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Arkansas Moving toward 'The New Economy"
By Larry Burge If academics had been a sport in the 2000 Olympics, the U.S. team would have come in close to last. For in 1999, when a half-million 12th
First Night on Stage- A Good Fight breaks out
By Wes Putt As patrons migrate to the rim of the George’s Majestic Lounge stage, the lights dim and a well dressed black-haired 20-something sneaks up to the microphone. Clutching
Surviving the heat-NORML members remain determined
By D.R. Bartlette Since its founding five years ago, the University of Arkansas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws or NORML, has been working toward
Why we're reading what we're reading
By Willam Armacost Here in the United States we are fortunate in that public libraries are pervasive. Northwest Arkansas is no exception. Three of the area’s four major cities boast
NAMA XII Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Fred Tackett and Hall of Fame Winners Hunkr Down
Fred Tackett to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award The 2007, NAMA XII Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Arkansas native Fred Tackett. Tackett splits his time between EurekaIt's time for Garage Sale Mania!
by Brian Matthews A babysitter in Georgia recently spent a quarter at a thrift store to buy her charge a present, only to get home and find $1,300 in old
Carrie Dickerson, A Life Lived for the Earth
by Geoff Oelsner Sweet natured, peaceful and extraordinarily energetic Carrie Barefoot Dickerson worked until her death on her history of wind power, Harvesting the Wind. Written for children—the inheritors ofReStore thriving in Northwest Arkansas
By Melissa Terry Habitat for Humanity is more than you think. Most of us are familiar with the general concept of Habitat’s mission and program work, which is to facilitate
Live, Raw and Very Emotional: Drug Court TV
By Maylon T. Rice Justice may be blind, but the Washington and Madison Drug Court has apparently found some success in its effort to discourage drug abuse with the unblinking
NAMA XII- Announcing the Nominees
The Northwest Arkansas Music Awards, the event that honors all Northwest Arkansas musicians and gives music fans the opportunity to select their favorites, will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, April
