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Formal English
Hillbilly version: A national language we sure hope you use IMP (Indigenous Mountain People) as the guide line for English. Why not? But probably, New York or New Jersey English will be the accepted standard. Heaven forbid we should use some obscure Indian dialect since they were here first. English… Read more.
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Public money spent supplementing private and parochial schools
Hillbilly wisdom: take it away from the peasants. They cannot do anything about it. Under the name of choice, public funds continue at an increasing rate to be drawn away from the public school. To date NO school district in Arkansas has challenged the states right to withdraw public funds… Read more.
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Better Schools and Better days
Hillbilly wisdom: You made your bed, now lay in it. Have a happy fourth of July. Please be safe as you celebrate. It’s only 487 days until the midterms. Big beautiful bill passed along party lines with VP Vance the deciding vote in the Senate. Expect the Congress to flip… Read more.
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A Job well Done
Hillbilly version: just doing my job. The 44 who stayed behind and did their job should be commended. Given at the very least Atta Boys for everyone. A word of caution seems appropriate. Don’t let your guard down. You should expect more actions and maybe more intense. Can there be… Read more.
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The President can or the President can not
Hillbilly version: Momma says just because someone else did it does not make it right. Finally something both parties can agree upon. If the president is from our party then he will be allowed to invade, assassinate, bomb. [The president can use small scale and short duration but we allow… Read more.
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Arkansas’s Voucher Program
Hillbilly wisdom: public funds for private schools will increase the cost of private schools (basic supply and demand). Application fees to private schools are nonrefundable. Withdrawal fees apply if your child does not complete the year. The 2025-26 school year allows all children to apply equally to any school in… Read more.
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A Show of Hands
Hillbilly version: not all votes should be conducted behind closed doors. Regardless of your position, I would like to know which legislative members of our government 1) knew and 2) approved of the war upon Iran’s nuclear program. Article I section 8 gives the legislative branch the power to declare… Read more.
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Peace or Profit
Hillbilly version: keep your mouth shut and watch. Actions speak louder than words. Our leader wants peace. So this weekend he authorized bombing a foreign country. The pentagon is increasing the production of 155mm shells from (2022 -14,500 per month), current (2025- 40,000 per month) to 100,000 per month. Over… Read more.
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Do you believe what you’re seeing or what I’m telling you
Hillbilly wisdom: politicians have trouble with the truth. Could be they don’t know what it is, maybe they don’t care or maybe lying is to their advantage. Prices are up but in the long run jobs will come back to America; We are not actively involved in the Israel Iran… Read more.
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Paid to Play
Hillbilly version: Dan kicked a 63 yard punt in high school and turned down a scholarship to play football because the school didn’t have a good engineering program. At the time I thought he was crazy. He was not. He had a very successful career. Today, young athletes are being… Read more.