Raise the wage

Editor, $15 an hour is a gross pay; the net pay is usually 30% less or $10.50 per hour. Which for a fulltime worker is...

Voting should not be controlled by politicians

Editor, It seems clear that if Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt executives made a quiet call to certain legislators in Little Rock, the voter-suppression bills...

Rest in peace and comfort

Editor, Attorney Cheryl Maples who fought for, and won, rights for we lesbians and gay men died on August 22. Many of us knew Cheryl...

Open minded

Editor, I already hate our next president! Sonny Smith

Thank you to protesters

It seems we, the citizens of this democracy, have lost yet another right guaranteed under the Constitution. I see that many of the lawful protesters...

Applause right back at you

Editor, Thanks to our entire community for enthusiastic support of the Five & Dime Drama Collective Spring Production. Dance of Deceit, by local playwright Tom...

Locals appreciate vets

Editor, Thank you Eureka Springs! Thank you for helping us honor our veterans again this year for our 8th annual Parade and Events Weekend! Of course,...

How Democrats can win the presidency in the future

In any attempt to understand the outcome of the election, attention must be paid to the Democratic National Committee. The DNC did all in...

Questions for Parks

Editor, Thanks to all of you at The Independent Newspaper for all of your timely and complete coverage of our important local news without fear...

Super writer

Editor, That was a super letter you printed that Mr. Brenton sent in last week. I’ve never seen those feelings expressed more perfectly. Noelle M. Brannon