Mountain Home, 1908: “This is another of Cary’s White River views.” The local photographer had put his image of the ferry onto postcard stock in an era before a bridge existed, and decades before massive dams would change the river forever.

In this issue, we are highlighting houses and buildings decorated for the holidays, including the Saline County Courthouse in Benton.

DEAR JANET: I just read your column about a white-flowering bush. It reminded me of my question about white-flowering trees in the early spring along the highway. I am not referring to dogwood trees. These seem to flower before they do.

I can't think of a more pleasant way to waste an hour than at the "Holiday Radio, Live at The Rep," subtitled "A Sleighride Through the Season's Airwaves," at Little Rock's Arkansas Repertory Theatre.

“Stand by Me” endures not because it flatters our memory of childhood, but because it refuses to.