by design | Jul 20, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
Read widely. Think carefully. And sift everything through your experience and common sense, and you will come closer to the truth. JVF By Dr. Jim Ferguson The preamble to the Constitution lists the principal roles of government: “In order to establish a more perfect...
by design | Jul 19, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The irony of the present time is that we have more ways to communicate than ever before, yet we seem to do less of it than at any time in our history. We have any number of channels that feature news 24 hours a day, every day of the week, and yet...
by design | Jul 19, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Florence Price Dwyer was a political pioneer, elected to Congress at a time when women were rarely participating in the general workforce outside of teaching. A Republican, Florence Dwyer had long been active in local politics before taking the plunge to...
by design | Jul 13, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
The price to pay for apathy in public affairs (elections) is to be ruled by evil men (Plato in “The Republic”) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Most know the story of the Trojan horse from Homer’s epic poem, “The Iliad.” I have stood on the site of the ancient city of Troy...
by design | Jul 13, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely Sometimes a side trip during a journey to somewhere else ends up being more interesting than the final destination. In our many years of traveling on business and for pleasure, my wife and I have discovered some unexpected jewels of places...
by design | Jul 13, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’m sitting at my desk and looking out at the backyard and into the field that is fenced behind. The place used to be cleaned up enough to see the concrete block barn that Mr. Roberts built. Now, a wide swath is overgrown with a thick, “junk” green hedge...
