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CLASSMATES REMEMBER HISTORIC 1954 EVENTS
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — When Nancy Mays moved to California in 1959, she was shocked to find that people expected her to be a racist. Continue reading...
Celebrate Love Without Breaking The Bank
SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH CHILDREN ON VALENTINE’S DAY
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Any celebration can seem stressful, if you depend on money to make it happen. Valentine’s Day is no exception — the flowers, the candy, the balloons, the teddy bears. Continue reading...
THE ROCKWOOD FILES: Younger Self Has No Clue
EVERYTHING LOOKS CLEARER IN REARVIEW MIRROR
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — While browsing for books the other day, I ran across a compilation of letters written by famous, notable women. Continue reading...
LIFE: School News
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Williams Baptist College of Walnut Ridge released its first semester president’s list of students with a 4.0 grade point average (marked with *asterisk) and the dean’s list, which requires at least 3.5. Benton County students are... Continue reading...
Snackpacks Fight Hunger
SAMARITAN CENTER PROGRAM FEEDS 4,800 IN FOUR COUNTIES
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Volunteers move along two long tables, filling plastic sacks with an assortment of snacks. Continue reading...
THE ROCKWOOD FILES: Cat, Owner Engaged In Standoff
PRESCRIBED PELLETS NOT PLEASING TO PERCY’S PALATE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — One of my favorite Looney Tunes cartoons is the one where Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck argue about whether it’s duck season or rabbit season. Elmer Fudd stands nearby with his shotgun, ready to fire on whichever rascally varmint loses the argument. Continue reading...
Girl’s Success Story Inspires Heart, Hope
TWINS’ MOTHER ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Sonya Massey of Bethel Heights is a nurse practitioner, but it was the birth of her twin daughters that made her acutely aware of heart-related health issues. Continue reading...
LIFE: School News
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Henderson State University in Arkadelphia named students with a 4.0 grade point average to its *Dean’s List and students with at least 3.5 to its Honor Roll for the fall semester. Continue reading...
Get Gardens Going
WINTER IS TIME TO CLEAN UP LAST YEAR’S MESS
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Though Northwest Arkansas gardens and lawns are dormant in January and February, there are still plenty of tasks and learning opportunities to keep home gardeners occupied while they bide their time for the coming growing season. Continue reading...
A Most Lucky Chinese New Year
YEAR OF THE DRAGON A REASON TO CELEBRATE WITH SPICY SOUP, LEMON RICE, CHOCOLATE COOKIES
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The Year of the Dragon, the 4710th year of the Chinese calendar, started Monday. That gives us 363 more days to celebrate by eating the sweet, spicy, crunchy, mouthwatering food we call “Chinese.” Continue reading...
THE ROCKWOOD FILES: Living Up To Your Labels
DIVIDING ALLOWS MOM TO CONQUER HER CLUTTER
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Labels can be powerful. And I’m not talking about symbolic labels like “geek” or “diva” or the generalizations we assign to people. I’m talking about real labels. The sticky ones. The kind with words in capital letters that tell you where things go. Continue reading...
HONOR ROLL
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Students on the second quarter honor roll at Kirksey Middle School in Rogers are... Continue reading...
LIFE: School News
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — During Fall Commencement Exercises at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., two students from Bentonville who completed their degree requirements at the close of the summer semester were included... Continue reading...
Aging In Place
SERIES REINFORCES THAT HEALTH MATTERS TO SENIORS
FAYETTEVILLE — Exercise is the magic ingredient in a formula for aging well, according to Gillian Woods, a gerontologist and director of education and outreach at the Pat Walker Center for Seniors in Fayetteville. Continue reading...
A Thousand Ways To Die (Successfully)
UA GRADUATE BRET YOUNT RETURNS FOR COMBAT SEMINAR
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Killing someone with a phone cord is every bit as much fun as killing them with a sword. Or so says Bret Yount. And he ought to know; that’s what he does for a living. Continue reading...
