Proposed land swap results latest disappointment for city near Fort Smith Sometimes it seems like Barling just can’t catch a break.The latest disappointment for the town to the east of Fort Smith is learning that a proposed land swap at Chaffee Crossing would bring a giant military building i...

The piles of paper snips on the dining room table, the counter and the floor underscored the fact that Sophie and Sam had come to visit, first with us then Aunt Sharon, while their baby brother, Henry, had heart surgery.We met my son and his wife for a picnic lunch at a point part-way to their home...

Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2013. There are 195 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Os...