Commentary
Five People Making Ripples
Meet Pauline Thiessen, Karyn Zaremba, Chamisa Wheeler, Judith Ann Griffith and Don Matt, five everyday local heroes making a difference with their lifestyle and careers in Northwest Arkansas. Do you
Digging Up the Past … Without A Shovel
By Rachel Hamburg Rolled about a broomstick and jammed beneath a bed, a map of the old Prairie Grove-Fayetteville railroad waited to be discovered by a woman going through her
Religious Porn
By Rachel Birdsell If we’re to believe the researchers over at Case Western Reserve University, the more religious you are, the more likely you are to believe that you have
Walipinis: Grow Food Underground
By Amanda Bancroft A walipini is an underground greenhouse that lets you grow food year-round. The name “walipini” comes from the Aymara Native American language and means “a place of
Political Pollution
By Rachel Birdsell “They think that somehow they know more about climate change than the very community that does nothing but study the climate.” Is anyone besides me thinking about
Winter Birding in Arkansas
By Amanda Bancroft “In 2013, participants in 111 countries counted about 33.5 million birds, documenting 4,258 species — more than one-third of the world’s bird species!” From February 14-17, you
J. William Fulbright: Can an Empire Change Its Attitude?
If you previously knew anything about J. William Fulbright, it was probably of his educational exchange program, one of the world’s most admired peacemaking innovations. One proposed exchange, as recounted
The Science of Natural Cold Remedies
By Amanda Bancroft According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, there is no strong scientific evidence that natural remedies are effective against a cold or flu. They
Mi Amigo Calvin
By Ezequiel Perez Santiago As I sat in a plane on my way home late Saturday night all I could feel was despair. My eyes burned as the isolated silence
A Change In (sub)Culture
By Dane Laborn When I was growing up, I was really into comics. My two best friends were into the Stars, both Trek and Wars, and I liked those other