ESI Staff
Free Parking
Like life underground waiting for Spring, I find that I too am just waiting: Waiting for the another shoe to drop. Waiting for Mueller;...
Overcoming Shock Politics
“Have faith: The state of our union is hopeful, resilient, and enduring.”
Rep. Joe Kennedy III delivered the Democrats’ rebuttal to Donald Trump’s State of...
Parks hears other side of trails’ debate
Last week’s Parks Commission meeting took on an entirely different tone than the Dec. 19 meeting where citizens voiced criticism, suspicion and doubt about...
Parks hears ecosystem stability plan for Leatherwood
Casey Brewster, PhD candidate at the University of Arkansas, apprised Parks’ commissioners Jan. 30 of a grant proposal “to improve habitat quality, population diversity...
Director and Chair chronicle Parks’ accomplishments and aspirations
At the Jan. 30 meeting, Director Justin Huss gave a brief review of Parks’ accomplishments in 2017 and a look at his goals for...
Architect, Planner gather input for hospital
The Hospital Commission convened a special meeting Feb. 1 with architect Tom Johnson and Diane Adler, director of Planning and project manager for Bates...
Green Forest getting new city hall. Has plans for Community Center
As the walls begin to rise on a new city hall, Green Forest Mayor Charlie Reece has turned some of his focus toward a...
Renewable power – make sure you know what you’re getting
Some local residents have been intrigued after receiving advertisements from a firm called Arcadia that bills itself “as the first nationwide energy service giving...
Nothing lasts forever Except maybe plastic
According to the Earth Institute website, it is estimated there are 165 million tons of plastic debris in our oceans with more than eight...
Buffalo no place for hogs
Now that the permit for C&H Hog CAFO has been denied, there are those who want to make this an issue of “environmental elitists...