Labor unions are gone, is Labor Day extinct?
Before I retired from teaching, I always told my students that Labor Day was a holiday to honor working people. “If you have been...
Peace, the natural state
We live in a small world, interconnected and interdependent, bombarded by news of violence and suffering. Peace is the answer.
Conflicts, distress, disagreements, and fear...
It’s a dog’s world
Editor,
There are so many things we appreciate about Eureka Springs (don’t even get us started on how much we love the Independent each week!) ...
Little Rock Saturday night
Editor,
Gov. Hutchinson has declared Saturday, Sept. 7 Cheryl Maples Memorial Day. People will gather at 8 p.m. at the State Capitol in Little Rock...
Word salad
In one of his more famous statements, Winston Churchill admitted, “In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words,...
Ban fires not forests
“Not one inch of the Amazon will be granted to Indigenous people,” Jair Bolsonaro, 2019
During his 2018 presidential campaign, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro promised to...
Don’t rush the entertainment district
Editor,
Eureka Springs City Council should have a public hearing regarding the establishment of entertainment districts (ED), Ordinance 2283.
There are many concerns about the districts...
Rest in peace and comfort
Editor,
Attorney Cheryl Maples who fought for, and won, rights for we lesbians and gay men died on August 22. Many of us knew Cheryl...
Our time now
I turned of drinking age my first week of law school. After that mind trip of a week I was ready to go imbibe...
Sorting things out
Apparently the U.S. is spared the possibility of endless repetitions of “President Hickenlooper today said…” I have nothing against the former Colorado governor; like...