Several inches of snow didn’t cause any major problems for Northwest Arkansas.

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We commend Sen. Blanche Lincoln for making it clear she will not support a plan to have the House pass the Senate’s health care bill with a simple majority vote, then pass fixes to the bill through a loophole used for budget bills.

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In his column “God created science too, religion says” (Jan. 17), Art Hobson is correct in his thesis contrasting fundamentalist religion and (fundamentalist) science. He defines one (belief in the literal truth of one’s religious documents) but not the other. He quotes scientific documents which are obviously the accepted beliefs of him and the authors [...]

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Forget all the political stars are realigning in Arkansas. Here’s something that matters. Laura Kellams of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families sent it in: Even before all those tax forms arrived in the mail this month, the temporary storefronts touted all the ways they could take a chunk of your income tax refund.

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Arural conservative Democratic congressman from Arkansas — Marion Berry, one of those “Blue Dogs” wanting to tug the Democrats rightward toward fiscal and social conservatism — announced his retirement last week.

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With their homes metaphorically sliding off a cliff, large numbers of jobs disappearing, and debts piling up for citizens and the government, the American people put out a call for an emergency rescue effort.

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Several months back, left-leaning fellow blogger Blake Rutherford boldly declared that incumbent Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln was “unbeatable.” A few months later he told me that since he made that statement, it seems she has done everything in her power to prove him wrong.

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Scrabble tiles were flying Jan. 23 for the Literacy Council of Benton County’s third annual Scrabble Wars fundraiser.

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The hours ticked away as Tawanda Grider and a housemate faced off in a domino match.

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BENTONVILLE — If you’ve ever wanted your work displayed in a museum, here’s your chance. Crystal Bridges at the Massey is asking for photographic submissions for “Looking at Our Landscape,” to begin April 1. Deadline for submissions is Friday.

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