Atheists should celebrate the nativity, too

Editor, Reacting to complaints, Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Barry recently canceled the traditional Nativity display  in Basin Springs Park. After a firestorm of protest in support of...

The Torch is Passed

I do not know who came up with the cynical phrase “divided states of America,” but the latest notion we argue is whether or...

Independent Guestatorial: Proposed ban on kratom another failure of the war on drugs

A friend alerted me recently to the fact that I could soon be guilty of a felony crime for having a small amount of...

Wolftoon

Breakfast in Virginia

One Year Later

Just before five a.m. on February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin made an ominous address to the world. In a way, it was expected. By...

Even Lenin could not have done better

Editor, After viewing Hillary’s acceptance speech, I concluded that Vladimir Lenin could not have done a better job himself. Richard Waxenfelter Berryville

A bridge to extinction

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” – CARL SAGAN Carl Sagan, one of our great...

Evening drive just for fun

Editor, My sincere thanks for all of the love that Suzanne and I have received during her illness and since her passing. We love Eureka...

Being guided to the cemetery

Editor, We have an especially interesting cemetery in Eureka Springs. It was founded in 1879 and the Odd Fellows took over in 1889. The assortment...

Defining treason

Editor, Article 3, Section 2 of our Constitution defines treason as “Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy.” If we define “Enemy” as one who...