The early years of the United States includes tales of many daring explorers. One of these figures was Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville, a Frenchmen by birth who immigrated to the United States and eventually made Arkansas his home. Bonneville gave Americans a much clearer view of the Ro…

During World War II, submarines provided an invaluable service for the United States as they silently patrolled the depths of the seas, protecting ships and shore alike. Among the many distinguished subs serving in the war and afterward was the USS Razorback, which is now docked in the Arkan…

‘Hocus Pocus 2” is a sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic, this time directed by Anne Fletcher (director of “The Proposal” and “27 Dresses”) and written by Jen D’Angelo. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy return as the infamous Sanderson Sisters 29 years after someone lit th…

Question: I have homeschooled my seventh-grade daughter on and off through elementary school. This school year, I began homeschooling her, but she’s now telling me she wants to go to “real” school again because she wants to be with other kids her age. She’s very social and has lots of friend…

One of the greatest gifts we as humans possess is the power of choice. We all make a multitude of choices every day of our lives, many without even thinking about it. We decide what time we wake up, what color of clothing we wear, what food we will eat, and our more serious options may inclu…

Jesus issued a warning while simultaneously giving us a commandment in Matthew 7:13-14. He said, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and …

When he was 19 years old, Andrew Lloyd Webber was asked to write a cantata for a school choir. He approached his friend, Tim Rice, asking if he would write the lyrics. As they tossed around various ideas, Tim suggested the biblical story of Joseph.

At 74, I am so uplifted when I hear Vestal Goodman sing “I wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now,” inspiring me to tell when my life took a tremendous turn.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away is an English proverb. I don’t think they had these recipes in mind. Apples are a great ingredient for sweet applications. Although apples are available year-round, fall is peak season for apples. So what should we do with apples?

‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is written and directed by Peter Farrelly (director of the Best Picture-winning film “Green Book”) based on the autobiographical novel of the the same name written by John “Chickie” Donohue and Joanna Molloy. Based on a true story, Zac Efron (“High School Musical…

There’s been much written about the new Frontier pickup in recent months. You may recall its new sheet metal debuting with the 2022 model following nearly 20 years of ho-hum-ness.

Children working in mines and factories was a common sight in the late 1800s. They worked for wages far less than those of adults in dangerous conditions and were forced to give up school to concentrate on work. The result was often another generation mired in poverty, bodies broken by labor…

Figs are a member of the mulberry family (Moracae) and are related to many familiar houseplants, including weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), rubber tree (Ficus elastica) and the fiddleleaf fig (Ficus lyrata).

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A friend recently sent me an article where the writer was on a soapbox pushing for Lynn Anderson to be the next person posthumously inducted into the Country Music Association Hall of Fame.

The White County Commodity Distribution, sponsored by the Community Action Program for Central Arkansas, will be held Oct. 14 from 8-11:30 a.m. at the Valley Baptist Church, 3328 Arkansas Highway 36 in Searcy.