became the latest states to limit the use of Flock cameras, in response to growing concerns about their misuse by...

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Updated AI tools can be reverted to preserve familiarity

When Google Gemini replaced Google Assistant on a reader's Android phone, her favorite morning routine disappeared.

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OPINION | Drivetime Mahatma: Pour the coffee out the window, but don’t toss the cup

Dear Driving Coach: I know it's illegal to throw my banana peel and apple core out of the window, but the other day at a stoplight I rolled down my...

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Women finding their way out of patriarchy, into partnership

Dr. Gerda Lerner presents a historical framework in her book, "The Creation of Patriarchy." It gives us the origins of the collective dominance of...

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With screens everywhere, why isn’t Gaza more visible?

Nobody predicted the smartphone era. Of all the brilliant science fiction authors, none envisioned the device carried almost ubiquitously by Americans...

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‘School choice’ still too slim for too many Arkansas counties

Over the last several years, Arkansas has vastly expanded its "school choice" program. For the 2026-2027 school year, more than 54,000 applications...

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COLUMNIST: Airball

Just when you think Eric Schmitt couldn't possibly embarrass himself and his constituents any more than he already has, he goes in for a rhetorical...

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October begins with monster matchup in 7A-West as Bentonville visits Shiloh Christian

There's no better way to begin the month of October than with a monster matchup between a newcomer with high expectations and a five-time state...

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An economically literate generation is Arkansas’ best growth strategy

Walk into an Arkansas classroom during an economics lesson and you may be surprised by what you hear. Fourth graders debate whether a company will...

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