A new party
Now is the perfect time for a third national political party to form, crystalize, create a name, other than “Independent,” and declare itself.
For this to happen, it needs several essentials, as I see it.
First,...
Local connection to SSA
This is the 91st birthday of when Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act – August 14, 1935. He and John Nance Garner were elected in 1932, and, since John Nance Garner had been...
Return to 6 o’clock news
If you want AETN to return the PBS NewsHour to 6 p.m., call AETN at (501) 682-4198 and state your views. I called and the nicest woman, Tracy, answered who said that they were...
Talk or listen, but be there
Voice your opinion on 1% Carroll County tax at the Carroll County Quorum Court Meeting, 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, in the Berryville Courthouse.
This tax increase of one percent will be on virtually every...
Every Constituent Counts
At a recent Carroll County Quorum Court meeting, JP Jack Deaton stated that the Court is reluctant to accept offers of help from citizens because previous offers had “caused us more problems.” He also...
After the Methane — Renewable Gas, Same Nutrient Problem?
Last week, this column asked a basic question about the proposed anaerobic digestion facility near Green Forest in Carroll County: What exactly is being built? Documents submitted to ADEQ during the project’s early environmental...
What exactly is being built near Green Forest?
Outside the city limits of Green Forest, Arkansas, a proposed poultry litter-to-biogas plant has prompted an important discussion about how this type of development should be understood and evaluated.
The proposed facility, advanced by SusBDe...
Excellence takes sincere and intelligent effort
I would like to praise Eureka Springs Hospital for their outstanding emergency abilities in a critical situation.
On Saturday, April 26, at approximately 9 p.m., my husband was taken to the hospital by the Eureka...
What a 1 percent tax can do
When I first became mayor, I knew I was inheriting many responsibilities. One of them stood above the rest. Our aging water and sewer system. And how to fund the repairs, replacement and add...
Simple way to be counted
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) has received a Request for Exemption for the Triple Oak Power facility in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
The quorum court in Crittenden County passed a county ordinance allowing a developer...
