ESI Staff
The day pigs flew
Last weekend was huge for Carroll County, marking the opening of the County Fair, a Berryville Founders Day celebration of the past 150 years,...
Berryville good for another 100
Back in the late 1800s, two city fathers faced off about what to call the town that was growing up around them. Blackburn Henderson...
American Insights
American Insights: The Dreaded Hypothetical Made Real
The nation was at the brink. By the time Georgia’s Henry Benning rose to address the Virginia Secession...
The Coffee Table
The Swing Thing
I’ve been perusing the news like a junkie lately, inspired by the Michigan election results, which have garnered national attention. It’s been...
Dinner for Six
Jan Ridenour is a lifelong creator, mover and shaker who has called Eureka Springs home since 1987. “Positive Idea” was the first internet provider...
From the Back Porch
July 28. Titled Cautionary Stories.
As words line up to join this sentence, the imp on my left shoulder jumps up and down shouting, “No!...
The Dirt on Nicky
What’s new is already older
I was given dozens of elephant garlic bulbils, which are small bulb-like parts which in two years grow into large...
The Reel News
Pictured is Rod from Nebraska, who caught this very nice smallmouth with Austin Kennedy of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service.
Fishing on the Beaver Tailwaters...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
In 2015, the average new home in America was 2,466 square feet and cost an average of $300,000. Since then, mortgage rates and the...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week August 12 – 18, 2026
Total Solar Eclipse – Sun’s Light Hidden – an Essential Falling Away
In our last month of summer (August 2026) two eclipses (solar and...