The Nature of Eureka: Dogwood Days of April
The dogwood days of April are upon us. Look closely. Those four white “petals” surrounding the flower head are not petals at all, but...
Dropping a Line
What about this weather? One day a south wind and 70°, next day temp drops 20 degrees and we have a north wind. Have...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Gerrymandering is a political maneuver that draws voting district lines based on voting habits of residents rather than on any rational geographic basis. Consequently,...
Exploring the Fine Art of Romance
My wife and I rarely kiss anymore. She avoids it by saying she has bad breath. She doesn’t and swears I don’t either. I...
Dropping a Line
When I come to the end of the horizon and enter the other shore remember me with fondness and cry for me no more....
Italian Bastard Navelwort
Here in Eureka Springs, we have a very prolific, but seldom recognized little plant, Cymbalaria muralis. It’s common on stonewalls and ancient stone structures...
The Pursuit of Happiness
It is interesting, in the way that a crime spree is interesting, to watch our two major political parties struggle with defining their political...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Dorothy Day, a founder of the Catholic Worker movement and its monthly newspaper, The Catholic Worker, is the subject of a new biography written...
Dropping a Line
Well, it seems this cold weather caused my Sunday striper trip to cancel out and it blew in on my Friday trip here at...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Just when we thought the Carroll County Democrats would accept a hand up and out of 1996, we learn that Party regulars are feeling...