by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Cusp of Collapse Read widely. Think carefully. And sift everything through your experience, common sense and conscience. This is the best way to arrive at the truth. JVF By Dr. Jim Ferguson A friend told me that several highly “educated” millennial coworkers did...
by design | Oct 23, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Come Apart If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold, no fire can warm it, I know that it is poetry. Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Boo Radley came out last week, but it was not Harper Lee’s reclusive character from her classic novel “To Kill a...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Drinking the Kool-Aid Peace will come when Arabs love their children more than they hate us. Golda Meir By Dr. Jim Ferguson Has it gotten bad enough for Americans to change? Or will we wait for terrorist atrocities in our neighborhoods? Nearly 4 million “migrants”...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Purpose The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus By Dr. Jim Ferguson A retired colleague recently asked me what I do all week. He was curious about when I write my Focus column, but I sensed his question was also about retirement in general...
by design | Oct 2, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Each week, my readers turn to section B of the Focus to read my stories. But this week you will find a surprise. My best friend, wife and editor tells her story, which first appeared in Newsweek, on January 15, 1990. Becky’s story is even more relevant today. ...
by design | Sep 25, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Persecution One is only poor, only if they choose to be. Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m sure you have felt it by now. It’s cooler and less humid; fall is in the air. We are blessed to live in the best part of the country with four distinct...
