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OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Arrows on the wind
A couple of enthusiastic reader requests have poured in for an installment of arrows. In the modern newspaper business, a "couple" and "enthusiasm" qualify as …
John Brummett
Brummett’s career in news began when he was in high school as a part-time reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He moved to the Arkansas Gazette in 1977. He wrote a political column for the Gazette from 1986 to 1990. He was an editor for Arkansas Times from 1990 to 1992. In 1994, his book, High Wire: From the Back Roads to the Beltway, the Education of Bill Clinton, was published by Hyperion of New York City. He became a columnist with the Democrat-Gazette in 1994. In 2000, he signed a deal with Donrey Media Group, now known as Stephens Media, and wrote for them for 11 years. He rejoined Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a columnist on Oct. 24, 2011.
You can read his blog at: http://brummett.arkansasonline.com/
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Happy … for a little while
Happy days are here again for Democrats. Enthusiasm and energy amount to godsends after the burden of Joe Biden's feebleness, which pretty much guaranteed defe…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Still kinda like the guy’s book
An analysis of the imminent Democratic running-mate selection affords me an opportunity to deal with my once having been a fan of J.D. Vance.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Awaiting fair justice
Nothing is more important to order in America than a credible, respected, fair-seeming justice system.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Nuttiness all around
The Ridiculous American Political Parties, an irregular series, part umpteen:
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Driving cattle to convention
Our political parties are herds. Their campaigns are cattle drives.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Rhetoric shows Republicans rattled
One thing about Gov. Sarah Sanders is that she will reveal the latest Republican talking point with brutal directness.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Not without hope
Republicans are running as world wrestling entertainers--wildly contrived characters in wildly contrived feuds--and ultimate fighters, who kick opponents in th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Bubba takes a seat
This time Bubba McCoy called me. It had happened once before, in the '80s. That was for him to ask if he could park his pickup at my house the coming Saturday …
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Asa softens toward Trump
It appears that one of ABC's floor reporters at the Republican National Convention got orders from the control booth to find some of the more moderate Republic…