by design | Sep 22, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Live a Life. Leave a Legacy. By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor I, like many others, have been profoundly affected and deeply shaken by the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk. He was a man who used his platform to express his beliefs and his...
by design | Sep 22, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Viewing nature from your car window A Day Away By Mike Steely We are so blessed to have many examples of nature in our region, from river and valley views to mountain ridges and overlooks. But not everyone likes or is able to hike along our many trails or visit those...
by design | Sep 22, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
A collision heard across the Gator Bowl By Tom Mattingly Whether they were alive in December 1966 and/or maybe attended the game, they instinctively know about the Gator Bowl that season from videotape, newspaper reports, and word of mouth in discussions that take...
by design | Sep 21, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pure Evil By Steve Hunley The cold-blooded, premeditated and deliberate murder of Charlie Kirk is as horrific as it was heinous. The assassination of Kirk, a political activist, should send a chill down the spine of every American who believes in freedom of speech,...
by design | Sep 21, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Colorado Edward T. Taylor By Ray Hill Edward Thomas Taylor served 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives for Colorado. Taylor didn’t get to Congress until he was 50 years old and stayed there until his death at age 83. By the time...
by design | Sep 15, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Enemy Among Us By Dr. Jim Ferguson Everyone predicted it would get worse. And it has. Because the left is losing the culture war, it has now added terrorism by political assassination to its repertoire. It has been a bad week for America. An Auburn professor was...