The Northwest Arkansas Music Awards will be happening this April and will kick-off the Dickson Street Music Festival. If you’d like to volunteer for NAMA, sign up now. We need you! Call Susan Porter at 521-4550 or email sporter@nwaonline.net

Charlie Alison of Fayetteville is trudging through the snow in New Hampshire for a few weeks, working on the Obama campaign. Read his blog at http://arkansastraveler.typepad.com/obama.

Not your ordinary patrolmen
Fayetteville duo tends to downplay an avalanche of honors, awards and citations over saving a man’s life
By Maylon T. Rice
Don’t try to call Cpl. Phillip Crosby or Patrolman First Class Christopher Denton “heroes.” They won’t sit still for it.

Gift card magic for retailers; some count ‘em twice

Charlie Wilson’s War
Few people know how our government works. Even
fewer know how it is supposed to work.
Over the years I’ve received countless phone calls promoting a political candidate. I ask the caller: “Who is the Secretary of Agriculture?”
No one has ever known. No one. Ever.

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart
The husband and wife duo of Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart keep the highways hot driving from show to show on their intense touring schedule. They will be pulling into GoodFolk on Saturday night for a show that will be pulling in the growing number of fans who have heard the [...]

Sparkling Red Wines from around the world
Hello Everyone,
This week we’ll look at a new style of wine that, like most new wines, is firmly rooted in tradition. A lot of you probably haven’t encountered this eclectic style, but several examples can be found at almost any wine retailer.