Opinion

Recycling for Earth Day

Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Aug. 1, 2009. It runs here again because Earth Day is April 22 and we believe recycling an essay will help save a piece…

Regarding Rosey, again

We’ve received a few more real letters from a real reader. As we noted in our first conversation with Rosey’s owner, we’re not sure about the dog, or the story…

Scene by Carson: A tough report on Downtown Fort Smith

feature story by Amanda Carson [email protected] Downtown should be the focal point for entertainment, food and shopping for any major city. Considering Fort Smith is the second largest city in…

Finding Madonna

There he was, Anthony Bourdain, visiting with a French vineyard owner about what makes the grapes in his field taste different compared to the same class of grapes growing just…

Billy returns

Billy, an old college friend recently dropped in for a chat. He finds amusing this recent spectacle of folks showing up at Fort Smith board meetings to harangue board members…

Adam & Eats: IMA Jerk BBQ

The recommendation is that you drive to Cedarville for a bologna sandwich. Yes, a bologna sandwich.

Anger management

This is a request for you, Kind Reader, to compartmentalize your animosity toward the steaming pile of federal government that has forgotten that natural fertilizer becomes toxic when spread too…

Tech with Tom: Get your iPad while you can

Tom covers it all with this report — from the iPad, to Google in your town to geeks drawing on a spreadsheet.

Adam & Eats: Cara’s at Brunwick Place

The creative sandwiches are so good they almost move Adam to profanity. Almost.

As it once was

The thing you need to know about Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker is that he’s tremendously more interested in ensuring cheap and convenient television access to local religious programming and…

Tech with Tom: Get backed up

There are two kind of people that backup their computer information. Those who do and those who will.

‘Cop Out’ is without a plot, but it’s funny despite the handicap

Peter’s review of this movie is more of a review of the history of male-centric “buddy pictures.” Which is to say, it’s an interesting review.

Regarding Rosey

The following is a real letter. From a real person. We’re not sure about the dog. Or the story about the dog. But we do take this opportunity to reply…

Paddock’s Picks: “Game Change” and “The Politician”

The two books provide interesting and alarming insight into politics at the highest levels. Or, depending on your perspective, the lowest levels.

You want me to support what?

What follows will be a series of observations, lists and explainers all presented in a possibly naive hope they will clear the fog of misinformation, poor information and no information…

Tech with Tom: A few hints on finding the right camera

A camera doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. It just has to be with you.

Adam & Eats: A House Divided — Part two

Be prepared for zeppelins in a fog, shingles with a shimmy and two restaurants that Adam says are true gems.

Unimportant things

There are a lot of important things we could discuss. Our world of local, state and federal politics are awash in oddities, what ifs and what the hells. The primary…

Tech with Tom: Fake virus warnings

Scareware can muck up your computer and take your money. It’s almost as bad as the IRS.

Parker’s big pipe

Kyle Parker has a big, big, big pipe to play with. That short starter sentence is silly double entendre that high-falutin’ folks will label sophomoric and wholly unnecessary until they…