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Women’s Music Festival Empowers and Enlightens

By Terrah Baker Big Bad Gina is anchored in women’s music festivals, especially since their success at the national festival in Kansas City, Mo., winning the overall competition; Followed by

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Record-High Poll Numbers Confirm America is Ready

A new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows a record-high 59 percent of Americans support marriage for same-sex couples, with only 34 percent opposed. The deep support reaches into every region

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2014 Fashion Week Brings New Art Amiss Looks

By Melissa Arens This year for the 2014 Fashion Week, local nonprofit Art Amiss has put together quite a lineup! From the organizing and preparation in the beginning — from

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ONF Spreads The Love ($$)

The promise of Ozark Natural Foods co-op in Fayetteville when they paid off their $1.6 million ($15,000 a month) mortgage was to save shoppers money and invest in the local

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Wind Powers Bright Future

By EarthTalk Hydroelectric sources of power dwarf other forms of renewable energy, but wind power has been a dominant second for years, and continues to show “hockey stick” growth moving

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Volunteer Ballet Company Performs for Children

By Terrah Baker There’s something magical about a group of children watching professional dancers in multi-colored ballet dresses, tiaras and fairy wings, move gracefully in front of them while enchanting

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Nonprofit Bridges Gap For Troubled Youth

By Terrah Baker Josh was 18 years old living in a tent in Walker Park when he first learned about the YouthBridge program. “At first it was just me….It was

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Reggae Leads Singer to Grammy, Career and a New Local Band

By Terrah Baker “Reggae music is more about living right, and about treating your fellow human with respect, and being a good person. It’s kind of a good message music.”

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OMNI Seeks World Peace With New Strategies

By Terrah Baker What does the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology headquartered in Fayetteville actually do? Organizers say they’ve heard this question many times. Maybe it’s hard to

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Is Low Minimum Wage A Necessary Evil?

In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt first introduced a federal minimum wage — 25 cents per hour. Today, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. According to the Bureau of Labor