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by The City Wire staff - September 24, 2012 11:28 am

Pet product sold at Target recalled

A pet treat product sold at Target Stores between April and September has been recalled by Kasel Associated Industries because of possible Salmonella contamination. The Boots & Barkley six-count, 5-in….

by The City Wire staff - September 23, 2012 9:21 pm

Tusk to Tail: Lost the game AND party

Following another Razorback disappointment where we learned that Def Leppard’s one-armed drummer could throw for 300 yards against the Hog secondary and the Burl’s Kids could start on our offensive…

by Michael Tilley - September 23, 2012 7:19 pm

Yoakam’s Pears

Dwight Yoakam reached out to various pop culture influences, including the Beatles, to craft his newest album, “3 Pears.” Influences are not a surprise for this fan of Yoakam who…

by The City Wire staff - September 23, 2012 3:57 pm

Speech tolerance

The opportunity to identify oneself as brilliant or boneheaded via free speech is a beautiful thing – maybe the best of things our American democracy bequeathed to us, its ideological…

by The City Wire staff - September 23, 2012 3:41 pm

How stupid are you?

This past Friday morning I turned on the television in time to see a discussion between CNBC’s Squawk Box hosts and Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and the school’s…

by The City Wire staff - September 22, 2012 1:41 am

Wal-Mart plays catch up in M-commerce

Nearly 86 million consumers or four out of five smartphone owners accessed retailer websites via mobile apps in July, according to a recent report by comScore. Brick and mortar retailers…

by The City Wire staff - September 20, 2012 9:59 pm

Escaping Nazi Germany at 14

FAYETTEVILLE — Even though it was more than 80 years ago, Betty Armstrong of Fayetteville can still recall one moment in time as if it were yesterday. She remembers gathering…