ESI Staff
Dinner for Six
Bram Lewis is a Brews barista, Carnegie librarian, and self-described reading nerd.
How did you arrive in Eureka Springs?
My parents moved here when I was...
From the Back Porch
“There are few things more powerful than the truth. Once you get truth on your side, good things tend to happen.” We talk about...
ISawArkansas
We seem to expect shelter, food, stars and planets to watch and wonder about; work of our choosing (which makes our work our art);...
The Coffee Table
Offspring and Stuff
I’ve heard sensible folks advise sentimental people (like me) against saving their china or silver or family photos for their children. Just toss...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
It’s common to meet a friend or stranger who looks right at you and says, “Isn’t it nice we’re having weather?”
Unusual weather patterns get...
The Dirt on Nicky
Change in the weather
Our pal Bob sang, “A change in the weather is known to be extreme.” Do you miss 20° mornings yet? On...
The Reel News
Pictured is Christopher Manuel Feijoo from “Creek Crushers,” with this impressive 22-in. rainbow
Beaver Tailwaters:
Fishing has been gradually picking up, though there are still a...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week March 25 – April 1, 2026
Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Aries Festival, Restoration Forces & Passover
We are in our first weeks of spring, the Sun is in the fiery, all-things-new...
Crisis diversion
Epstein, wag the dog.
Start a war to distract from your troubled administration and all your own wrong doings.
Doug Stowe
Thanks for voting
Voters of Carroll County, thank you for participating in this election and for taking an active role in our local government. Elections are how...