“It’s rarely discussed in the media and within our society that sexual assault in the military happens to 20 percent of women, and even more experience daily sexual and emotional harassment. I know. I was one of them.” By Terrah Baker I have a history of being truthful with The Free Weekly readers, and I…

I walked into the kitchen of a friend I had met in the Environmental Awareness Club at the University of Central Missouri. The first thing I noticed was the hanging herbs and the pungent smells. “What is that?” I’m sure I asked my friend. She replied that her and her husband were making rice with…

Pink was the first thing I saw, and the last thing I wanted to see at the Becoming An Outdoors-Woman conference hosted by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission last weekend at the C.A. Vines 4-H Center outside of Little Rock. I wanted to think a workshop dedicated to promoting a nonthreatening environment for women…

By Terrah Baker “It’s OK to let go of the hard-line. We can drop the tight-lipped approach, brush away the judgments, open the doors of the jail cells and just let the compassion come pouring out — Portugal has proved it.” Imagine a world where prison time for drug possession is replaced with therapy. Where…

I’ve smoked pot. Just writing those words is so potentially dangerous in our society that I wasn’t sure I could go through with it when I sat down to write this editorial. While on the other hand, letting everyone know that just two weekends ago I went to George’s Majestic Lounge and had several vodka…

Phew. What a week. Learning the ins and outs of The Free Weekly is no easy task, but luckily it’s one with many rewards.

To become managing editor of an alternative, “hip” and inclusive publication such as The Free Weekly would be an honor in any circumstance. But to hold the position for such a publication in Northwest Arkansas is especially exciting. Take it from a girl who moved into town not knowing what to expect, what I have…