by - March 25, 2012 5:11 pm
Godvernment
One might think even with a superficial knowledge of history and religion one would see the advantage of avoiding God-based government or government-based God. But the level of support for…
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by - March 25, 2012 3:00 pm
Bill and Hillary’s airport
Some folks have been rolling their eyes at the presumptiveness the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission supposedly displayed March 20 when it unanimously elected to rename the state’s largest airport…
by - March 25, 2012 10:26 am
Buffalo marks 40 years as national park
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Buffalo National River’s designation as a national park, the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has dedicated a special interactive section of its…
by - March 24, 2012 5:27 pm
Five picked for honors at Women’s History Month Banquet
FAYETTEVILLE — State Sen. Sue Madison will be one of five women honored Monday evening (March 26) during the annual Women’s History Month Banquet at the Fayetteville Clarion. It’s a toss…
by - March 23, 2012 12:17 pm
Fort Smith, XNA see February passenger gains (Updated)
February saw big enplanement increases at the Fort Smith Regional Airport and the Northwest Arkansas Airport (XNA), but only Fort Smith has a year-to-date increase. February enplanements at the Fort…
by - March 23, 2012 10:31 am
Itinerary released for Beebe’s China trip
Gov. Mike Beebe is headed to China in April on a trade mission that will involve meeting with business and political dignitaries, recruiting potential companies to Arkansas, and laying more framework…
by - March 23, 2012 10:22 am
Region posts higher sales tax collections
Area retail venues were busier in January posting a healthy 16.32% increase in sales tax collections among the region’s five largest retail markets. The revenue boost from the prior year…
by - March 23, 2012 10:03 am
Arvest Gravette names new board member
Arvest Bank announced that Ronnie McGhee, owner of Greenlawn Farms in Decatur, has been named as a member of the Arvest Bank in Gravette’s board of directors. “We are blessed…
by - March 23, 2012 9:22 am
Entrée NWA: Flying Fish
BENTONVILLE — I don’t know if I can do this again. Flying Fish, you’re not the problem. I am. I look at you, and I lose self control. I lose self…
by - March 22, 2012 5:55 pm
Oaklawn, Southland set gambling records
What do you after your best month of electronic gambling revenue? Bet the house that you’d beat it. Arkansas’ two legal casinos posted their best months in history for electronic…
by - March 22, 2012 5:13 pm
Pastors, liquor store owners oppose wet-dry petition
BENTONVILLE — The issue of whether to allow retail alcohol sales in Benton County represents a line drawn in the sand for some Benton County residents. Angela Baer of Siloam…
by - March 22, 2012 5:08 pm
Washington Regional sows seeds for garden party
FAYETTEVILLE — Spring just sprung, but it’s not too early to think about summer — or the Friends of Washington Regional Hospice Summer Garden Party. The affair is a highlight of the…
by - March 22, 2012 4:40 pm
NWA Fashion Week raises $35,000 and change
FAYETTEVILLE — For all the headache, halter tops and hairspray, organizers of the first-ever NWA Fashion Week, raised more than $35,000 for a slew of area nonprofits. The event March 5-10…
by - March 22, 2012 2:52 pm
Arkansas home sales up during February
Low mortgage rates and an abundance of homes for sale are just two reasons that three of Arkansas’ four largest home sales markets have sales gains in the first two…
by - March 22, 2012 2:26 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fined for overcharging customers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $2.1 million for overcharging consumers because of scanning errors in a number of its California stores, according to California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris….
by - March 22, 2012 12:45 pm
Regional building pace picks up steam
Homebuilders across Northwest Arkansas welcome the early spring weather and the busiest February they can remember in several years. New residential construction permit values in Fayetteville, Springdale, Siloam Springs, Rogers…
by - March 22, 2012 9:53 am
Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award nationally ranked
The Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award (GQA) Program was ranked first in four of six categories nationally for 2011 by The Alliance for Performance Excellence. The GQA Program ranked first…
by - March 22, 2012 9:44 am
Siloam Springs officials tout benefits of city cable
Art Farine, a 32-year city employee and director for Siloam Springs, said a fiber-to-the-premises network will help the city stay current. Fiber can carry so much bandwidth that systems aren’t…
by - March 21, 2012 7:47 pm
2011 good for U.S. tourism industry
Travel and tourism spending in the U.S. during 2011 grew at 3.5%, the highest rate of growth for the industry in the past five years. Total tourism-related employment was up…
by - March 21, 2012 7:09 pm
Big Screen Peter: 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as two ne'er-do-well cops sent undercover to infiltrate an adolescent drug ring. There is plenty of ancillary action in 21 Jump…