ESI Staff
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Ever hear of Joseph Gayetty? In 1857, he invented commercial toilet paper, made of hemp.
We all learned during the pandemic how dear this one...
Hospital and council powwow gets down to trust
Eureka Springs City Council and ES Hospital commissioners met on April 1 in a joint workshop to discuss hospital management, lack of local confidence...
HDC distributing guideline brochures while remaining flexible on interpretations
The Historic District Commission continues to seek ways to educate the public about the need to apply to the commission before performing exterior work...
The Dirt on Nicky
I mint what I mint
Lamiaceae, the name for the mint family, includes not only bugleweed and dragonhead but horehound, hyssop and hundreds of salvia...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: King’s Forgotten Warning
On Tuesday, April 4, 1967, all thoughts and things seemed to be in disarray. American troops had been fighting,...
Land in our Hands
Abstract art is not visual reality – until you keep looking
Larry Mansker is a virtuoso who has painted professionally and lived in Eureka Springs...
The Coffee Table
Do The Clothes Make the Man?
I just learned that an old family friend feels certain that if a man wears a dress, he’s a pedophile.
I’m...
Legal Eagle
Owner Financing
Mortgage vs. Contract for Deed, Part I
Owner Financing. Because of recent credit tightening, sellers are finding it difficult to find buyers who qualify...
Hall Closets
The only way I know to close out the 2024-25 Razorback Basketball season is with a sustained standing ovation – a thunderous one at...
The Reel News
Pictured is a very excited Dylan Boltz, from Mena, Ark., with his first ever Rainbow trout. He took “kissing” his 1st fish to the...