by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
John E. Rankin of Mississippi By Ray Hill It is a very rare thing when a human being has absolutely no redeeming feature. There have been instances where someone, usually a psychopath, doesn’t seem to have one good quality. The People’s House – – –...
by design | Jul 28, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Irrepressible Perennial Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia Faithful readers of this column will note I have covered some of the same subjects again, at least in terms of personages. I am attempting to give readers a better feel for what the person was like, his or...
by design | Jul 21, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Robert L. Ramsay of West Virginia By Ray Hill I have oftentimes stated my belief that the U.S. House of Representatives, for better or worse, is a reflection of those people who send a congressman to Washington, D.C. Most congressmen work in anonymity, even in today’s...
by design | Jul 14, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bluegrass Statesman Marvel M. Logan of Kentucky By Ray Hill “The old have wisdom that the young know not of,” Marvel Mills Logan once wrote. With each passing day, the more I agree with that statement. Marvel M. Logan is a name long forgotten by most, but for a time...
by design | Jul 7, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The War Referendum: Congressman Louis Ludlow of Indiana By Ray Hill Louis Ludlow is largely forgotten today, but during his heyday in the 1930s, he was one of the most well-known members of Congress. A newspaperman by trade, Ludlow became famous for proposing...
by design | Jun 30, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Missouri: Forrest C. Donnell By Ray Hill During a time when Democrats were the majority party in Missouri, Forrest Donnell was one Republican who could win statewide elections, albeit by frighteningly small margins. A lawyer by profession, Donnell...
