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Undocumented census

Census Bureau seeks undocumented immigrant participation in 2010.

Backyard Beekeeping

Did you know that every third bite of food can be linked to honey bees? Learn about the importance of honeybees and how we can use and protect them for…

USA Truck posts $2.9 million quarterly loss; revenues gain

Early signs of recovery in the national trucking industry have yet to help the bottom line of Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., with the company citing rising diesel fuel prices…

Kick-Ass is not so much a kick-ass movie

Peter grades the movie high on a “juvenile” scale, but says it misses the mark as a quality effort.

Files, Glidewell, Medley issue campaign money reports; tout grassroots effort

Rep. Frank Glidewell says he’s raised about enough campaign money. Jim Medley says he’ll need another $20,000 to compete effectively to the May 18 primary election. Glidewell, Medley and Jake…

Robbins tackles felony record, becomes self-sufficient

story and photos by Roy Hill [email protected] Lakeisha Robbins knows the difficulties of facing joblessness, a felony record, and long odds. But she also knows the rewards of finding a…

AT&T profits slide 21%

Health care charges result in accounting hit.

Teamsters, Arkansas Best agree to wage cuts (Updated)

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is reporting that it and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. have reached a tentative agreement on 15% pay cuts through 2013 for the roughly 6,000…

Oxane plant ‘substantially’ ahead of schedule

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Work is “substantially” ahead of schedule on the new Oxane Materials plant in Van Buren’s Industrial Park. Mayor Bob Freeman met with representatives…

Area cities, chamber agree to create development alliance

More than 40 Oklahoma and Arkansas business and political leaders gathered in the Fort Smith area on Tuesday (April 20) took the first formal steps to try for a third…

Sam Bush brings his legendary ‘New Grass’ to Second Street

review by Peter Lewis [email protected] Sam Bush is one of the truly great musicians of the past 40 years. Whether as a member of the New Grass Revival, a sideman,…

Scholar Series – Lindsy Lawrence “Victorians in the Digital Age”

The Scholar Series provides learning opportunities for the general public free of charge. UA Fort Smith faculty members will present a topic that draws broadly on the faculty member’s research…

Advertising turnoffs

35% of us won’t buy stuff sold with distasteful ads.

Branding products or services is important with all businesses

Stockman says branding creates the value and should be the basis for all marketing and advertising.

$4 million elderly facility approved in Van Buren

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] They sat together in four rows at Monday night’s city council meeting in Van Buren, waiting for the vote to rezone a piece of property…

DeLay ‘in line’ with opposition to Card Check

Fort Smith attorney Gunner DeLay is the only Republican candidate in the 3rd District GOP primary to not be shown as returning a questionnaire asking candidates their position on the…

Campbell challenges Malone’s record at political forum

A Monday political forum was an agreeable discussion among Republican candidates that taxes are too high, governments spend too much and the newly approved federal health care bill is bad….

Local Republican candidates talk health care, legislation ideas

The consensus among Republican candidates in three Fort Smith legislative races is that the new federal health care bill will burden the state budget, but there was some variation in…

First Federal restates 4Q; cites ‘Great Recession’ and Northwest Arkansas woes

Thinly traded First Federal Bancshares revised its fourth quarter and year-end results for 2009 on Friday, citing the "Great Recession’s" affect on the Harrison bank’s loan portfolio. According to First…

Think beyond the pandering

Once again we voters are peppered mercilessly via our television, radio and mail box to support candidates who deserve our votes because they love the Lord, love the Constitution and…