by - August 22, 2012 6:07 pm
Adam & Eats: Pho King
On this week’s adventure, we are heading to an old favorite of mine. And old is a relative term, seeing as how they’ve only been around for a few years….
Fort Smith
by - August 22, 2012 11:35 am
Child abuse takes economic toll
The cheerful and colorful pinwheels placed throughout Northwest Arkansas every April remind passersby that child abuse still ravages young lives in the community. Each pinwheel represents a child who was…
by - August 21, 2012 10:28 pm
Large crowd rallies to ‘Defend the Defenders’ (Updated)
Fort Smith sent a message to U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., on Tuesday night (Aug. 21) at the Defending Our Defenders Listening Session. Hundreds of citizens, including civic leaders, city…
by - August 21, 2012 9:45 pm
Fayetteville leads in digital research initiative for the state
A new virtual initiative at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has the potential to change the way researchers at state public universities share research and to revolutionize the way…
by - August 21, 2012 6:58 pm
G. David Gearhart: Chancellor’s job is a way of life
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart is sitting behind an oak desk in his corner office nursing a Diet Pepsi. He used to drink Diet Coke until the…
by - August 21, 2012 5:14 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Commodity prices move higher
Beef U.S. beef packer margins last week averaged $27 per head, improving to $47.80 by Tuesday (Aug.21 ), according to Hedgers Edge. Beef and cattle markets have recovered significantly from…
by - August 21, 2012 3:48 pm
ATU-Ozark names McClure teacher of the year
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has named Debbie McClure of Clarksville its 2012 Teacher of the Year. McClure, an instructor in the Cosmetology Department, was given the award – voted on…
by - August 21, 2012 3:31 pm
WATCH fights for sexual abuse victims
Paula Riggs remembers carefully laying out the plastic across her car seats. It was a day about 15 years earlier when she agreed to transport a 14-year old girl in…
by - August 21, 2012 3:03 pm
American consumers with fewer babies limit spending
Debra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don’t plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and save for…
by - August 21, 2012 2:02 pm
Insurers may have $5 billion drought cost
Private crop insurers, a group led by Wells Fargo & Co. and Ace Ltd., may face losses that exceed $5 billion if this year’s U.S. drought is worse than one…
by - August 21, 2012 1:57 pm
Report: Rules reduce U.S. manufacturing by $500 billion
Regulations on U.S. manufacturing may reduce output by as much as $500 billion this year, according to an industry-sponsored study that cast doubts on President Barack Obama’s efforts to trim…
by - August 21, 2012 1:47 pm
Freight reports paint picture of slowing U.S. economy
A national trucking sector struggling through economic ups and downs hit the middle in July with no change in the American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index. The index, considered a…
by - August 21, 2012 7:10 am
Whole Foods sees stores tripling with embrace of produce
When Whole Foods Market Inc. announced last year it was opening a store in downtown Detroit, the reaction was predictable: Whole Foods? In Detroit? The move reflects a new direction…
by - August 20, 2012 11:26 pm
Fort Smith Housing Authority plan gets pushback
The Fort Smith Housing Authority (FSHA) faced a small but hostile audience Monday night (Aug. 20) at the Bluff Avenue Baptist Church. The controversy: FSHA wishes to add 36 units…
by - August 20, 2012 5:53 pm
Delfeayo Marsalis headlines Jazz Eureka Festival
EUREKA SPRINGS — Jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, a member of the famous New Orleans family of jazz musicians with the same name, will prove his place in the family lineage when…
by - August 20, 2012 5:47 pm
Fed studies show damage to job market is reversible
Most of the damage inflicted on the U.S. labor market by the recession is reversible, according to Federal Reserve research, leaving open the possibility that additional stimulus will be effective…
by - August 20, 2012 5:35 pm
Almost half of doctors say they’re burned out
About 1 in 2 doctors are burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, U.S. researchers found. Doctors working in emergency, family…
by - August 20, 2012 5:16 pm
Wal-Mart to tweak layaway plan
Cash-strapped customers who rely on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. low prices year round are getting a little extra help from the retail giant this Christmas as the company’s layaway program has…
by - August 20, 2012 5:09 pm
Nursing program chairs named at ATU-Ozark
With classes starting this week at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, two newly appointed program chairs will be at the helm of the campus’ two nursing programs. Theresa Fontaine of Alma…
by - August 20, 2012 3:49 pm
Benatar, Giraldo rock the Walton Arts Center
FAYETTEVILLE — Pat Benatar is a hard-rocking vocal powerhouse whose songs served as anthems for angsty teenagers in the 1980s. Those youngsters are all grown up, and other generations have…