ESI Staff
2025: a wrap and a rap
In approximately two weeks the year will be over, and we will have made it through one of the most mind boggling 12 months...
The Coffee Table
The Good American
I am one single old lady needing to feed only myself, my cat, and my dog. But it’s rare that I get out...
From the Back Porch
It once was…
Information sources were standard and believable. Libraries. The card catalogue. The blessed Oxford English Dictionary, the standard for scholarly and accurate information. ...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
It’s the season that we in this country are not sure what to call so that no one’s offended.
Celebrations can be touchy. Scotland banned...
Hall Closets
As a proud and committed ignorer and abhorrer of most mass media and disseminators of such (televisions, smartphones and the like), in this year...
The Reel News
Pictured is Grant from Arkansas, who caught this very nice rainbow with BMFG Robert Kennedy.
Beaver Tailwaters:
Winter is settling into the Ozarks, bringing cold mornings...
The Dirt on Nicky
Hohoho spelled out for gardeners
Alphabet says…
C is for crucifers which grow in cold weather. Give them a blanket of three kinds of leaves, visit...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week December 17-23, 2025
Hanukkah, Mourner’s Kaddish, Fourth Advent Candle & Winter Solstice
This is the week leading up to Winter Solstice and Hanukkah – eight-day Hebrew festival...
Vision without action – a dream: Action without vision – wasted money
Monday’s Eureka Springs City Council meeting kicked off with alderman Susane Gruning sharing concerns about homeowners being responsible for repair and replacement of sidewalks...
CAPC gives end-of-year bonuses
City Advertising and Promotion Commissioners met briefly last Wednesday for a special meeting regarding end-of-year bonuses for full time staff. Previously, the CAPC had...