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Mt. Kessler Opens Newest Attraction

People of all ages and ability levels can now have fun learning at the (relatively) new Kessler Mountain Outdoor Classroom and Nature Center in the old Smokehouse building off of Hwy 62/MLK Blvd.

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The Switch Chronicles Pt. II: The Conclusion

A few weeks ago, I told the tale of my perilous and epic journey in search of the latest Nintendo console, The Switch. They are notoriously difficult to get a hold of due to their high demand. Today I am happy to report a resounding success. The Nintendo Switch now sits comfortably atop my Xbox One.

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Fayetteville High School Students Bringing Their Lit Mag To Night Bird

Members from Connotations, a student-produced lit mag out of Fayetteville High School, will take the podium Tuesday, April 25, at Nightbird Books, for a round of readings.

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Discover Green Cemeteries For Earth Day

Earth Day is a popular time to “green” our lives, but there is also the option of a green death.

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Anxiously Awaiting Nothing

You know that feeling you get when you reach the top of a roller coaster?

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Arkansas Mass Executions And Christian Nonviolence

Arkansas is set for a mass execution of eight people within a 10 day period, starting April 17.

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Natural Egg Dye And Easter Tips

Spring is here, and signs of new life are everywhere. Farms are abundant with baby pigs, calves, chicks and ponies.

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Making Sense Of Trump’s Syria Strike

You know that old idiom about how a broken clock is still right twice a day? That’s about how I’ve been feeling regarding Trump’s retaliatory air strike on Assad forces in Syria.

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What Makes a Rainbow?

What do you call it when the sun shines while it’s raining? According to the 2003 Harvard Dialect Survey, the majority of people in the United States have no term for this phenomenon, but the most common term is a “sun shower.”

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The Quest For The Wild Switch

Where my balance would usually read something pathetic, there glowed an amount I’d been striving for since the first of March – the amount of a Nintendo Switch.