Good eating, good giving

Editor, Thursday at our farmers’ market I tried to give a jar of fresh peach preserves we had made to our Filipina friend who is...

Relating to food

Editor, We have come a long way since EB White’s 1948 piece in the Atlantic entitled “Death of a Pig.” EB White authored the classic...

Defender takes offense

Editor, I just got through with the morning paper reading more about the Orlando shootings, etc. Although tragic, I would like to address the fact...

Veterans Day only four months away

Editor, We thank all the people who made the 4th of July Parade possible! People behind the scenes: Post 9 American Legion, Debbie Klein, Debbi Clark,...

Are police overstepping their authority?

Editor, Dear Tourists, We ordinary citizens of Eureka apologize for the rude behavior concerning the parking meters and excessive ticketing. Unfortunately, it appears our city feels...

History still repeating

Editor,        Malcom X, the Black Nationalist, said, “If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s...

Council decision regrettable

Editor, Concerning the Independent’s article, “New B&Bs on suspension” (June 29), I lament the Eureka Springs City Council’s lack of basic fairness in banning future...

Times, they are a changin’

Editor, I wish to correct this gentleman. He refers to the outdated, homophobic classification of homosexuality by the American Psychiatric Association as “a mental disorder.”...

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...

Switchback rumble

Editor, We know the switchback curves of 62 West of town are deadly – recently there were two killed when a truck crossed the center...