by design | Mar 24, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The notion of choice is a fundamental principle with me. It stems from the doctrine of “free will.” Ancient philosophers stated that freedom of conscience is really the only thing that cannot be controlled or taken from someone. The central...
by design | Mar 17, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The chief professor of medicine during my internal medicine residency held that all disease was the result of some infectious process. Jesus used hyperbole (exaggerated speech) to get people’s attention, and I suspect my professor was doing the...
by design | Mar 10, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The world is very complicated, and I can see why some folks just surrender or retreat. I’m proud of my mother who has not given up, and not only lives independently, but does email and even follows her family and friends on Face Book. It takes...
by design | Mar 3, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Eleanor Roosevelt once observed that intellectuals function in the realm of ideas, whereas average folks concentrate on events of the day and the rest focus on people. Life magazine once challenged our minds, but was replaced by Newsweek. Popular...
by design | Feb 24, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I noticed the announcement on the door of the Doctor’s lounge. It was another list of drug shortages similar to the one that appeared last July. I assumed the first one was an aberration. Apparently it was not. I read over the current list...
by design | Feb 17, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson When I started my sabbatical a friend advised me to be careful and not provoke my wife. I assured her that a married man north of sixty knows the rules. Becky and I have a successful marriage and the key aspect is equality strengthened by the...
