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“The cost to the average Arkansan for a lifetime of water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay is less than the cost of just one filling”

Oral health is not just about having a beautiful smile. Poor oral health has been linked to diabetes as well as heart and lung diseases. via Healthy Arkansas

“I'll never forget the day they brought it to our house”

Glenda Graves recalls the first time she learned about Project Playhouse, the main fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Northwest Arkansas that features builders and designers who create ... via Northwest Arkansas Times

“It hurts your feelings. It hurts your bank account. It hurts your livelihood”

As fuel prices continue to soar, one group is ready to stage a protest. Independent truck drivers across the United States say the price of diesel is breaking them and some are trying to band together to stay ... via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

“There are so many twists and turns”

The proposed Canterbury Park residential development, along the Big Maumelle River in west Pulaski County, is among Jay DeHaven's remaining local real estate interests. via ArkansasBusiness.com

EDDIE VEDDER Plays Surprise Warm-Up Show - Mar. 27, 2008 According to The Pulse of Radio , PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder surprised fans on Monday and Tuesday by playing unannounced shows at Seattle's Kenyon ... via BlabberMouth.net

Lead singer for the band Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, has sold off his guitar for 8,000 dollars at a fundraising auction. via AndhraNews

“It shouldn't have come down to this”

The burned out shell of a house in Joiner, AR, where two children died in a house fire. via WLMT

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“In the best tradition of crime journalism”

Leveritt to present at library tonight Award-winning author Mara Leveritt will present at the Faulkner County Library at 7 p.m. today. via Log Cabin Democrat

“This Federal Signal critical communications system pairs instant interoperability with urgent notification to bring our first responders together easily and quickly in minutes.”

Federal Signal Corporation's Safety and Security Systems Group, a leader in advancing security and well-being, announced today that Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis, Arkansas, has deployed its ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

“We offer our customers a product that is less expensive than the alternatives. Efforts to prohibit or limit the supply of products in this market hurt consumers.”

's Attorney General is demanding every "payday" lending business in the state close its doors. via WPTY

Two men are in custody at the St. Francis County Jail following a drug bust near Hughes Saturday. via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Joe Berlinger's and Bruce Sinofsky's crime documentary, originally made for HBO, chronicles the two trials of three teenage Metallica fans accused of the murder and mutilation of three grade-schoolers in West ... via San Diego Reader

“I'm hoping it will be quicker than that”

After weeks of census takers knocking on doors of Bella Vista residences, city officials now have a firm, but preliminary, population count. via Rogers Hometown News

“If you are going to have guns around your kids, play or real guns, then you need to explain to them right then and there that once you pull the trigger on a real gun it's over”

"These guns, they actually look more like toys than they do real guns." Dennis Noell owns and operates D-N-W Outdoors and says in recent years the distinction between toy guns and real ones is going by the ... via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Zac Prothro hit four free throws in the final five seconds to lift the Rose Bud Ramblers to a 54-51 win tonight over the Prescott Curley Wolves for the boys Class 3A Championship. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

A special census that the new city of Bella Vista paid 472-thousand, 980 dollars to carry out will boost state turnback funds to the city by more than 2 million dollars a year. via KATV Little Rock

“The ordinance should prohibit any person from displaying a replica pistol or firearm in a public place”

"It's every police officers worst nightmare to realize that you've taken a life, and it was a toy gun," said Assistant Police Chief Mike Allen. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

“The more data that we have that drives this program, the more we will be able to make sure it meets the needs”

An Arkansas trauma system would prevent hundreds of deaths a year from vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds and other injuries, Rep. via Herald-Leader

Trooper Gary Ladner stopped late Wednesday night when he saw the white sedan with a flat and found Marcus F. Course, 26, in the driver's seat, state police spokesman Bill Sadler said. via Arkansas Online