Features
Some newspaper staff members opted to enjoy a potluck meal last week in honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day holiday. Pictured, from bottom, are Broccoli Salad, Hearty Irish Beef Stew, Neiman-Marcus Spread, Million Dollar Marinated Salad and Eclair Cake.
Photo by Anthony Reyes
Communities of faith: Caring for Creation is conference focus
FAYETTEVILLE — A Caring for Creation conference will be held April 16-18 at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center, 150 N.W. Skyline Drive. Read More »
Muslim denied relief agency job
SEATTLE — Saad Mohammad Ali had volunteered for six months at World Relief, helping the agency resettle arriving Iraqi refugees, when a manager suggested he apply for an Arabic-speaking caseworker job. Read More »
Lapses in fact-checking burn book publishers
NEW YORK — Book publishers have long seen themselves as the gatekeepers of literary culture. But when they’re not looking, the truth has a way of being left at the door. Read More »
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Men can’t change culture, but can change themselves
WASHINGTON — DEAR CAROLYN: I thought you were right on in your answer to B. from Maine (about who pays for dates, Feb. 9). Read More »
NEWS BRIEFS: Clergy protest rule on homeless camp
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Clergy on Mercer Island say the city’s new rules about the roving homeless encampment known as Tent City violate their religious freedoms. Read More »
Walton grants boost young churches
LITTLE ROCK — A gift from Arkansas’ best-known philanthropists is helping shape the future of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., one congregation at a time. Read More »
In the flow
Church’s water fast to benefit Haiti pours participants’ focus into sacrificing for others
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Members of First United Methodist Church in Springdale are on a cola and coffee fast for Haiti. At least one day a week until Easter, they’re drinking only water. Read More »
HELPFUL HINTS
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: After reading the hint about how to remove foul odors from the freezer, I was reminded of the time I was in the same situation, except in my case it was a refrigerator freezer. Read More »
Tacos, not takeout
Fast-food version is just a shell of what tacos can become in your kitchen
LITTLE ROCK — Tacos as many Americans know them are not authentic Mexican food. That’s not to say a crunchy corn tortilla filled with spiced ground beef, shredded iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes and grated cheddar cheese isn’t tasty. But tacos can be so much more. Read More »
And babies make a grand total of six in the bustling Vic Snyder household
LITTLE ROCK — Gone is the marker board that outlined the names of helpers who would arrive for ’round the clock feedings and diaper changes. Bouncy seats, Boppy pillows and other baby paraphernalia have been moved out, replaced now by baskets and tubs full of toys, and baby gates block the main path through the house. Read More »
Neighbors pitch in to help with infants
LITTLE ROCK — With three tiny babies at home and a new mother with heart failure, Betsy and U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder needed lots of help — and they got it. Read More »
Their ‘main triplet link’
LITTLE ROCK — Greta Falkner of Sherwood is at home now, awaiting the birth of her triplets, two boys and a girl due in July but expected to arrive weeks earlier, as most multiples do. Read More »
IDEA ALLEY: Potato soup good for what ails you
LITTLE ROCK — Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Read More »
Creature feature
LITTLE ROCK — How can you tell if a dog is overweight? The easiest way is to ask your veterinarian during an examination, but you can also determine if your dog is under, over or normal weight by feeling his ribs. Read More »
Potluck O’ The Irish
GO-TO RECIPES WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy a potluck. Read More »