I’m David Writer, your Carroll County Judge
Carroll County is special, and people are drawn to it for many reasons. I was raised just across the state line in Carr Lane. I married my wife in 1988 in Oak Grove, and...
Power of attorney
Abbey Foster is doing an excellent job. I am glad you have her.
According to Eureka Springs Municipal Code, the last elected city attorney has the title of “City Attorney.” I was elected to the position, which...
Deloitte, Jamie Barker and their next possible taxpayer victim
I have been writing about how political profiteer, Jamie Barker is cashing in by becoming a “partner” at a lobbying firm, Gilmore Davis Strategy Group, with Jon Gilmore as founding and managing partner.
As mentioned...
Measuring what matters, protecting what counts
Part 1 emphasized a foundational principle: study design determines what becomes visible—and what remains hidden. An interim study must operate at the basin scale, where cumulative nutrient processes—both surface runoff and subsurface transport—can...
Reflecting on the Valentine’s issue
I have magnetized this week’s Independent Thinker to my refrigerator. My late husband used to call Eureka a womb where the lost came and found themselves. For me and my family Eureka has...
History might be repeated but shouldn’t be rewritten
Dakoda’s “What Could be More American” article in the Feb. 11, 2026, Independent serves as “wake up call” to all concerned citizens to this administration’s manipulations that aim to rewrite American history in its...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: Washington’s Warning of the Love of Power
George Washington was once again in the spotlight. It was nothing new. Years earlier, in late December 1783, George III, once Washington’s king, described the...
What a Kings River watershed study must measure
Our rivers and streams may be hiding a problem we can’t see: excess phosphorus. This nutrient, naturally found in soil and fertilizer, can fuel algae growth, reduce oxygen, and harm aquatic life when it...
Mail that got delivered
Both my PO Box and roadside postal box are overloaded with oversized and expensive postcards attacking Bryan King. Some are sent by his primary opponent Bobby Ballinger. Some are sent in a coordinated effort...
It’s about honesty
My opponent uses big money, secret, dark-money scam groups to mislead people because he wants to divert attention from who he really is. His story keeps changing every time the facts come out.
He claimed...
