Climate change in Beaver

Editor, Twenty-two years ago, my wife and I found a magically beautiful white cedar glade overlooking the White River and built a home there. The...

Good news

Editor, I was touched so deeply this week by two articles – Catherine Zeller’s Cafe Amoré story by Becky Gillette and Cara Sroges’s life story...

Thanks, Parks people

Editor,    Deep gratitude to Scott Miskiel for his caring stewardship of the Eureka Springs parks. When he was the city gardener he took the initiative...

Protect neighborhoods

Editor, The owners of the home at 14 Washington St. have asked to rezone their property from R-1 Victorian Residential to C-3 Quiet Commercial to be allowed...

QC could ease housing shortage

Editor, What better group to address Carroll County’s dire housing need than the Quorum Court? Yet, when Suzie and Dan Bell appeared before them recently about...

ESCC on the j-o-b

Editor,  I want to acknowledge Cathy Segur, Zachary Whitbey, and crew at the Eureka Springs Community Center in making the center a special gathering place....

Primroses grow where we know they can’t

Editor, In an increasingly chaotic world, we have to take every opportunity to appreciate the wonders around us. This time of year brings just that...

Lichen or not

Editor, There are two sides to issues and actions. The May 4, 2022 issue of the ES Independent had a notice on page 4, “Polishing headstones...

Old things don’t look like they used to

Editor, Fifty years. ago my wife and I spent our honeymoon here in Eureka Springs! We now call it home. It seems as though things...

The best governors never planned to be governor

Editor, Yesterday my wife and I grabbed the opportunity to meet and chat with Chris Jones. Shaking hands with him, he meets my eye in...