Love Thanksgiving but hate cooking? Sometimes, you just want to actually kick back and relax on the holidays instead of standing at a hot stove to make sure that the dressing cooks all the way through (because there’s nothing worse than undercooked dressing). That’s where we come in. We’ve compiled a list of some…
AY About You is concerned about the academic challenges our students face. We featured the struggle that Emily Brown has experienced with her children’s dyslexia in a recent issue. A internationally-known leader in dyslexia research will be speaking Monday night at an event for concerned families. Tim Conway, Ph. D. is a researcher and…
Shimmering melodies and emotional, incisive lyrics swell out of the songs on a Whoa Dakota album. This Nashville-based, Arkansas-born artist has been producing captivating indie pop songs for most of the 2010s. It’s looking like she is coming into her own. Whoa Dakota released her EP I’m a Liarin 2015, followed by a full-length album,…
by Joe David Rice Photo courtesy of the National Park Service Glaciers in Arkansas? No doubt most people assume a glacial experience in North America requires an extended visit to Montana, Alaska, Canada or another high-altitude, cold-weather locale. And given climatic changes and ominous reports of the demise of these spectacular valley-clogging behemoths,…
by Janie Jones The West Memphis Child Murders: Part 1 The West Memphis Child Murders: Part 2 The West Memphis Child Murders: Part 3 In 2007, when FBI profiler John Douglas was investigating the murders of Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch and Michael Moore, he said Stevie’s stepfather, Terry Hobbs, was “on the front burner” of suspects.…
by AY Staff Few things in life bring the sort of joy and child-like wonder into our lives that Christmastime does. The trees are up, and so are the stockings. The lights on the outside of the house send a litany of colors into the cold night air as a fire crackles inside, keeping…
by Dustin Jayroe It is an age-old psychological dilemma — nature vs. nurture — which debates the extent to which behavior is shaped. In the context, nature stands for inherited traits and genetics, whereas nurture applies to acquired traits, learned or conditioned over time. For too long, many of the stigmas attached to mental…
By Jane Dennis Even a holiday bursting with shiny ribbons, twinkling Christmas lights and stacks of gifts can arrive with its share of challenging, sad or anxiety-riddled moments. Not everything associated with holidays brings happiness and joy. An extra measure of stress can be piled on, whether yours is a one-parent, two-parent, extended,…
by Dwain Hebda When the subject is addiction, it doesn’t take a whole lot to get Dori Haddock rolling. As regional director for Bradford Health Services, a multi-phase substance abuse treatment company that also works in mental health, she sees daily the impact that addiction has on families from every sector of society. She’s…
by Bruce Trimble, MA, APR I began my career working for a residential treatment facility for adolescents, and it was on a fall day that I experienced the worst day of my fledgling career. A young man, who I’ll call Dave, was on the brink of adulthood but had some difficulties at home, resulting…
