5 lb. dog runs 5K – another tribute to Don Gammie

Editor, On Thanksgiving Day, a very successful Ninth Annual Don Gammie Turkey Trot was held at Lake Leatherwood Park. We were thrilled to see so many...

Independent Guestatorial – The Green Pellet Deception

Dr. Luis Contreras - Recent developments regarding the U.K. Drax Group and the U.S. Enviva Partners may change the future of Arkansas. Many things...

Diverse is what the world is

Editor, This recent Diversity Weekend was beautiful: many people, lesbians, gay men, children, trans folk, straight people, young and old, wonderful dogs, vendors, people in...

American Insights

Lincoln at Independence Hall The president-elect reached Philadelphia at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 1861. In response to warm greetings, Abraham Lincoln told a...

Beyond fracking

While the world burns Trump declares energy independence The 2019 United Nations Emissions Gap Report confirms what everyone knows. We continue burning fuels and plan...

Open minded

Editor, I already hate our next president! Sonny Smith

Independent Guestatorial: Enter… the New Dark Ages?

During the decline and eventual fall of the Roman Empire the world entered what is known as the Dark Ages. An age of intellectual...

Firing off a letter

Editor, A special thanks to the dedicated men of the Eureka Springs Fire Department. Those of us who live on 23 South almost to the...

American Insights

The Meaning of the Declaration The rain was falling with misty, unrelenting force as President Calvin Coolidge rose to deliver the greatest speech of his...

Clean it, we mean it

Editor, I just came in from picking up two piles of my neighbor’s dog waste from right in front of my White Street storefront, so...