The reason the Occupy Movement will not just blow over and fade into the on- slaught of election year political rhetoric is simple. Americans, for all their diversity, for all their wrangling and ranting, share one basic understanding: fairness. Social movements in this country follow much the same pattern regardless…
We admit it, the Observer is a little rag-tag, fly-by-the-seat-of- your-pants, mom-n-popenterprise that epitomizes the “small” in small business. And we’re proud of it. Perhaps that’s why we are such advocates of doing as much business with local merchants as possible. And at this time of year, when holiday shopping…
Over time the “Holy Day” gradually became the holiday. What began as a day of special religious significance for individuals and groups broadened into a day of observance for national or cultural celebration. A holiday is a day out of the ordinary, separated from the normal routine of work or…
The City of Fayetteville has begun issuing business licenses. The purpose of a city-issued license is to provide fire and police departments with information to ensure adequate emergency response and to provide data on the size and nature of the business and professional community. The license also ensures that business…
We received a general letter today that hit us pretty hard. The Siloam Springs Journal announced on Thursday, Oct. 20, that it was suspending publication after six months and 21 issues. The primary reason given by Steve Milbourn, the Journal’s editor-publisher-and-general-jack-of-all-newspaper-positions was several personal health issues. From one person to…
A milestone marking the passing of years often invokes reflection in our lives. Similarly when the county we call home has a birthday the mind grapples with what it must have been like in our county 183 years ago.…
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of silence, the sound of a genuine Arkansas fall with crisp mornings and chilly nights. It almost seems strange and foreign after four days of bikers roaring up and down the road. If you didn’t go down to the growling belly of the…
