Affordable Care Act is exactly that

Editor,   When Suzanne and I acquired healthcare coverage through ACA it had been years since we could afford it. In fact no commercial insurer would...

Citizens’ opinion on quarry

Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern over the proposed Rockhouse Road community rock quarry mining operation by Legacy Mining Co. My wife...

Rebuilding and restoring

It’s no secret that Donald Trump was elected as the anti-Obama. Between George Washington and George W. Bush, a variety of Johns, James, Williams,...

What on Earth happened

Saudis lead fossil states to block 1.5°C report and declare island states a disposable global zone Last week, at the conclusion of the Bonn June...

The new normal

Editor, I just read the latest Independent and I’m feeling really sad. I immediately clipped Dan Krotz’s “thanks for all the fish” column and put...

Money is easy when regs are weak

Editor, Thanks for the paper and the excellent staff and especially this editorial by Becky Gillette on the dumping of Hog Waste in The United...

Having fun raising funds

Editor, The women of the Goddess Gala/Merlin Foundation Benefit thank you for your excellent coverage of our event. With your help we raised over $4000...

See oursels as ithers see us? Cool.

Editor, I thank you and the entire Independent crew for doing what you do so well. For this community as a whole and for many...

Editorial: Payout is great for polluting the Buffalo

Recent news that the State of Arkansas had reached a settlement to pay the owners of C&H Farms $6.2 million to shut down the...

Guestatorial: Eureka’s lost dog park?

Eureka Springs is touted as being a dog-friendly place, nationally recognized twice as one of the top five dog-friendly cities in the U.S.! Our dog...