A silent threat
You're wearing your squeaky shoes and right there taking a snooze is a tiger, so how do you walk on by?
Tom Lehrer said, “silently,...
Creating a stable climate
The climate is out of whack. Extracting, processing, and burning fossil fuels, with never-ending oil wars are irresponsible behaviors.
Last week our Royal family went...
Traffic light not a dizzy idea
Editor,
Mr. Thomas P. Bergquist P.E.’s recent letter to the paper was interesting. He quoted the Federal Highway Administration subpositive facts concerning roundabouts.
As I...
Speaking for the forests
“To establish forest management, reforestation, and utilization practices which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.” - H. R....
[Letter received by reporter Becky Gillette last weekend]
We lived a mile from the DC beltway and traffic noise was horrible, 24/7, but after midnight the motorcycles raced for that added high-pitched...
Environmental Justice and Public Health
“It seems reasonable to believe that the more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us,...
Customers prefer compliance
Editor,
We have been customers of Rockin’ Pig since they opened and have always enjoyed their food. On July 30, I picked up To Go food...
Climate change in Beaver
Editor,
Twenty-two years ago, my wife and I found a magically beautiful white cedar glade overlooking the White River and built a home there. The...
Utilities solve the wrong problem
Life is not fair, and it can get worse!
After the Dec. 5, 2019, Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) public hearing on net energy metering...
Put some satire in your stockings
In a surprise move that even shocked a couple of Republicans, President Trump announced there could be jail time for anyone who says “Happy...