ESI Staff
Council gets new alderman
The majority of Eureka Springs City Council’s Feb. 10 meeting was spent voting on a new member with nearly 30 minutes spent in executive...
Students eligible for state-sponsored tutoring
The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education has placed an additional emphasis on making tutoring programs available to students in need. At a...
Canopy NWA needs help to fulfill promises to refugees
The Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is inviting the public to attend a special Feb. 23 service at the church at 17 Elk St. to...
Librarians won’t put up with your Shhhhh…
Librarians’ professional credibility and competence continues to be under attack by the State of Arkansas, now in the form of Senate Bill 184 which...
Don’t be Fooled by Wind Energy’s False Promises
The wind industry is working hard to persuade Arkansans of the benefits of wind energy.
Onshore industrial wind turbines are oil cans on 700-foot-high lightning...
An Economic Windfall is Coming to Rural Arkansas Communities, If Our Politicians Allow It
Arkansas has an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen its economy, electric grid, and energy independence through wind energy. Yes, the wind is blowing into the...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
People who live in cities really can’t raise cattle or chickens. Neighbors would complain, and who has time to feed every morning and night...
Good manners are appreciated
I attended my first Eureka Springs City Council meeting on January 27.
I have no shame in confessing that I am a dull person. After...
Actions have consequences
Recent news states that the USA would like to absorb Canada as the 51st state.
Last year’s poll of the ten best cities in the...
LauraJo Smole July 14, 1958 – Feb. 4, 2025
LauraJo Smole passed away on February 4, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. LauraJo was born July 14, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, to her parents Joseph...