Where there’s smoke there’s Republicans?

Editor,   Today, Monday the last day of February, was a beautiful day. I try to be happy and thankful for nature and her beauty.  ...

The GOP power grab

Once again, the people get the short end of the stick The $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act rushed by Congress last...

Wolftoon

Wolftoon

Independent Editorial – Taking what’s offered

Years ago, on a cold winter afternoon in the mid-1960s, a young boy was walking home from school in Seligman, Mo., right up the...

Getting a second, second, second chance

September brought us two incidents involving local high school coaches. One school overreacted to a minor violation, while the other chose to ignore an...

Why do they keep doing this?

Editor, Carroll electric has poisoned the roads here. Dead trees are not attractive. It was a row of redbuds that I will never enjoy again....

Holsttoon

What's the deal...

Living in Wonderland

Corporate welfare and the myth of job creation While the world waits for the November COP26 Climate Summit, Arkansas legislators look for ways to give...

Initial thoughts on noise

I always find that noise complaints about local venues with music elicit complicated feelings. On one hand I understand someone’s need to have their...

The demise of the American myth

“To the ordinary guy, all this is a bunch of gobbledygook. But out of the gobbledygook comes a very clear thing: you can’t trust...