Rule 1: Pay Your Attorney

By Jedidiah McKeehan There is a great scene at the beginning of the movie “Lincoln Lawyer” where Matthew McConaughey’s character, Mickey Haller, is appearing in court on behalf of a criminal defendant who has not yet paid all of the money he owes to Haller. Haller...

Edna Ritter Satterfield: A familiar face

By Ralphine Major Even before she became the familiar face in Dr. A. D. Simmons’ medical office, Edna Ritter Satterfield led a fascinating life.  At a time when few young women went to college, the daughter of William Irving and Katie Idol Ritter attended Lincoln...

The love of my life

By John J. Duncan Jr. My sweet, beautiful wife, Lynn, passed away on Sunday, August 1, and there are no words strong enough to express how much I am going to miss her. I told her near the end that she had been my earthly angel and now she would be my heavenly angel....

Coming to your senses

An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. –Sun Tzu (from The Art of War) By Dr. Jim Ferguson There is the expression of reading or hearing something for the first time, despite having read or heard it before. You might say the...