Commentary
Welcoming Baby New Year
By Joyce Hale 2013 should be The Year of the Child. Imagine what the future would be if our political leaders measured risks and benefits of all their actions by
That’ll Teach You
By Rachel Birdsell Last week, I wrote about what I’d learned in 2012. I’m afraid that you might not have been able to relate to it, though. This week, to
Ridding Our Lives of Forbidden Plastics
By Terrah Baker At the end of the week when I bag my overflowing stacks of recycling to haul to Ozark Natural Foods recycling drop off, there’s one bag that’s
A More Perfect Union
The Time is Year Zero, Now New Health Columnist Sees A Future With No Excuses By Alexander Wayne I like to think that the world did end on that fateful
Recruiting to ‘Work Out Domestic Violence’
FACT: Nearly 1/3 of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives. — Junior League of Northwest Arkansas website
Knowledge Gained
By Rachel Birdsell Another year is about to slip away again, and hopefully we are all ending 2012 a little wiser than when we started it. I know that I’ve
Wildlife Christmas Trees
By Amanda Bancroft There’s a debate about which type of tree — artificial or real — has the least amount of environmental impact. Wikipedia states a real tree generates 3.1
What Kind of Jobs Are We Talking?
By Terrah Baker I hear a lot about jobs in our economy. “There are no jobs. There are new jobs. These jobs are good. These jobs suck. We need more
The Reason for the Season
By Rachel Birdsell I have seen the phrase “reason for the season” about 9,526 times this month. We are all being implored to please, for the love of all things
Aw, Shoot!
By Rachel Birdsell As sick as I am that it’s taken too many killings to convince our government something has to be done about gun control, I am happy there