ESI Staff
HDC swerves to accommodate incomplete application
At the Feb. 18 meeting, the Historic District Commission considered an application for a project that had already begun. Commissioners considered the application from...
Blooming in the desert
Let’s say you want to grow your business or attract new followers to your message. But even though you have a website and a...
Quorum Court accountability spelled out
Over the past 3 years, there have been numerous votes that would have altered the trajectory of Carroll County for future generations. Each vote...
Power of attorney
Abbey Foster is doing an excellent job. I am glad you have her.
According to Eureka Springs Municipal Code, the last elected city attorney has the...
Mary Elizabeth (Donley) Thompson Jan. 2, 1953 – Nov. 29, 2025
Mary Elizabeth (Donley) Thompson passed peacefully Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Circle of Life Hospice facility in Bentonville, Ark. She was born January...
Wilma Laverne Welch Oct. 16, 1930 – Feb. 3, 2026
Wilma Laverne Welch, a compassionate and caring soul, passed away on February 4, 2026, at age 95. Born in Busch, Arkansas, on October 16,...
Donna (Swopes) Epley Dec. 5, 1934 – Feb. 22, 2026
Donna (Swopes) Epley, passed to the celestial life above on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the age of 91.
On December 5, 1934, she was...
Deloitte, Jamie Barker and their next possible taxpayer victim
I have been writing about how political profiteer, Jamie Barker is cashing in by becoming a “partner” at a lobbying firm, Gilmore Davis Strategy...
Measuring what matters, protecting what counts
Part 1 emphasized a foundational principle: study design determines what becomes visible—and what remains hidden. An interim study must operate at the basin...
Reflecting on the Valentine’s issue
I have magnetized this week’s Independent Thinker to my refrigerator. My late husband used to call Eureka a womb where the lost came...