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Interest Rates Hit Record Low in June

Interest Rates Hit Record Low in June

In early June 2020, mortgage rates did something unusual: they set a record-low by dropping under 3%.  Mortgage News Daily reports that the rate for 30-year fixed loans hit 2.97% at a time many experts were thinking the rate was about to go up. Is this highly...

A Sex Dungeon in Van Buren?

A Sex Dungeon in Van Buren?

They say sex sells, and a couple in Van Buren is banking on it. Shayne and Jennifer McKinney have come up with a . . . unique way to get their home-for-sale noticed: they built a sex dungeon. Before you freak out too much, I know Shayne, and he’s a real estate...

A gut instinct, $10,000, and a waitress

A gut instinct, $10,000, and a waitress

When I was a lot younger I heard people talking about “going with your gut” and paying attention to your instincts. Through the years I have come to believe that we all definitely have an inner voice that can direct us and clue us in on things, if we figure out a way...

Fort Smith moves into third century

Fort Smith moves into third century

The year 2017 marked Fort Smith’s 200th anniversary.  There’s a really cool video from NWAhomepage.com that delves into our history and ties it up with our present, the central message being that Fort Smith is looking to the future to keep our city vibrant and strong...

The town that turned into a pile of chat

The town that turned into a pile of chat

 As disaster areas go, Picher, Okla., seems an unlikely candidate. But disasters can be deceiving. Not all of them are big and obvious like a tornado or a flash flood. Or a world war, which is what indirectly caused Picher’s disaster. The town, which lies in the...