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Other participants in the conversation will remain anonymo... March 18, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Bubba takes his shot Bubba McCoy told me he got vaccinated because he had no choice considering his marital circumstance. He said that he and I run a close race in the "most over-married" sweepstakes. The ever-responsibl... March 17, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Arkansas just incidental Sarah the Liberal Slayer will become the next governor of Arkansas almost incidentally and by taking it for granted. As a confirmed pragmatist, I've been trying to think of ways this mostly tragic fa... March 16, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Get a shot in the arm The states' performances in delivering vaccines get ranked in several ways. By any averaging, Arkansas languishes in the bottom tier. That's the case even as Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes the rounds of n... March 14, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Making hate feel at home Seldom if ever has a governor's declared legislative priority been treated as disrespectfully as Gov. Asa Hutchinson's push that Arkansas become the 48th state with a law allowing penalty supplements ... March 11, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: A superficial justification The greatest source of destructive political resentment in America is the chasm between Democratic places where a lot of people live close together and more open Republican spaces where fewer people l... March 10, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Supremely sticky Over the weekend Arkansas found itself with more vaccines than people in line to receive them. So, on Monday morning, Gov. Asa Hutchinson authorized vaccine eligibility for all persons in the categor... March 9, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: In the balance, unbalanced You might be asking what it would take for Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a bill. And I would answer that it would take futile adherence to personal principle and a better state Constitution. I'm neithe... March 7, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Passion in the middle The latest Gallup public opinion polls show a surge in independence in America that indicates political parties make noise and nonmembers make the difference. Persons identifying as Democrats or Repu... March 4, 2021 OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Not broken? We can fix it! News item: The state Legislature is considering legislation to reapply for a federal waiver to keep Medicaid expansion alive by making changes in its nationally regarded program. This is why Arkansas... 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