The Reel News
Pictured is a nice striper caught by Bo with Austin of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service.
River
Fishing on the Beaver tailwaters remains challenging in places...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week August 26 – Sept. 1. 2026.
Virgo – Three Madonnas – Only One Holds the Child - Sign of the Soul
The full moon occurs this week, the solar festival...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Fifty-five years ago, when a British soldier was preparing for deployment to Northern Ireland, he asked Barby Keel to take care of his dog.
Barby...
The Coffee Table
Dog texts and resting places
There’s a big park very near my house. Half of it contains a grassy football field where local youth teams...
Esoteric Astrology as news or week August 19 – 26, 2026
The Lion & the Virgin - Leo/Virgo
Leo is the lion of the zodiac, a fiery dramatic being of great love and creativity, always creating...
American Insights
American Insights: The Dreaded Hypothetical Made Real
The nation was at the brink. By the time Georgia’s Henry Benning rose to address the Virginia Secession...
The Coffee Table
The Swing Thing
I’ve been perusing the news like a junkie lately, inspired by the Michigan election results, which have garnered national attention. It’s been...
Dinner for Six
Jan Ridenour is a lifelong creator, mover and shaker who has called Eureka Springs home since 1987. “Positive Idea” was the first internet provider...
From the Back Porch
July 28. Titled Cautionary Stories.
As words line up to join this sentence, the imp on my left shoulder jumps up and down shouting, “No!...
The Dirt on Nicky
What’s new is already older
I was given dozens of elephant garlic bulbils, which are small bulb-like parts which in two years grow into large...







