Dear Editor: In 2012 I traveled to Pakistan to investigate how drone strikes were impacting Pakistani citizens. Upon my arrival, it became clear that President Obama’s drone strike policy is gravely impacting our national security because innocent civilians witness the unprovoked killing of brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, sons and daughters. Furthermore, the Obama administration has…
By Terrah Baker Jane Kang looks like your average girl, despite her shaved head. She talks like a girl. She even dresses like a girl. But what does that mean, really? More than likely the description just offered created a preconceived notion of what Kang looks, talks and dresses like, when really no description was…
By Amanda Bancroft “People Making Ripples” is a series of photographs and short captions about what local residents in Northwest Arkansas are doing to live sustainably. Some future Making Ripples columns in The Free Weekly will be including these photos and featuring stories from your neighbors, friends, organizations, and maybe even yourself! Whether it’s gardening,…
By Amanda Bancroft If you’re empathizing with Bambi and his twitter-pated friends, now is the perfect time to try sustainable dating and spread the love to Mother Nature, too. Most dates are relatively harmless when it comes to our carbon footprint or environmental impact. But consider that candles are sexier than electric lights, and greener,…
Dear Editor: Springtime is here and Feed Fayetteville is so excited to see our gardens growing! We have eight new straw bale gardens located at the Fayetteville Community Food Hub. These raised beds are designated SNAP Gardens. Since 1973, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has provided participants the ability to purchase plants and seeds…
By Rachel Birdsell Quick! For $1,000 in fake cash, name the first thing that pops into your head when I ask you to say a word that makes you uncomfortable. If you didn’t yell out the word “vagina,” I’m sorry, but you lose this round. The reason that vagina is the winning word is that…
Making Ripples Creed: If I see a need, I will seek to meet it. If I have an opportunity, I will follow it. If I have a problem, I will innovate a solution. By Terrah Baker The oil spill in Mayflower has made the movement against the Keystone XL Pipeline even stronger with photos spreading…
By Emily Smith Warm, spring days set the perfect backdrop for pulling Crayola brights into the fashion forefront. Mixing saturated hues is easy when you anchor your outfit with black (or white.) This grass green, button-front dress contrasts perfectly with the juicy orange silk scarf used as a belt! TIP: Mixing your prints (checkered plaid…
Dear Editor: The editorial by Donna Shade and Claudia Reynolds-LeBlanc [The New Rights War On Women, published March 7] was certainly passionate, but I never understood what their point was. Most people recognize the legal necessity of abortion. (Citing a poll by Planned Parenthood on abortion is like a poll by Walmart on unions.) The…
Dear Editor: Friday afternoon, March 29, Pegasus pipeline, an Exxon Mobil pipeline carrying Canadian crude oil, ruptured and sent thousands of barrels of oil, a yet “officially” undetermined amount, into the streets and onto the property of residents of Mayflower. The rupture also occurred dangerously close to Lake Conway, within 2 miles of the Arkansas…