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Every Spring Tastes of its Own Ground Scott Nakagawa – the spring and river metaphor. It could be a tale of Arkansas This is something too beautiful not to share. Scott Nakagawa has a great Substack for posting very wise assessments of dealing with the authoritarian dilemma we face. This post in particular is critical for peacemakers and change advocates everywhere because he’s sharing a metaphor that illustrates how we get past an individualist trap many Americans are caught up in — distrust of working together. That fear of people we may disagree with. Thank you #ScottNakagawa for this image […]

I’m not sure how many people still remember the ancient story of Pilgrims Progress. It’s so old it was one of the early books printed on a Gutenberg printing press in the 1670s. It’s one of history’s best-selling books and has never been out of print. It’s been published in more than 200 languages and at least 1,500 editions. It’s an allegory of life that has resonance for our times, even though the language is very different from our modern tongue. The entire human race is working its way through a pilgrimage from who and what we think we are, […]

Wednesday May 27 – 6:00 pm – Crisis Brewing 210 Nelson Hackett Blvd, Fayetteville If you’ve ever been curious about who Citizens First Congress is (I hope you have been), and what they’re doing for the state of Arkansas (it’s a pretty amazing story), tonight is your chance. CFC Executive Director Bill Kopsky will be here to give an overview on the two ballot measures (for Education and Ballot Measure Rights) the Arkansas legislature is trying to strip away from citizens. You may have already signed a petition about these, but still have questions about just why they’re so important […]

What have we done to ourselves? City Council embraces war drones. What will they lure here next? Only time will tell what the full outcome of this drone-sized rent torn in the fabric of our community life may mean for Fayetteville. The economic development coordinator threatens that if we don’t allow Swarm Aero, no companies will feel safe applying for “defense” grants in Fayetteville. Isn’t that too bad? If only it were true. But instead we’ve voted to welcome in “defense” grants. Thank you so much to the three city counselors who bravely stood up to all the economic badgering […]

At the town hall May 13, Swarm, Aero CEO Peter Kalogiannis reluctantly admitted that the reason Swarm Aero chose Fayetteville was because Steve Womack encouraged them.Thanks No Thanks, Steve.If you’d like to mention your opinions to Steve, here’s his contact:Rep. Steve Womack, 3rd District (That’s all of Northwest Arkansas) Republican 1119 Longworth Office Building, New Jersey and Independence Avenues SE, Washington 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4301Arkansas offices: Rogers: (479) 464-0446 Harrison: (870) 741-7741 Fort Smith: (479) 424-1146 Website: www.womack.house.gov

Tuesday’s City Council meeting will decide the fate of Fayetteville! Can Swarm Aero be stopped? Will we continue to be the caring community who’s the beacon on the hill we’ve always seen ourselves as? Or will we be dragged into the dystopian future of industrial warfare by fulfilling the wet dream s of Steve Womack and Ron Maloney? They seem to have started this whole steamroll. This is one of those moments when your voice totally matters. Please call your city council persons. You have two, listed below, and they both need to hear that you do NOT want a […]

Wednesday May13, 6pm, Fayetteville Public Library

May 2026 Schedule