When Congress was frantically trying to pass the housing rescue package in July, most people expected all it would do was stem foreclosures and shore up Fannie and Freddie. What a lot of consumers don't know is that it also contains provisions that make reverse mortgages a better deal for older homeowners seeking to turn their home equity into cash. 

KHBS/KHOG TV reports state of Arkansas revenues for August were up nearly 5% from the same period a year ago.

Yup. UA Fort Smith Lions, that is.
Air rifle competition is in its 5th year.
“Even though the semester is only a week old, we’ve already had five rookies come out for practices, and they all seem quite interested. A couple of them who are showing promise are Tom Nguyen of Fort Smith and Morgan Welch of [...]

This is a fascinating story in the Arkansas Times — focusing on the integration of African American students at St. Scholastica Academy in Fort Smith. Date, 1952.
Arkansas Times feature on St. Scholastica Academy

There's a good chance that Fort Smith will be able to add Whole Hog Cafe to its list of eateries while Van Buren will gain Zaxby's, both by the end of this year. Asheton Carter, owner of a Fort Smith franchise of Little Rock-based Whole Hog Cafe, says he plans to open one of the barbeque restaurants this fall at 4501 Burrough Road in Fort Smith. 

I needed to do a hard reset on a Moto Q, and the one under Settings would not work.  So, the next (and only method I could find) is from a power off state, press and hold the center “action” button while pressing the red power button.  Hold both until the screen displays in ugly green text if you want to reset it.  Enjoy!

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As I expected, one of the guys in charge of Google Chrome is a comic book fan.  So, I guess if you like obscure comic-books explaining a new, important product from the largest search engine in the world, then I guess you read it.

As mentioned by The Digerati Life, it's often hard to find a real estate broker whose personality and business style is compatible with your own, especially if you're unfamiliar with the real estate market and unsure what characteristics an ideal broker should posses. Fortunately, thedigeratilife.com offers some things to look for when searching for the ideal realtor. 

Since mentioning Gustav when commenting on the Campbell Farms gourmet rice harvest a couple of days ago, it is now looking like it could hit south central Louisiana as a Cat 4 - not good for such low-lying areas.  Alison and the kids evacuated, but Hampton is so far staying behind to tend to the farm.

Now THERE’S a title that’ll get your attention, eh?
Yesterday I made a business trip to Hot Springs. On the way down and back, I listened to a fascinating audio book. This one.
Amazon.com: Deadly Emotions: Understand the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection That Can Heal or Destroy You: Don Colbert: Books
I still have about 10 or [...]