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Access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet continues to be a challenge in rural America, and its absence denies residents, industries, and small businesses a vital service. Without broadband …
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By JILLIAN LINSTER, assistant policy director, Center for Rural Affairs
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8/27/23
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In yet another attack on sportsmen and women, the Biden Administration recently confirmed that the Department of Education is withholding funding from schools with shooting sports activities in their …
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From CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Fourth District of Arkansas
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8/27/23
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LITTLE ROCK — Participation in athletics at Arkansas institutions of higher education has increased in recent years, even as total enrollment at colleges and universities has gone down. About …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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8/27/23
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As usual, there was too much cross-talk and chaos on stage. And there was way too much partisan cheering and hooting by the audience. But the first Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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8/27/23
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While we ponder the pathetic fact that the top candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination is a twice-impeached quadruple-indicted electorally-defeated accused racketeer, and while we absorb the …
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By DICK POLMAN
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8/27/23
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No matter how you look at it, Babe Ruth swung a big stick. The bats he used during 22 seasons as baseball’s Sultan of Swat produced 2,873 hits and a remarkable 714 home runs. Each weighed …
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By PETER FUNT
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8/27/23
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Nearly 60 years after discovering “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” I still watch the classic sitcom, but some of the punchlines haven’t held up particularly well. Or maybe I’m the …
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By DANNY TYREE
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8/27/23
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I hate to be cliché, but I’m going to tell you a proverb you’ve probably already heard a hundred or so times. There was a frog, and he saw this pot of boiling water and said to …
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By CHRISTINE FLOWERS
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8/27/23
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Dear Editor,
My son, Jesus Ramsey, told me about his son Duncan talking to his school principal about an issue. The principal had to say “no” to Duncan’s request but told …
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8/22/23
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The latest census figures show 17.8% of our state’s population is over the age of 65. Nationwide, the population ages 65 and over grew nearly five times faster than the total population over …
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From REP. STEVEN WALKER, District 27
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8/21/23
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LITTLE ROCK – During the 2023 session the Arkansas legislature enacted a lengthy list of new laws to strengthen the integrity of the elections. Act 620 grants more power to the state Board of …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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8/20/23
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Every day, more and more deadly drugs and criminals are flying over our southern border and into our communities. In June alone, over 2,000 pounds of deadly fentanyl were seized at our southern …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
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8/20/23
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While we ponder the pathetic fact that the top candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination is a twice-impeached quadruple-indicted electorally-defeated accused racketeer, and while we absorb the …
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By DICK POLMAN
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8/20/23
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Over the weekend, I was looking for free movies to watch. Fortunately, some of the best films — black and white classics — show up on the budget channels. One of my favorite B movies, the …
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By CHRISTINE FLOWERS
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8/20/23
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Recent and expected Supreme Court rulings regarding the authority of federal regulators have put the regulatory bureaucracy in the spotlight. Too many of them have the power to make or break …
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By PETER ROFF
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8/20/23
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I realize such headgear has fallen out of style in our self-esteem-obsessed culture, but maybe I should belatedly don a dunce cap. You see, one of my first columns (nearly 25 years ago) was a snarky …
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By DANNY TYREE
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8/20/23
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President Woodrow Wilson signed into law legislation creating the National Park Service to support the conservation and preservation of lands for the enjoyment of future generations on August 25, …
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From US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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8/20/23
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The Senate recently advanced critical legislation to support our nation’s defense and ensure U.S. servicemembers have the tools to combat evolving threats from our adversaries. Whether bravely …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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8/14/23
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"Del Rio, Texas, is sweltering this time of year. On my recent trip to visit the Arkansas National Guardsmen stationed there, temperatures routinely exceeded 100 degrees by mid-morning. "And yet they …
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By GOV. SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS
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8/14/23
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Arkansans are no strangers to the summer heat, especially in southern Arkansas, where high humidity levels and heat index values of 105+ have become the norm this summer. Trying to beat the summer …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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8/14/23
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