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Mainstream, left publications ignore story about Amazon donation of books, 'controversial ideology' to Virginia school system

By Karen Kidd | Jul 10, 2021

Online retailer Amazon's donation of "anti-racist" books to a Virginia school system caught the attention of right-leaning publications last month — and shade from an Arkansas U.S. senator — but only the sound of crickets came from more mainstream and lefty publications.

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Cotton urges EPA against 'repeating the mistakes of the Obama administration' in threatened Navigable Waters Protection Rule repeal

By Karen Kidd | Jul 10, 2021

Arkansas' entire congressional delegation wants the Environmental Protection Agency to acknowledge state sovereignty and not repeal the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, a delegation member said in a social media post.

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Hutchinson declares 'I want to do all that I can,' embarks on statewide tour to spike COVID-19 vaccination rates

By Karen Kidd | Jul 10, 2021

Governor Asa Hutchinson has embarked on a series of "Community COVID Conversations" to find out first-hand what Arkansans have to say about coronavirus and the vaccinations.

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'Breaking new ground': Proton therapy center will provide new options for cancer patients

By Karen Kidd | May 30, 2021

In a couple of years, Arkansas residents who need proton therapy, an alternative to radiation that targets especially difficult-to-reach tumors, will no longer have to leave the state to get it.

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Cotton says Democrats' plan for race-based home ownership grants would be 'illegal, racist'

By Karen Kidd | May 29, 2021

Sen. Tom Cotton warns that legislation that would give Black Americans $25,000 for a down payment on a home is wrong on multiple levels, and he is calling on journalists to acknowledge that.

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Cotton blasts Biden for 'illegal and immoral' plan to deliver aid to Gaza

By Karen Kidd | May 29, 2021

President Joe Biden wants to side-step Hamas to deliver aid in Gaza, but Sen. Tom Cotton said in a recent social media post that the group named as acceptable to work with is no better.

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'A good day for Mayflower': Hill touts Highway 89 overpass as growth he's been pushing for

By Karen Kidd | May 29, 2021

Supporting Mayflower and the now under-construction Highway 89 overpass is a matter of pride, South Arkansas' member of Congress said in a recent Facebook post.

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Cotton helps introduce bill to target 'disgusting and totally unacceptable' anti-Semitic hate crimes

By Karen Kidd | May 29, 2021

Legislation that would beef up reporting of anti-Semitism in the U.S. and impose stiffer sentences in some hate crime convictions is a response to the uptick in such crimes, Sen. Tom Cotton said.