by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do. The Apostle Paul (Romans 7:15). Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them made. Otto von Bismark By Dr. Jim Ferguson Each January finds many of us considering...
by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Twilight Zone -No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -There is no distinctly native American criminal class, save Congress. Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a writer of science fiction, I often imagine what it might be like...
by design | Dec 27, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Hanging It Up We are what we repeatedly do. Historian Will Durant By Dr. Jim Ferguson Last week the Christmas spirit came to me. Each year I search for the spirit, and it finally comes, sometimes early and sometimes later. Jesus said, “Seek and you will find,” so I...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Declination We have met the enemy, and he is us. Pogo By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never been a fan of newspaper comic strips. As a kid, Looney Tunes cartoons were my Saturday morning entertainment and subliminal teacher. Heckle & Jeckle, Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny,...
by design | Dec 12, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Those who cannot remember history are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana By Dr. Jim Ferguson I was a big fan of the X-Files. Back when we used to trust the FBI, I loved watching agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate odd mysteries while combating...
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s funny how you all of a sudden notice something. Some years ago, I noticed a tree with yellow to reddish...
