University of Missouri-Columbia research associate professor ermeritus of forest health and mycology, Johann Bruhn, says climate change is already affecting Ozark forests. Bruhn travels with Citizen Climate Lobby Missouri co-coordinator, George Laur, educating the public. The USDA Forest Service has launched an online Climate Change Resource Center to provide guidance.

Dr. Albert Jones is a native of Washington, D.C.. Although he was an orphan, he graduated from Georgetown University with a Ph.D. in marine biology and was also a Fulbright scholar. While serving in the military, Jones learned to scuba dive and created the Underwater Adventure Seekers Club in 1959, an organization that sought to teach minority communities how to swim, as well as proper scuba practices. Jones took the organization a step further with the creation of the National Association of

When Sandra Cox Birchfield's husband found a record dedicated to Fayetteville that was commissioned by First National Bank, she knew they had to listen to it immediately. She knows the record was produced in 1978 by the Great American Music Machine, but that's about it. If you know anything else about the record, like why it was produced, email [email protected].

Hillberry returns this weekend, as does The Unexpected Festival and a few musicians who formerly called northwest Arkansas home. Wednesday, Oct. 9 Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $25.00, 8 p.m. Opossums, Musclegoose, Sweet Darlin' at Backspace (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m. John McEuen and the String Wizards at Guisinger Building (Fayetteville) - $40.00, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 Nace Brothers at Walton Arts Center (Fayetteville) - start at $32, 7 p.m. Sam

This Friday, the Robert Lane Pruitt Band is scheduled to perform at Kingfish and Fayetteville. Recently, Robert and Robbie Pruitt came to our Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk about their music.

Andrew Waugh, a founding director of London-based Waugh Thisleton Architects , says his profession should lead the effort against climate change. He was in Fayetteville last week for a symposium on design and excellence in timber and wood.

In their weekly conversation, Roby Brock, from our partner Talk Business and Politics , and John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , discuss how a phrase made famous by a former Razorback football coach applies to President Trump.

This weekend, just ahead of his 88th birthday, Freddy Cole will lead his quartet in a celebration of the music of his older brother, Nat King Cole. The concert is Saturday night at the Walton Arts Center .

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, answers some of your questions about language.

A federal judge has ruled against two Benton County companies in a civil lawsuit that involved drug court participants who worked for housing, food and personal necessities instead of a paycheck. The suit involved Arkansas Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, and his company, Hendren Plastics. The other defendant is the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program or DARP.