Reasons to vote for King

A few months ago, I told Bryan King that I planned to endorse him in print. He seemed a little surprised at first. Over...

Plastic clogging the planet

Editor, In our continuing effort to make Eureka Springs become a shining example of a compassionate, kind and ecological small town, I suggest we do...

Bikes could disturb peace

Editor, Are you aware that volunteers (some who do not even live in Eureka Springs) are in the process of accessing our historic district neighborhoods...

Curious fundraising

Editor, I am visiting relatives in Eureka Springs. Recently I saw an article about a fundraising event for the domestic abuse shelter, the Purple Flower...

West Coast thoughts

Editor, I think that Alliance Management is taking the hospital and Eureka Springs to the cleaners on their remuneration. I would not trust such greedy...

Wow. Just wow.

Editor, My compliments to the staff of the Independent for a fabulous newspaper! I was particularly enthralled by the July 10 edition that grabbed my...

Cell advertising intrusive

Editor, Just read the article about the findings Mr. Johanson delivered at the recent A&P Commission meeting. I do not believe his comment about advertising...

What I learned

Editor, What did I learn from Congressman Steve Womack at Holiday Island Elks Club? I learned that he does not read the bills that are...

Polluters getting breaks

Editor, Successful polluters know slow and steady degradation will often go unnoticed until real damage becomes impossible to ignore. So when our country’s National Environmental...

Unity a pipedream?

Editor, I wish there were (subjunctive!) unity in our country, but there is not. It’s as if there are, at least, two different societies.       One is...