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Brenda Blagg is a freelance columnist. E-mail comments or questions to brendajblagg@gmail.com.

93 percent of Arkansas children should benefit

By Brenda Blagg, 32 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 12:56 PM

The good news is that 93 percent of Arkansas children should benefit from an expanded federal tax credit for 2021.
That’s better than nine out of 10 of this state’s children whose families will get a little extra tax relief this year.

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John Boozman, Arkansas Senator

On the Road in Arkansas

By John Boozman, 42 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 03:46 PM

The Senate recently observed a two-week In-State Work Period which I used as an opportunity to meet with Arkansans across the state and discuss issues important to the communities I was visiting.

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Mark McElroy, State Representative District 11

Arkansas Sales Tax holiday

By Mark McElroy, 56 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 01:40 PM

This week, we want to remind you about the upcoming Arkansas Sales Tax holiday. This year, the event will begin at 12:01 am on Saturday, August 7, and end at 11:59 pm on Sunday, August 8.
This is now the 10th year that Arkansans can take advantage of this break from state and local sales tax on certain purchases.

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Editorial: Hard truths about Amtrak

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On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:06 AM

Maybe it’s time for all Americans — even those who cringe at the trillion-dollar budget deficits of recent years — to admit that there really is no political or popular will to do anything substantial about our runaway spending.

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Editorial: Delta variant - Heed the warning

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On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:30 AM

We have been warned. Health officials in Mississippi, around the country and even around the world are telling residents in the state the delta variant of COVID-19 is here. It’s more contagious than any strain of the coronavirus this country has experienced to date.

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Tim Kalich

Rejection justified

By Tim Kalich Greenwood Commonwealth, 90 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 09:26 AM

From the outset, it was clear that Congress was not about to impartially investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Both parties have political motivations in coming up with a result that either blames former President Trump for the assault or exonerates him.

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Editorial: Americans and alcohol

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On Wed, 07/21/2021 - 06:24 PM

In recent years there have been plenty of reports about the rising use — to addictive and even fatal overdose levels — of legal medication like opioids. So it’s no surprise that the same trend holds true for alcoholic products.

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Parker doesn’t buy into groupthink

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On Mon, 07/19/2021 - 09:54 PM

Star Parker is an anomaly as syndicated columnists go. She is Black, she is female and she is unapologetically conservative.
Not many of those around.
But Parker regularly makes thought-provoking arguments that undoubtedly rile the Black base of the Democratic Party.

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By Rick Wright, Dumas Clarion Publisher, 79 Reads
Fri, 07/16/2021 - 01:51 PM

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Brenda Blagg is a freelance columnist. E-mail comments or questions to brendajblagg@gmail.com.

Between the Lines

By Brenda Blagg, 104 Reads
Fri, 07/16/2021 - 11:21 AM

That old saw about knowledge being power has never been truer than in its application to the coronavirus.
While most Arkansans are going about their business as if the virus is under control, others are more wary, voluntarily wearing masks and keeping their distance from strangers, at least in close quarters.
Why?

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