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This Week’s Independent Thinker
Ever hear of Joseph Gayetty? In 1857, he invented commercial toilet paper, made of hemp.
We all learned during the pandemic how dear this one household item is to us.
One million trees a year are...
The Dirt on Nicky
I mint what I mint
Lamiaceae, the name for the mint family, includes not only bugleweed and dragonhead but horehound, hyssop and hundreds of salvia species. Patchouli, a bushy perennial in the New Guinea part...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: King’s Forgotten Warning
On Tuesday, April 4, 1967, all thoughts and things seemed to be in disarray. American troops had been fighting, suffering, and dying in the dense and distant jungles of...
Land in our Hands
Abstract art is not visual reality – until you keep looking
Larry Mansker is a virtuoso who has painted professionally and lived in Eureka Springs since 1991. He has just finished a collection of large paintings depicting...
The Coffee Table
Do The Clothes Make the Man?
I just learned that an old family friend feels certain that if a man wears a dress, he’s a pedophile.
I’m not sure if this person believes that a dress has...
Legal Eagle
Owner Financing
Mortgage vs. Contract for Deed, Part I
Owner Financing. Because of recent credit tightening, sellers are finding it difficult to find buyers who qualify for conventional financing and are forced to offer owner financing. Alternatively,...
Hall Closets
The only way I know to close out the 2024-25 Razorback Basketball season is with a sustained standing ovation – a thunderous one at that. This team came so far and should hear nothing...
The Reel News
Pictured is a very excited Dylan Boltz, from Mena, Ark., with his first ever Rainbow trout. He took “kissing” his 1st fish to the next level!
Beaver Tailwaters:
Fishing has been pretty good this past week....
Esoteric Astrology as news for week April 9 – 15, 2025
Aries Spring Festival Full Moon, Passover, Venus Direct & Palm Sunday!
What an upcoming weekend! Five festivals all at once – astronomical, astrological, esoteric, Jewish and Christian! These are actually religious festivals, each a developmental...
Legal Eagle
What is an Inter Vivos Revocable Trust and why should I have one?
An inter vivos (during life) revocable trust, also known as a living trust, is a written trust agreement whereby the settlor (the...
