Confederate monuments belong in museums

Editor, I feel obliged to remark on Dan Krotz’s “Pursuit of Happiness” . I’ve always thought Krotz’s writings were smart, but this time I think his...

Q is back (and we know him)

Ah, yes, Q. That irascible character described on his official web page as “impudent, self-superior and sometimes malevolent,” having appeared among us “to tease,...

Good choice for CEO

Editor, I have received word that Vicki Andert has been named the new CEO of the Eureka Springs Hospital. She has worked hard for several...

Socialism trumps capitalism

Editor, I hate capitalism. Sick cows are butchered for hamburger. Pesticides and herbicides sprayed all the time on vegetables. Salmonella in the frozen section. Obscene salaries...

County zoning is at the heart of it

In 2019, a group attended a quorum court meeting to complain about a proposed quarry on Rockhouse Road. The usual suspects complained about traffic,...

Independent Editorial: Who’s to blame?

Do you honestly think you could walk into a gay nightclub and feel fear? Of what? Not that you’ll be killed. A gay nightclub...

Independent Guestatorial: Now what?

With the election of Donald Trump as president, the United States officially entered the Age of Simulation. In keeping with its historical role as “a...

Independent Guestatorial: Speak softly and be kind

“Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” ― J.M. Barry Over 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt gave...

Mask up

Editor, I looked up synonyms for “beyond stupid:” shortsighted, ill-advised, unintelligent, unthinking, foolish, mean-spirited, and malevolent, to give only a few. I would apply any...

The lull in nice

Editor, Ah, the sweet sound of no Harley bikers in town. I never thought that in 14 years of calling Eureka Springs home that I would...