ESI Staff
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Singapore is an island-city-state that has suddenly taken the world’s longevity trophy. People in Singapore are living to an average of mid-80s.
Singapore is #1...
City that water built needs more building
A public hearing on water rate increases was held during Monday’s Eureka Springs City Council meeting with Mayor Butch Berry inviting residents to share...
Cafeteria a big draw at school open house
Members of the Eureka Springs School Board had to navigate a crowded campus as they approached Monday evening’s board meeting. An open house was...
Makeover of converted barn OK’d by HDC
A bare quorum of commissioners attended the Aug. 6 meeting of the Historic District Commission, and they faced another light agenda.
Only one item came...
Thanks for the memories
I do not know the future of Cara Sroges at this paper. If there is none, please know that I will deeply miss reading...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
We’re bombarded with uncertainty.
The weather is macabre – current wildfires in Canada, the Mediterranean, the western U.S., Pakistan, Russia, Algeria, Peru, the Arctic Circle...
Land in our Hands
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Lennon, Ono 1969
“You know I’ve talked to groups of thousands about lots of subjects over the...
Hall Closets
Many full moons ago this column properly addressed and undressed the uber-capitalistic and fascist ways and means of the NC2A, particularly its most recent...
The Coffee Table
A Nomad’s Nightmare
My parents didn’t own a home until I was an adult and living on my own. For all of my childhood, my family...
The Dirt on Nicky
A story about mallows
If you’re a big fan of s’mores and bought a pack of marsh mallow seeds, you’re in for a big surprise....