I’m David Writer, your Carroll County Judge
Carroll County is special, and people are drawn to it for many reasons. I was raised just across the state line in Carr Lane....
Power of attorney
Abbey Foster is doing an excellent job. I am glad you have her.
According to Eureka Springs Municipal Code, the last elected city attorney has the...
Deloitte, Jamie Barker and their next possible taxpayer victim
I have been writing about how political profiteer, Jamie Barker is cashing in by becoming a “partner” at a lobbying firm, Gilmore Davis Strategy...
Measuring what matters, protecting what counts
Part 1 emphasized a foundational principle: study design determines what becomes visible—and what remains hidden. An interim study must operate at the basin...
Reflecting on the Valentine’s issue
I have magnetized this week’s Independent Thinker to my refrigerator. My late husband used to call Eureka a womb where the lost came...
History might be repeated but shouldn’t be rewritten
Dakoda’s “What Could be More American” article in the Feb. 11, 2026, Independent serves as “wake up call” to all concerned citizens to this...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: Washington’s Warning of the Love of Power
George Washington was once again in the spotlight. It was nothing new. Years earlier, in...
What a Kings River watershed study must measure
Our rivers and streams may be hiding a problem we can’t see: excess phosphorus. This nutrient, naturally found in soil and fertilizer, can fuel...
Mail that got delivered
Both my PO Box and roadside postal box are overloaded with oversized and expensive postcards attacking Bryan King. Some are sent by his primary...
It’s about honesty
My opponent uses big money, secret, dark-money scam groups to mislead people because he wants to divert attention from who he really is. His...