by design | Dec 8, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, there has been a distinct tendency for Americans to remember with great precision where they were when major world events took place. They might recall the assassinations of President Kennedy in 1963, Bobby Kennedy and Dr. Martin...
by design | Dec 7, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Was Tim Walz Minding The Store … I Think Not There’s not a rational person in the country who believes Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota is competent. With the billion-dollar scandal growing in Minnesota, the scope of Walz’s incompetence is becoming...
by design | Dec 7, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill During his brief political career, Lewis Schwellenbach was a national figure. Loud and partisan, Schwellenbach’s failed campaign for governor of Washington State led to his election to the United States Senate at the height of the New Deal in 1934. Coming...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Rogersville’s Historic Hale Springs Inn A Day Away By Mike Steely A local television news report caught my attention recently when a story of a car running into the old Hale Springs Inn was covered. I spent many years in Rogersville as a newspaper reporter and got to...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
My ‘Doghouse’ Office By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net Did I mention that I’ve moved my office to the back enclosed porch? I enjoy this location because of its three-windowed wall. I also like having my bathroom in the same location. It’s true that this area is also...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Sentient There is no keystroke for caring. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Have you heard it? Even if you don’t care for country music, the tune “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust is noteworthy. Although I pay little attention to music charts, the tune was #1 on...
