by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Culled My revenge will be success and making America great again. President Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of the painful truths about gardening is that you must prune if you want to produce. Perhaps my reluctance is because our South Knoxville soil is so bad that I’m...
by design | May 6, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Apology Never confuse education with intelligence; you can have a PhD and still be an idiot. Richard Feynman (theoretical physicist) By Dr. Jim Ferguson I may owe my readers an apology if this week’s column is not perfect. I use that superlative whimsically...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Delusional Thinking When debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of losers. Socrates By Dr. Jim Ferguson Becky and I enjoy watching sports, but I focus on the sport that is “in season.” I’ll watch some of the National Hockey League playoffs...
by design | Apr 22, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Fair Share By Dr. Jim Ferguson Last week was April 15, Tax Day, but to paraphrase the 1960-80s public service announcement, “Do you know where your [dollars] are?” Americans are sending trillions of dollars to Washington, but the government is spending money faster...
by design | Apr 15, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
And the Lord God formed a man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and he became a living soul. Genesis 2:7 By Dr. Jim Ferguson It finally looks like winter is done, March Madness is over, the eclipse hoopla has subsided and...
by design | Apr 8, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Observations I hate writing. I love having written. Dorothy Parker By Dr. Jim Ferguson As my readers know, I have retired from my medical practice after 50 years, and now consider myself in my second career as a writer. I finally retired my medical license because it...
