American Insights
Country Before Party
On the evening of Wednesday, December 13, 2000, the Vice President of the United States addressed the nation from his ceremonial office near the White House. “Just moments ago,” Al Gore began,...
Setting it straight
On the front page of the Oct. 23 Eureka Springs Independent was a cutline “Take a Stroll Back in Time,” mentioning “Richard Thompson who started the Ozarka Bottling Company…” The cutline should read that...
Carroll Electric proposed deforestation
Carroll Electric has a project planned for Rockhouse Road to install a 3-phase feeder line that involves the cutting of hundreds of trees from The Hills of Keels Creek to the end of Rockhouse...
Power of the politician.
I’ve asked people why don’t you go downtown Eureka Springs to eat, because of the tax, why don’t you go to downtown Eureka Springs to shop, because of the tax. It doesn’t surprise me...
Feeding families is first-rate
Boy Scout Troop 67 begins the annual Scouting for Food Drive this weekend by placing bags on the front doors of residences in the Eureka Springs area. This is a major drive of the...
Support our industry
When I was asked to sign the petition about having a “conversation” concerning the CAPC I couldn’t because I live 1/10 mile outside city limits. Since then, I’ve given the “conversation” more thought.
I moved...
Choosing a Medicare Plan: A Doctor’s Perspective
It’s time again when millions of patients across the country are deciding which insurance plan to choose for the upcoming year. For those 65 and older, as well as those on disability, the choice...
Vote or not
I am dumbfounded that folks with a sense of decency and family values would choose a convicted sexual predator as the leader of their party and support him for election to the presidency despite...
American Insights
Ask Not
A bitter snowstorm dropped six inches of snow on America’s capital city the day before Inauguration Day. “Many of the pre-inaugural social affairs had to be canceled,” The New York Times wrote on...
Yes, who will pick up the phone?
I’ve probably written and rewritten this opinion piece three or four times. How to put all my thoughts on Issue 3, which abolishes the 3 percent CAPC tax on food, beverage, and lodging, into...
