American Insights
The Long National Nightmare
It was a partly cloudy day in the nation’s capital when, at noon on Friday, August 9, 1974, Washington’s most powerful...
So Long, Old Friend
My friend Virginia. We did hard time together in the Eureka Springs city jail. She had just been sentenced to serve the jail time...
Check Engine light still on
I feel compelled to respond to David Writer’s Letter to the Editor of March 2, 2026, in the Eureka Springs Independent online. Because, as...
Comments on ESH
Eureka Springs Mayor, City Council, ESH Hospital Commission, and citizens,
It has been a year since my company submitted a proposal to operate Eureka Springs...
Crisis diversion
Epstein, wag the dog.
Start a war to distract from your troubled administration and all your own wrong doings.
Doug Stowe
Thanks for voting
Voters of Carroll County, thank you for participating in this election and for taking an active role in our local government. Elections are how...
Watershed Moments, Designing a Meaningful Interim Study
Previous columns explored why phosphorus must be measured across the entire watershed and why current regulatory tools often fail to capture its cumulative impact....
I’m David Writer, your Carroll County Judge
Carroll County is special, and people are drawn to it for many reasons. I was raised just across the state line in Carr Lane....
Power of attorney
Abbey Foster is doing an excellent job. I am glad you have her.
According to Eureka Springs Municipal Code, the last elected city attorney has the...
Deloitte, Jamie Barker and their next possible taxpayer victim
I have been writing about how political profiteer, Jamie Barker is cashing in by becoming a “partner” at a lobbying firm, Gilmore Davis Strategy...