The truth is out of this world
I was sitting in the backyard, listening to the Royals losing again, taking a break from chores, and waiting for the fireflies. Here came a little green man.
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The space between newsprint and subscribers . . .
Between the inked pages of any local newspaper and beyond news stories, there are stories of wins and losses, businesses and social doings, deaths and births and entertainment. There are advertisements, legal notices and in our paper, there are prayer requests. Our newspaper like others, are more important to a community than some might suspect.
A Moment with a Monarch
In a field of milkweed, Rob Perez sits with Mary the Monarch Butterfly. Rob Perez: Mary, thank you for taking the time.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, Major Newspaper in Flippin Arkansas advertising their phone forgets to set-up their own Voice Mail. After trying to Spend Money on local advertising, Mark Ellingson local resident realizes it WOULD be Loco to spend money advertising in a newspaper who doesn’t know HOW to advertise itself.
To Your Good Health
Without your immune system you will die so it is a good idea to learn more about just what it is and how it works. Bull Shoals Library has just the book to help you understand this very complex system on which your health depends. Immune by Philipp Dettmer explains elements of the immune system including defenses like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like bacteria, allergies, and cancer.
“Would you like to buy…”
It did not take me long to realize that, as grateful as I am to have this opportunity to write, having a weekly column is not without its own challenges. Some weeks the topics – and subsequent words – flow easily. Other weeks, they trickle. And then, occasionally, the flow is completely damned up. This has been one of those weeks. I still have quite a number of special memories to share, but I’m determined to find accompanying photos before I go with them.
Wild Gobblers… Fewer and Fewer
A comeback in populations of the wild turkey is so simple it could begin this year. First of all, we need to end the fall gun season, which allows the taking of too many hens and gobblers. It does indeed affect breeding numbers for the following spring. How could it not? That argument is ridiculous. Right now, we have the lowest number of wild turkeys in the Ozarks since the seventies.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mr. Ellingson, As the editor of the Mountaineer Echo, I rarely respond to letters to the editor because as a Veteran, I believe everyone is ENTITLED to express their opinions in a respectful manner.
Good morning, Robert!
I wanted to let you know that I really like what’s happening with the Mountaineer Echo. Lots of good friendly reading and I sure like Cindy Wood-Young’s ‘Growing up in Flippin’ contribution. I wish we had a few more local contributors like her. Please, keep up the good work! I’ve been doing a lot of research for a book I’m writing about Caney Store and have leaned on past articles of the ME to ‘jog my memory’, and it’s interesting to see how much the community has changed along with reporting along with it. For instance, back in the 50’s and 60’s the paper was full of national and state news on the front page with the important local news. Of course, the format of the paper was significantly different too. All fascinating.
Idle thoughts, wasted time, behind schedule
I feel as if I need a retreat. You know, one of those deals where you look inward, connect with the universal harmonic vibe and focus on life skills.