Opinion
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OPINION | GREG KAZA: We’re not 49th
It's often said in these latitudes that Arkansas is a perennial 49th among states, a fable expressed by the adage, 'Thank God for Mississippi.' To accept this …
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OPINION | BRYAN BARNHOUSE: Swing for fences
Think of the sound a bat makes when it connects for a home run. You know the instant the ball leaves the bat that the rawhide is sailing over the fence. You've…
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OTHERS SAY: Catching up
A small bit of justice came to two very evil men when they met their ends in Beirut and Tehran this past week. Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was blasted to ob…
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OPINION | BRADLEY GITZ: Only if Democrats win
Democrats switching out the winner of all their primaries in favor of someone who entered none of them isn't, of course, a good look for a party claiming to be…
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Plea deal infuriating
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: Retiring thoughts
Someone asked me the other day if I had plans to retire.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | ROD LORENZEN: When no news is good news
As if newspapers weren't having enough trouble, we find out that the United States has one of the highest news avoidance rates in the world.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | 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 …
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | BROOKE GREENBERG: At its core, a novel about Fayetteville
A few months ago, Guy Lancaster asked me to write an entry on "The Annunciation" for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | KAREN MARTIN: A herd by any other name
While listening to "Morning Edition" on NPR while riding my bike the other day, I learned that a group of polar bears is known as a celebration. Also as an aur…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | RICHARD MASON: This is why we live where we live
I quit Exxon because I was about to be transferred to Houston, and after several years of living in south Texas, we moved back to an area I call the sweet spot…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GWEN FORD FAULKENBERRY: A son who has become a man
My son Harper is married. It happened July 27 at the charming Beard and Lady Inn in Chester, Ark., on an earthy green lawn beside a little stream. You had to w…
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When bullets and conspiracies fly
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13 added fuel to an already fiery election season. In this case, political violence was carried out against…
