IDEA ALLEY: Addressing changing package sizes and recipes for easy pralines and cake mix ‘upsizer’
It was a simple question: What size box did cook and serve pudding come in 30 to 40 years ago?
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BOTTLE SHOTS: Gift ideas for all the wine drinkers on your list
Giving gifts must be my love language. It's truly one of my favorite things to do.
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Subscriber ExclusiveFRONT BURNER: Cheesy Chicken, Bean and Rice Skillet makes memorable one-pan supper
It is the ideal one-pan supper on nights when you want something hearty, but you don't want soup, stew or chili.
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Subscriber ExclusiveRECIPES: Christmas cookie platters keep the holiday sweet and bright the whole month long
For this assortment I chose a combination of recipes that reflect my tastes and honor family -- German cinnamon stars and hazelnut hearts for my German family;…
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Subscriber ExclusiveARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Museum of Discovery adds two action-packed activity areas
Families flocking to the Museum of Discovery as the holidays unfold can enjoy two action-packed new activity areas. Science Lab is already open, while Dynamic …
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Subscriber ExclusiveRemember when Arkansas Children’s Theatre gave that mouse another cookie?
In 2008, a mouse got onto the stage of the Arkansas Children's Theatre at the old Arkansas Arts Center. This mouse really, really wanted a cookie.
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Subscriber ExclusiveGamblin’ the Ozarks: Souped-up junkers caravan from Turner Bend to pick up litter, then party down
I have experienced some memorable encounters on backroads of the Natural State, including meeting up with a Bigfoot research expedition. This Mad Max caravan r…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOLD NEWS: In 1923, UA’s Professor Baerg made a black widow spider bite his hand, for science
On the first of December a century ago, the Arkansas Gazette ran quite an intriguing little story atop Page 1. The headline: "Tries Out Effect of Bite by Spide…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GAME ON: Tense, top-down survival game ‘ZERO Sievert’ challenging even in rookie mode
In "ZERO Sievert," set in a fictitious post-apocalyptic part of Russia, players take on the role of a hunter charged with investigating dangerous areas in a ba…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEvery exercise plan will slip; all active people have to learn how to start again
Most adults over the age of 25 have tried to start an exercise routine at some point. Some may have been athletes getting back into training, while others unde…
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Subscriber ExclusiveThis little game wants to play with your brain, Arkansas
Let's play Obfuscation.
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Subscriber ExclusiveIT TAKES A LIFETIME: Chasing ‘night people’ for TV news merely one of Arkansan Larry Brannan’s golden memories at 74
A young Larry Brannan stood in front of the television in his midtown Little Rock home, a toilet paper roll in his hand as a makeshift microphone, pretending h…
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Subscriber ExclusiveRIGHT TIME RIGHT PLACE: They caught up several years after high school
Jeanne Burns Ford didn't talk to David Meek at all in high school. She thought he was a snob.
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Friend is concerned about woman’s homeless situation
DEAR ABBY: A good friend of 20 years has been homeless for several months. After a short stint of staying in various Airbnbs, she is now mostly living in her c…
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Holiday party attire depends on the guests, region
Q I get invited to a lot of evening holiday parties. I usually don't have time to or want to shop for these. What can I use from my closet?
