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Another Fitch Glitch

By Rachel Birdsell If you’ve ever wandered into the dimly lit wasteland of Abercrombie & Fitch where mannequins are layered in 14 shirts with popped collars, and cologne is piped

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Future Of Art Lies In Functionality

By Terrah Baker Artist Stacy Levy thinks the next wave in art is functionality; or in her case while in Fayetteville for Walton Arts Center’s Artosphere, working with nature and

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Home-Grown Authors

By Kathy Stevens Living in the Ozarks we are blessed with many talented people, from musicians to authors to photographers. Here, at the Fayetteville Library, we want to salute our

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The Wonderful World of Worms

People Making Ripples: Quinn Montana, author of Worship Your Food, loves red wigglers. She recently held an inter-generational workshop, pictured here, as part of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fayetteville’s

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A Political Affair

By Rachel Birdsell South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford, not to be confused with Fred Sanford, defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special election to determine who would fill a

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Yoga For All….With Marilyn Shoffit

By Alexander Wayne Local realtor and yoga practitioner Marilyn Shoffit knows a good investment when she sees one. Affectionately nicknamed ‘The Landlady’ by her colleagues for her expertise in assessing

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It's Easy Being Green!

Editor’s Note: This special editorial didn’t fit in TFW’s “Green” Edition, but we didn’t want you to miss the great things the library has accomplished in being environmentally friendly. Enjoy!

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April Showers Bring May Aquaponics

By Amanda Bancroft Recycling water with fish and plants is pretty splashtastic; but is it feasible? There are some downsides, but practically speaking, sustainable water filtration systems are doable and

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Snake Oil: Corexit Causes Disaster In Gulf

By Rachel Birdsell It’s been three years since the BP oil spill. Three years since we were all glued to the news waiting for the word that the leak had

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Clueless in the Kitchen

“Brad Volz is an avid reader, photographer, and writer living sustainably by shopping locally and bringing his own bags to the Farmers’ Market. He also grows a backyard garden, among