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Who Are These People?

New crew hopes to bring you more of what makes NWA awesome Hi. My name is Becca, and I’m the new editor of The Free Weekly. OK, so there’s nothing

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Cutting Your Party Footprint

  Summer get-togethers can be sustainably satisfying Summer is a popular time for family reunions, church picnics, grilling outdoors, weddings and other events at parks or venues. Despite all the

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Sierra Club Calls Trump’s Action ‘Colossal Mistake’

President Donald Trump announced his intention to renege on the United States’s historic commitment to join 195 nations in a responsible global agreement to limit greenhouse gases. The Paris Climate

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PEACE VOICES: Anti-Science Movement Trumps Climate Change

True to form, President Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Accord on climate change, joining Syria and Nicaragua as the only nonparticipating states. He got an earful

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Coping With Fire Ants In Northwest Arkansas

Fire Ant Look Alikes Properly identifying the ant species is the first step in determining the need for control. Most homeowners recognize imported fire ants by the mounds they build,

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Cancer With Political Clout

Suicide bomber inflicts hell at a concert hall in Manchester, England, that’s full of children, as though that was the point — to murder children. The horror of war —

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Finalities

When I started this column, it was writing a pseudo-obituary/deep though profile on Robin Williams shortly after his death. As I write to you now for the last time under

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Protect Fayetteville From Trump Church Inc.

Fayetteville’s new Cross Church has been a persistent chigger, but witnessing construction is unbearably ominous. This church represents a dangerously inverted Christianity. For example, pastor Ronnie Floyd serves as Trump’s

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Eco-Friendly Fries

Photo by Amanda Bancroft Homegrown lavender sweet potato fries.   Fried foods are delicious, but most people accept that they are treats, not healthy snacks. However, there are plenty of

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Communal Living In Ozarks, Topic Of Event At Hobbs

“Vegetarians, Communists, and Millennialists: Communal Living in the Old Ozarks”: Now there’s a title you don’t see every day. This program will be presented at Hobbs State Park by Brooks