Opinion
Remembering Rogers The Majestic Palace of the Ozarks
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.There has been a lot of interest lately in the largest and most impressive structure in historic downtown Rogers. The five-story building, built in 1928, was originally named the Lane Hotel.
A Mother’s Musing Reading and exercising together not a pretty sight
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.After trying for over a year to load a book onto an MP3 player, I made an amazing discovery. The Rogers Public Library has a small collection of Playaway books. I plan to listen to every single one of them.
Stories of Our Lives Goodbye hummingbirds
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.They’re gone, I think. I haven’t seen one since last Thursday, but I haven’t removed the feeders yet. One tiny iridescent bird just might stop by for a quick snack on his way south to meet the other hummingbirds in Florida or Mexico or wherever they convene this time of year.
A Mother’s Musing: Rainy day Sundays aren’t for hiking
Posted: October 29, 2009 2:02 p.m.Remembering Rogers: Wesner’s Grill celebrates 66th anniversary
Posted: October 29, 2009 2:01 p.m.This year, Wesner’s Grill celebrates its 66th year in business.
Life in the Ozarks: Are they terrorists or insurgents?
Posted: October 29, 2009 2 p.m.When I was a kid growing up in the Ozarks, everyone knew who our enemies were — Nazis, communists — and it wasn’t illegal or unpopular to point out those living in America who were enemy sympathizers.
Stories of Our Lives: The Monday morning call
Posted: October 21, 2009 1:07 p.m.The phone rang. It was about 7 a.m. I should have been up, but Sunday was busy and enjoyable so I sat up late reading, not thinking about Monday.
Remembering Rogers: The big Meals on Wheels charity event
Posted: October 21, 2009 1:06 p.m.This coming Saturday, October 24, the Meals on Wheels of Rogers will feature the Harvest of Caring Benefit event at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.
A Mother’s Musing: Craft fairs inspire the crafter in all of us
Posted: October 21, 2009 1:05 p.m.]I have a love/hate relationship with crafts. I usually stay away from the craft fairs because they sometimes give me ideas, but Sunday was such a pretty day that I found myself at War Eagle Mill. That’s how I caught the bug.
Rogers Letter
Posted: October 21, 2009 1:04 p.m.Celebrity neighbor Rogers residents, be proud! You have quite a celebrity for a neighbor.
A Mother’s Musing: The war of the worlds - or the gnats
Posted: October 14, 2009 6 a.m.I knew there was a problem when I found myself sneaking into my own kitchen armed with a spray bottle of window cleaner.
Life in the Ozarks: Canada is a very long way from NW Arkansas
Posted: October 14, 2009 6 a.m.Jerry and I went on a 10-day trip to eastern Canada in September. It was the first Colette trip we’d taken without faithful Patsy from Arvest as our guide, since there were so few of us — only five of us from northwest Arkansas.
Remembering Rogers: Dorothy Lynch and the first Wing Scout troop
Posted: October 14, 2009 6 a.m.The Rogers Unit of the Women’s National Aeronautics Association was formed on May 27,1948, with 12 charter members.
A matter of logistics
Posted: October 11, 2009 4:13 a.m.Some institutions of higher learning in Arkansas may find themselves on the horns of a moral dilemma with the lottery’s advent.
A Mother's Musing: Homegrown garden gives animals last laugh
Posted: October 7, 2009 6 a.m.There's nothing like setting a table with the bounty of your own garden. On Sunday, I managed to gather two of our three children to share the crop it took me all summer to grow. We had shish-kabob featuring one slightly deformed bell pepper.