Explosively marvelous 4th parade

Editor, There are other people who deserve more recognition than I for making the 4th of July parade possible. First of all, the parade committee, Crystal...

Improvements happening, more needed

Editor, On Sunday, Kei and I visited Good Shepherd Humane Society to meet with a few folks about implementing a native plant focus there. After...

Fuel tax exorbitant for electric car

Editor, I am now the very happy owner of an electric car. It’s powerful, quiet and can get 300 miles or more on a full...

I sent this to Senator Boozman

Why do you continue to avoid your own constituents? You refuse to hold Town Halls and when Arkansas citizens make the effort to come...

Vote Tuesday! Schools deserve good boards

Editor, The forgotten election: Eureka Springs School Board. Do school boards seem boring and irrelevant? Not so fast. The voting public elects their board of...

Need access to puppy mill reports

Editor, Do you have any idea what goes on in puppy mills? Owners make huge sums of money off the caging of female dogs and keeping...

Diverse is what the world is

Editor, This recent Diversity Weekend was beautiful: many people, lesbians, gay men, children, trans folk, straight people, young and old, wonderful dogs, vendors, people in...

Independent Editorial: Before we get sent to the nervous hospital

There’s no doubt that unexpected things are coming at us faster and more intensely than we’re accustomed to. In the past couple of years...

Adopting horses

Editor, I just got a call from some loving people in South Dakota. Evidently, our compassionate federal government let 800+ horses starve and were going...

Yes, a biodiverse community

Editor, I thank you all for inviting me to speak at the 2nd Annual Eureka Springs Native Plant Fair. Although the weather elements were unfavorable for an...