ESI Staff
Dinner for Six
Shira Fouste is an artist and bed & breakfast owner who is currently chair of the CAPC. Shira is running for a council seat in...
The Coffee Table
If hawks played banjos
After Senator Lindsey Graham’s death in July, I read an account of his funeral in The New York Times which stated, “President...
American Insights
Angels among us
Things are discouraging on many fronts, but history tells us there is reason to hope. We haven’t survived 250 years by always...
The Dirt on Nicky
Jumbo in an allium sort of way
When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had its famous meltdown 40 years ago, a huge glob of destroyed...
From the Back Porch
We have all been to parties that just don’t work: people and food and purpose come together but do not create a pleasing whole. ...
The Reel News
Pictured is a nice striper caught by Bo with Austin of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service.
River
Fishing on the Beaver tailwaters remains challenging in places...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week August 26 – Sept. 1. 2026.
Virgo – Three Madonnas – Only One Holds the Child - Sign of the Soul
The full moon occurs this week, the solar festival...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Fifty-five years ago, when a British soldier was preparing for deployment to Northern Ireland, he asked Barby Keel to take care of his dog.
Barby...
The Coffee Table
Dog texts and resting places
There’s a big park very near my house. Half of it contains a grassy football field where local youth teams...
Esoteric Astrology as news or week August 19 – 26, 2026
The Lion & the Virgin - Leo/Virgo
Leo is the lion of the zodiac, a fiery dramatic being of great love and creativity, always creating...