This Week’s Independent Thinker
America seems to think that it’s a good idea to give a cold shoulder to other countries that share this planet. There are 195...
Living a long life is due to aging
During this last month I have twice sat in waiting rooms and twice I have seen others waiting with (drum roll) books in hand,...
Land in our Hands
The baffling economics of building a prison
Republican Senator Bryan King, representing District 28 (Carroll and Madison counties and portions of Boone Franklin, Johnson and...
Hall Closets
Lofty expectations and still dreaming of conference dubs. Part dos.
The upcoming Arkansas Razorback football season was briefly discussed last week in this column, and...
The Coffee Table
In the Heat of the Moment
I grew up without air conditioning. In the public schools I attended, we cooled off by opening windows. Even on...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 24 – 29, 2025
Mercury retrograde in Leo & Summer Gazing Meteors
Mercury retrograde in Leo is in full force. Reaching outward, we’re pulled inward. Unable to maintain “business...
The Reel News
Pictured is Kirstin McGeary from Rogers, with this very nice rainbow
Beaver Tailwaters:
Well, here we go again, with another heat dome settling over us. Honestly,...
ISawArkansas
Last Wednesday morning on the way to work I was listening to the new Sammy Rae and The Friends “Songs We Wish We Wrote”...
The Dirt on Nicky
12 things to do with leftover spaghetti
Do you make your own compost? You should. Compost is like a magic circle. Things go in, they...
Land in our Hands
Architecture speaks of a time and place. Preservation maintains it.
“I spent thirty years in construction, I’m not a politician.” Eureka Springs Building Inspector Paul...