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American Insights
The Lessons of The Federalist
On Saturday, October 27, 1787, the first of eighty-five essays under the pseudonym “Publius” appeared in the New York Independent...
The Dirt on Nicky
Spring starts way next week, but things have already sprung. Mild weather in February stimulated blooms in the plant world a month early this...
Hall Closets
While pursuing a journalism degree from the University of Arkansas in the early 1990s, I was bitten hard by the golf bug. Thankfully, Paradise...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week March 13 – 19, 2024
Spring, New Zodiacal Year & International Astrology Day
This is our last week of both Pisces and the winter season (N. latitudes)! On Tuesday, March...
Resigning aldermen plan to be back at the table
Two Eureka Springs aldermen, Melissa Greene and David Avanzino, resigned at the Feb. 26 city council meeting. Both said it had nothing to do...
Man fatally shot on Spring Street
A Spring Street shooting at about 10 p.m. last Friday, March 1, left Christopher Vanschoick, 36, dead, according to Eureka Springs Police Chief Billy...
New Covid-19 vaccines recommended for those over 65
Northwest Arkansas has been experiencing springlike weather in late February and early March, but people are still getting sick from Covid-19, the flu, and...
Beverly (Bev) Jeanne Van Alst May 7, 1936 – Feb. 5, 2024
On February 5, 2024, Beverly (Bev) Jeanne Van Alst passed away at age 87 after a short battle with cancer. Amidst many trials and...
American Insights
The Tragedy of B. F. Randolph
On Wednesday, January 15, 1868, Benjamin Franklin Randolph opened the second day of the South Carolina Constitutional Convention with...
The Coffee Table
Vocabulary Diet
My son and I swap notes about things we’ve appreciated on Netflix. I’d rather not waste my time sampling undesirable shows, so I lean...