Questions for Parks
Editor,
What a surprise to find our favorite walking trail at Lake Leatherwood Park closed and replaced by extreme downhill mountain biking trails.
My husband and I...
Beautification should be a priority
Editor,
My name is Suzannie Roder, that Hungarian-born woman who has lived in the U.S. for 61 years. I like to tell you that my...
Early bond payoff unnecessary
Editor,
Why do Eureka Springs Finance Director Lonnie Clark and Mayor Butch Berry fear the Securities and Exchange Commission so much?
At the May 14 city...
Thoughts on income disparity
Editor,
After returning from a 3-week, 5000 mile jaunt to Oregon I read T.A. Laughlin’s rich vs. poor tirade on Trump and Abe Lincoln’s party.
Through...
Tiny ticks can cause great strife
Editor,
Imagine a world where you have a seemingly invisible sickness, where no one can diagnose what’s wrong with you, they say “you don’t look...
Avoid politics and go to the greenhouse
Editor,
Today, Thursday, I made the mistake of listening to the news about the continuing saga of greed and corruption of “our” president and his...
Student discipline outsourced to police
Editor,
The Eureka Springs School board recently approved a plan to hire a “resource officer.” This fully armed police officer, contracted from the city, will...
‘Buyer’ beware of liberal voters
Editor,
I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Eureka Springs Independent opinion piece of May 9 that came out in support of my primary...
Scandal ruins grant program
Editor,
Our current State Rep Bob Ballinger, who is running against State Senator Bryan King for his Republican seat this month, gave $8,500 of our...
Heads up, mums are the best, hands down
Editor,
After overwhelming response, the Bridge of Love (BoL) returned this Mother’s Day Weekend. Families came to Downtown Eureka Springs to celebrate Mom and were...