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OPINION | GARY SMITH: Milestone losses trigger nostalgic visits to the past
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: Technology is powerful, but so is the capacity to forget
As a person who has spent most of his life at least dabbing in the written word as a means of effective communication, it occasionally pains me to have to admi…
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OPINION | GARY SMITH: Eclipse shines light on the one who embraces life
First off, I've gotta admit, the eclipse was pretty cool.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: Take me out to the ballpark, but with kids, don’t expect to see much of the game
I have always heard the past is prologue. Well, as my father used to say, I'm fixin' to find out.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: A big ol’ time in Texas, thanks to a cartoonish beaver
I recently spent some time driving in Texas (if you keep moving, it's OK) and I've come away with two overwhelming thoughts: Build Back Better and Buc-ee's.
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Subscriber ExclusiveGARY SMITH: The hordes are coming as Arkansas plans for darker times
Once upon a time I had to serve in a chaperone-ish capacity for my youngest son's Boy Scout unit (Troop? Pack? Gang? OK, probably not gang) on a camping trip.
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: A state’s political “pro-family” position becomes a heartbreaking tool to deprive families a chance to have children
The hardest part is the irony, the almost deliberate difference between what was expected and the result, a contrast which often produces a chuckle. Except thi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: Don’t know the menu? Get out of the drive-thru line
Up front I want to establish that, yes, I know it's Valentine's week. It's also Mardi Gras and the start of Lent. Lots of mixed emotions out in the world right…
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OPINION | Tackling the most divisive issue of our time
I'm about to offer up a couple of opinions which I know, given the supercharged nature of the subject in these fraught times may be as controversial and as ris…
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OPINION: Democracy in Iowa, New Hampshire can be a chilling experience
Got to give the good people of Iowa and New Hampshire credit, since they, apparently willingly, did something I'd have to really think long and hard about over…
