Summer’s Eventual End

By Ralphine Major Shorter days. Leaves turning. Cool mornings. Start of schools. Bounty of fall fruits. Countdown to football. Afternoon’s casting of long shadows. Looks like signs of fall are upon us. With the warm days of summer beginning to wind down, I stop to...

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...