by Jim Ferguson | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson
There will come soft rains and the smell of ground, and swallows circling with their shimmering sound… Sara Teasdale By Dr. Jim Ferguson These days I often find myself button challenged. Last week’s column header was a quote from the opening lines of “A Tale of Two...
by John Duncan | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. I have just finished reading a great book called “When Cuba Conquered Kentucky,” which the cover describes as “the triumphant basketball story of a tiny high school that achieved the American Dream.” The book was recommended and loaned to me by...
by Harold Black | Apr 26, 2021 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold Black My musings typically generate comments. In twelve years the most negative comments I received were over the letter “b”. A copy editor had capitalized all the “bs” in black – where it designated race – and not the “w” for white. I was asked why I...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Even as a lawyer, I find amusing the lists you come across on the internet occasionally that list funny and random laws. Who knew that it was illegal to shoot deer while riding a tractor in Nebraska (I just made this one up)? I recently came...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Just as green grass starts coming up from the ground and temperatures start climbing, a cold snap strikes! This past week, I heard someone remind us why. It’s April and dogwoods are blooming—it’s Dogwood Winter! Delicate pink and white...
by Joe Rector | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Amy and I spent the last weekend in Hendersonville as we celebrated our daughter Lacey’s and son-in-law Nick’s April birthdays. For the first time in more than a year, we had the chance to hug them, as well as grandson Madden. It was a wonderful weekend....