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Child Migration Revisited in “Orphan Train”
Staff Report One of the largest child migrations — more than 250,000 children between 1854 and 1929 — happened right here in the United States. Children boarded trains in New
Hope During Labor Class Injustice in Billy Elliott
Staff Report Billy Elliot the Musical plays out amid the turmoil of the 1984 coal miners’ strike in Northern England, one of the darkest times in modern British history. As
Inspiring Children To Write
Staff Report The acclaimed and award winning performance poet, and Fayetteville resident, Clayton Scott, travels throughout Arkansas using poetry to teach creative writing and presentation skills in a weeklong residency
A Slice of Time
By Robert Laurence roberttoddlaurence@uark.edu “A slice of time.” That’s what Adam Vines, assistant professor of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is looking for in his poems. A
‘Can America Be Saved From Stupid People’: A Review
By Chad Pollock “Can America Be Saved from Stupid People” is a collection of Dave Duffy’s opinion columns for Backwoods Home Magazine, a publication he founded in 1989. The magazine
Remembering ‘Mighty’ Jeff Carey
“Jeff’s love for blues was obvious. Although he could play and sing in any genre, he always went back to the blues. ‘Shelia, I’m just an old blues man,’ he
Surprisingly fun 'Lincoln' Humanizes Honest Abe
By Christopher Lawrence Tell audiences they’re about to see a 149-minute drama about the struggle to finesse the 13th Amendment through the House of Representatives, and all but the heartiest
Movies In The Obscure
Fayetteville History Alive ‘Among The Hills’ “It is a fallacious notion that a newspaper should or could be an isolated affair. Its life-blood should flow in the veins of the
Study Analyzes Arts’ Impact
By Joel Walsh Arts and cultural organizations bring more than live music, gallery openings and theatrical performances to Northwest Arkansas. They also provide hundreds of jobs and generate millions of
‘Spoons’ Memoir Makes Raw Impact
Staff Report Austin Coats of Rogers struggled with addiction for years, and then wrote his memoir entitled Spoons Are For Stirring Coffee (2012) about his struggle, that reviewers are calling
