Good manners should prevail

Editor, The almost endless, angry braying of opinion submissions to the editor concerning President Trump is quite entertaining. The level of hysteria is as informative...

Climate Crisis

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. – Thomas Paine Thomas Paine, an American political...

Historic districts have their rules

Editor, As has been explained many times over, the National Register for Historic Places is strictly honorary and carries little weight. There are more than 80,000...

A Fresh Opinion

Four former presidents condemn Putin One says ‘nyet’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week was met with rebuke from world leaders, past and present. Former American...

Picking Cotton

Editor, Mr. Cotton, I watched you make a mockery of the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 13, 2017 when you pretended to interrogate Jeff Sessions....

To County Judge David Writer

The March 22, 2023, edition of the Eureka Springs Independent newspaper states, referring to the Scout Clean Energy Nimbus Wind Facility project, that Carroll...

Leave the road, take the trails

Editor, Thank you to everyone who attended the Community Summit on October 3 at the Aud. And a special thanks to presenters Katherine Andrews, Arkansas...

Reaction to who uses which bathrooms

Editor, In response to President Obama’s administration report today concerning guidance from leaders at the departments of Education and Justice regarding transgender identity, and that...

Diversity is growing and glowing

Editor, Thank you to everyone of Eureka Springs, all of our sponsors and volunteers for making Fall Diversity weekend 2019 a huge success.  We had visitors...

An example for many

Editor, A voice has gone silent in our community. Trella Laughlin’s voice has been a presence here for many years. She fearlessly wrote many Letters to the...