by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The week before last, I told the story of how I became a batboy and how Earl Weaver became a manager for the Knoxville Smokies. Weaver went on to become a Hall of Fame manager for the Baltimore Orioles. I said in that column that I thought there...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely I’ve been thinking recently of the many places my wife and I have visited that have left a memory. I had a position for several years that required me to travel to various southern states and, on those trips, my wife accompanied me. We...
by design | Apr 12, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Edward Eugene Cox represented Georgia’s Second Congressional District for more than 25 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. In time, Cox would become one of the most powerful members of Congress. Those who knew him well described the fiery...
by design | Apr 6, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. On March 23, CBS News published a national poll saying that two-thirds of the American people felt the Iran War was a war of choice rather than one of necessity. The war has grown even less popular since then. I have been to many public events...
by design | Apr 6, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Spiritual perspective makes life better now and there is the hope of then. James V. Ferguson, MD, FACP By Dr. Jim Ferguson Here we go again. The fools are marching and proclaiming “No Kings.” These rubes apparently don’t realize that the last king we had was 250...
by design | Apr 6, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector For the most part, winter seems to have bid us farewell. Yes, around here, half a dozen “special winters” are still to come, but the temperatures are beginning to climb. I worry about the saying about March: “in like a lion, out like a lamb.” Another...
