Aside from occupying the White House itself, former president Donald Trump is exactly where he wants to be – at the center of the national political dialogue, a dominating media presence and a …
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By CARL GOLDEN
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2/12/23
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I’m sure that regular readers of this column think all I ever talk about, write about, ruminate on and care about is abortion.
Those who think I write too often about abortion tend to …
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By CHRISTINE FLOWERS
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2/12/23
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The State of the Union is usually a useless stale slog that turns healthy brain cells to mush.
Charlie Cook, the veteran Washington pundit, got it right some years ago when he said of the State …
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By DICK POLMAN
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2/12/23
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On a recent family vacation to New York City over the holidays, I brought home exactly one souvenir (I ate the others). While we were freezing our philtrums at the Bryant Park Winter Village Holiday …
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By JASE GRAVES
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2/12/23
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Who needs forensics and gunfire?
My wife and I have been catching up on episodes of “The Mysteries of Laura,” the 2014-2016 NBC series starring Debra Messing. Forget murders and …
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By DANNY TYREE
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2/12/23
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All my father ever wanted as a young man was to marry my mother and start a family — plans that were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict.
As he served in …
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By TOM PURCELL
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2/12/23
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LITTLE ROCK –Backed by a host of legislators, the governor revealed details of her education package. The proposed changes in public school funding would be numerous and far reaching. They …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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2/12/23
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Arkansans across the state are working toward a common goal of preserving our unique history. Communities are embracing the past to build a bright future and we’re pleased to advocate on behalf …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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2/12/23
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We love the state of Arkansas.
It’s full of dichotomous beauty. Like the Ozark Mountains and the Mississippi Delta, both are beautiful for different reasons. With talent ranging from Al …
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2/12/23
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For farmers across the country, the first months of a new year mean thinking about planting their next crop. For many, it also means thinking ahead to the deadline to sign up for federal crop …
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By KATE HANSEN
Senior policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs
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2/12/23
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LITTLE ROCK — The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor endorsed legislation to repeal language in state law allowing medical facilities to be licensed in order to perform …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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2/5/23
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The IRS is so kind.
Our most beloved federal agency has delayed until next year a new income-reporting law it has carefully designed to squeeze the last drops of tax revenue out of many of us.
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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2/5/23
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There are lot of things that have come out of Washington over the past few years that have done more harm than good.
Partisan divisions have hardened to the point it’s almost impossible to …
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By PETER ROFF
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2/5/23
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Not everyone does Valentine’s Day well.
A significant number of people are too unromantic, lazy, cheap or unimaginative to make the best of the occasion.
Don’t despair if you …
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By DANNY TYREE
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2/5/23
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Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President of the United States to “give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union and recommend to their …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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2/5/23
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I’ve been honored to serve on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees to help craft policies designed to fulfill the promise we made to the men and women who served in our …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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2/5/23
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n his ongoing attacks on what he describes as “woke politics,” Florida governor Ron DeSantis has denied permission for an AP African American History course to be taught in Florida public …
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By ELWOOD WATSON
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2/2/23
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My Nhan, 65, immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in the 1980s, and made her home in California’s San Gabriel Valley, in a community called Rosemead. Her niece, Fonda Quan, said she was …
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By JOHN L. MICEK
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2/2/23
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I’ve never been a huge fan of hot chocolate. For some reason, I don’t enjoy cauterizing the inside of my mouth after being duped by the deceptively-tepid whipped cream or marshmallow …
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By JASE GRAVES
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2/2/23
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Middle-class philanthropy may be dying. Citing a study released by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, “National Review” magazine says the share of American …
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By DANNY TYREE
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2/2/23
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