Commentary
Summer Fun Ammunition
Summer has come, and kids are going to be looking for something fun to do. Have an ammo list of cheap excursions ready.
Farmers Markets Fight Food Deserts
In the U.S., 803 counties are classified as “food deserts.” Fortunately, the USDA has made addressing the food desert challenge a priority for the 2011 Farmers Market Promotion Program.
From Wet To Dry
Although the flood season is nearly over, you can still prepare for summer drought with water preservation. Rain barrels are available for purchase through Seven Hills Homeless Center.
Back And Forth With Boozman
Two or so months ago, I attended a meeting at the Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality’s Youth Equality Services. We were asked to write Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., a letter.
Knocking Down The Wall
Laningham: That’s a big question for me. My biological mother was a lesbian who came out in the early 1970s here in NWA. This was back … when homosexuality was still considered a mental illness.
Smoking Gun Or Irrelevant?
Last week I got a call asking if I’d be interested in a video clip of Fayetteville council member Matthew Petty. A couple of locals had gone into on-the-spot journalism mode and captured Petty smoking at the Kingfish bar
Like Martina On Steroids
Betty and I have always tried to be out as much as possible. Every job I have applied for since our Holy Union, I have dropped the words partner or companion in the interview. I do not want to live in the closet.
States Of The Union
Same-sex marriage is now permitted in six states with New York passing the Marriage Equality Act by a vote of 33-29 on June 24.