by kaserran | Apr 25, 2018 | final, Ready
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – When Renee Smith comes to work at Burger King, she takes some pride in working her way up from a starting wage of $8.50 an hour to now making $11 an hour. Yet that isn’t enough. Smith, 43, is a mother of four children and one...
by kaserran | Apr 24, 2018 | final, Ready
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As Lisa Terry serves hot coffee, eggs and sausage to customers at a nearly empty Waffle House in Fayetteville, she knows the tips she receives from those orders will go toward rent, food and feeding her cat. ...
by kaserran | Apr 24, 2018 | final, Ready
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by kaserran | Apr 24, 2018 | final, Ready
SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Bertha Lara, a 52-year-old Tyson factory employee from El Salvador, suffered job-related injuries to her hands that put her out of work for months at a time. Despite making $11.50 an hour, Lara has struggled to support her family...
by kaserran | Apr 19, 2018 | final
Twenty-five percent of families are considered to be in poverty in Northwest Arkansas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and many of them are working for a living. What is that like? How do these people make ends meet? A group of University of Arkansas journalism...
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