Family is weird. It doesn’t matter what size. Big, small, blended, chosen — no matter how they’re put together, being part of a family can put you through the wringer, make you stronger, break you down or lift you up. Often at the same time. I come from a small family. Growing up, it was just my mom, her parents and myself. We were four people in a two-bedroom house...

It happened on Sunday. Gideon was working in his classroom so I cleaned the kitchen and swept the floors. Sweeping near the sliding glass doors, I saw a small black dot on the run. It was smaller than my smallest fingerprint, but that didn’t matter. It was a spider...

Netflix is ruining my sleep schedule. It’s getting a fair bit of help from Disney+, HBO Max, Prime and all the other streaming services. As I’ve written before, I watch a lot of television. A lot. My mother would say too much. Heck, your mother would likely say the same if she knew how much TV I watch...

Editor’s Note: Chris Claybaker is the economic development director for the city of Berryville. Dear Community and Business Leaders: The pandemic has caused such havoc in all our lives. We’ve seen friends and neighbors get sick, and some have died....