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EDITORIAL: Red flags wave
Think of this as the latest example why every state should have red-flag laws on the books that will allow a judge in good standing to take away a person's fir…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: Debating debates
After several weeks of making (what sounded like) excuses, the president of the United States said late this week that he'd be happy to debate his opponent, a …
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: Our apologies to our friends in the future
To our friends in, say, 2074. Or heck, not even that long in (our) future. Maybe we should address this to our friends in 2054. Or even 2044.
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OTHERS SAY: When protest turns to hatred
Monday, with all classes being held remotely, the environs of Columbia University were anything but quiet. On the South Lawn in front of Butler Library was the…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: The only way to travel
Somebody once said there's only one way to travel. He either said it about air, or by chauffeured SUV. For all we know, the speaker was talking about gondolas.
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: Hello, hello?
Consider today's offering a break — from presidential trials, crime reports and war protests. And, boy, do we need the distraction. So come with us to news abo…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: This land is your land
Black Lives Matter is not the only organization that claims the acronym BLM. There's a much older outfit known as the Bureau of Land Management. It's part of t…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: David Pryor
Senator/Governor/Statesman David Pryor will go down in the annals of Arkansas politics as, if nothing else, the nicest guy you knew. We know from experience th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: ‘Think again’
Last week, Google fired 28 employees for their involvement in a sit-in at the tech giant. The now ex-employees were protesting the company's $1.2 billion contr…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: The loss of a legend
Southern Rock fans can be excused if they take next week off in memory of one of its biggest legends. On Thursday, Allman Brothers lead guitarist Dickey Betts …
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Subscriber ExclusiveSpeaking of reports . . .
With all the stuff that happened this past week--the first time a former president has gone to criminal trial; Iran's attack on Israel; another possible openin…
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OTHERS SAY: If 10 straight months of record-breaking heat isn’t a climate emergency, what is?
The planet is experiencing a horrifying streak of record-breaking heat, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the average global temperature has been…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: Important night
Henry Kissinger once said it may be dangerous to be America's enemy in this world, but it may be fatal to be her friend. Don't the Ukrainians know it. The life…
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Subscriber ExclusiveA profile in courage?
Some years ago, a young United States senator wrote a book about eight other former senators--some who served as far back as John Quincy Adams--who took stands…