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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…

Profiles with Clay: Whitney Yoder

Yoder understands how it feels to be a new resident of Fort Smith — a city she loves but a city she says could use some “curb appeal” help.

Tax day reflections

A few notes on our fundamental and irreconcilable differences.

Professional bull riders try to hang on in Fort Smith

Bull riders include Cord McCoy, a contestant in the now airing “Amazing Race” on CBS.

Dick Morris withdraws criticism of Steve Womack

Dick Morris made good on his promise to apologize to Rogers Mayor Steve Womack. Sort of. The apology was necessary because Morris on April 15 encouraged attendees of Tea Party…

Tech with Tom: An Apple iPad review

After using the new device, Kirkham sticks to his claim that the iPad is a game changer and a Kindle killer.

Arkansas jobless rate up to 7.8%; manufacturing jobs gain

Arkansas’ unemployment rate moved higher for the second consecutive month, reaching 7.8% in March from 7.7% in February and up from 7.6% in January. The state’s jobless rate in March…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Jordan brings unique jazz style to Second Street Live!

review by Peter Lewis [email protected] The word innovator is bandied around so much that its descriptive effectiveness is tainted. The resonating power is lost. This is troublesome when one is…

Adam & Eats: Kopper Kettle Smokehouse

A pound of bacon and homemade bread reward the culinary critic with nice dreams of leftovers.

The City Wire video: Fort Smith Tea Party

Dick Morris owes an apology to Steve Womack

At the Tea Party events held Thursday in Fayetteville and Fort Smith (April 15), political author and consultant Dick Morris encouraged the hundreds gathered to not vote for Rogers Mayor…

Tea Party events include anti-Womack element (Updated)

Editor’s note: Link here for an update to this story. The Tea Party events held Thursday (April 15) in Fayetteville and Fort Smith took an unexpected and overt political tone…

Philip Merry to seek Fort Smith city director position

Fort Smith businessman and community advocate Philip Merry announced Thursday (April 15) that he will run for the Position 7 (at-large) Fort Smith City Director position. Dr. Cole Goodman has…