Stories from Saturday, January 9, 2010

Erica "Rica" Snoey understands the importance of beating the odds. At just three months old, they stacked against her as she began a lifelong fight against a rare blood disorder -- a condition that kills 75 percent of its victims before they reached their third birthday. Her first battle against this disorder nearly killed her after it caused her esophagus and trachea to nearly constrict shut...

Deborah Baker Hampton, the daughter of Joe B. and Mildred McNeal, will be signing copies of her first self-published book, "God's Praying Cards: Using The Lord's Prayer & Prayer Journal," at the Mountain Home Public Library's commons area on Jan. 15, from 1-5 p.m...