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Yoga Deza Seeks To Expand Yoga Community

By Terrah Baker This is the first in a series of articles featuring the newest yoga studios in Fayetteville, each with their own character, background and emphasis on the age-old

Making Ripples

Ice is Nice

By Amanda Bancroft If your recent winter interactions with ice have been altogether negative, I empathize. It’s abundantly clear to most of us why ice storms, slick roads and slippery

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Is Low Minimum Wage A Necessary Evil?

In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt first introduced a federal minimum wage — 25 cents per hour. Today, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. According to the Bureau of Labor

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Eat, Pray, Barf

By Amy Alkon My girlfriend and I just got back from vacationing in India, where we lived in an ashram (essentially a yoga camp) and she studied yoga and meditation

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House of Blurbs

Staff Report   Reproductive Justice Rally The Arkansas Coalition for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) will hold its fourth annual Reproductive Justice Rally at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, on the

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Important Articles Call For Attention

Editor:I live in Springdale and don’t always see a Free Weekly, but I am very glad I picked up your Jan. 2 issue. This letter is huge applause for your

Features In The News

Realistic Cinema For Realistic Prices

By Terrah Baker Mike Bertrand was 14 when his dad asked him to fill in for a camera guy at a local TV station in Louisiana. After helping out for

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Arkansas GED Testing Undergoes Changes

By Terrah Baker Ever heard the story of the starfish? I hadn’t either, until I talked with Deputy Director Jim Smith of Adult Education in the Arkansas Department of Career

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Yes Virginia There is a Police State

“Secret Service ran jamming devices so that all cell phones in the area went straight to voice mail but could not connect, again interfering with protesters’ (and uninvolved neighbors’) ability

Music

Country Icon, Genuine Musician Comes To NWA

Milsap will be playing at the Walton Arts Center on Jan. 12.