Destroying all that is good

Editor, Never in my nearly seven decades did I imagine I would be face-to-face with so many people espousing and enacting such vile, despicable, evil...

Tending the cemetery

Editor, Not only does our cemetery have natural beauty, it has 2 groundskeepers who work very hard to keep it that way and improve the...

Misogyny is so yesterday

Editor, Last week your intrepid reporter Becky Gillette asked local women why they were for Hillary. I would like to add another 2 cents. While...

Fence clearing shines up cemetery

Editor, On behalf of the City Cemetery Commission and residents and travelers on Highway 62, I thank the First Christian Church of Eureka Springs Men’s...

Fight for peace

Editor, Anyone who viewed the murder of George Floyd by a police officer who kept his knee crushing Mr. Floyd’s throat for 8 minutes and...

Politics should be unusual

Editor, I wrote this for the Independent back in 2012 right after the Sandy Hook massacre. Four years and countless mass shootings later, it does...

Hate that I hate

Editor, I suppose I should be grateful. I am fully awake now. I see the slimy darkness as it oozes out from underneath the rocks...

Ennui is eroding

Editor, Last week, I watched the Democratic National Convention and my weariness began to be replaced by hope and energy. Our beloved America could heal with elected representatives...

Slap on the back for council

Editor, I thank the City Council for abandoning the lease agreement for meetings’ space at the Community Center of Commerce. Through research, education and knowledge we...

Water/Sewer commission sorely needed

Editor, Eureka Springs needs a water/sewer committee. Several City Councils and several Mayors have misunderstood the city utilities and mismanaged the finances to an extraordinary degree. In...