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Exploding Stereotypes
Throughout my lifetime I have been aware of stereotypes based on sex. Not just aware—but swayed by them. Even though my marriage was considered “non-traditional”...
American Insights: Lincoln’s Pledge—and Ours
The words of the Psalmist were on his mind. “If I forget thee,” Abraham Lincoln thought, speaking not at this moment of God’s Law...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
The United States of America was named 249 years ago to replace the name United Colonies. It was called America after Amerigo Vespucci, who...
The Dirt on Nicky
Cukes on parade
A cucumber is a pepo, and, to paraphrase John Lennon, it’s not the only one. A pepo is a fleshy, juicy fruit...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 2 – 8, 2025
A Birthday, a Retrograde, a Prayer with Purpose
Under the Libra (air) moon Wednesday and Thursday, humanity seeks harmony, balance and equilibrium. Friday is the...
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The Gift Rule
Decades ago, I had a cat that brought dead animals into the apartment he and I shared. A freshly killed squirrel laid...
Womack optimistic about runway funding
The dream of extending the runway at the Carroll County Airport came a little closer to reality after a recent meeting with U.S. Rep....
Council gets an earful in a timely manner
Public Comments took the reins, from former Eureka Springs Hospital employee Richard Webb asking again for investigation because “a lot of good people, former...
JP gets short shrift to bring Scout ‘back to the table’ on fire codes
Although the quorum court specifically exempted an existing wind turbine project in a recent moratorium, the June 17 meeting included another attempt to slow...
Practical garage door solution approved by HDC
At the June 4 meeting of the Historic District Commission, an application was postponed pending a site visit. At the June 18 meeting, commissioners...