by design | Dec 10, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Good storytelling is a practiced art, like writing. My wife’s cousin, Sam, is an accomplished spinner of yarns, and I am a better writer now after penning a half million words. As I work on the second novel in my planned science fiction trilogy, I...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 9, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The time between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays should be cause for reflection. Certainly, both are wonderful occasions where we celebrate with our family and cherished friends. It also ought to be a time where we reflect upon and think about...
by design | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes I think I’ve figured things out, at least some things. However, certainty is an elusive, relative and transient thing. As soon as you think you might have it, it slips through your fingers like clutching a handful of beach sand. The...
by design | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Hershey, Pennsylvania was not far from my hometown of Lancaster. I drove through it many times, but I will always regret that I did not stop and tour the chocolate factory or other famous abodes associated with this sweet man. Milton Snavely Hershey was...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Most people knew him as “the doctor.” But outside of work, Dr. A.D. Simmons was a husband and father. Sylvia Simmons Babelay is the oldest of the four Simmons children and shares fascinating memories about A. D. Simmons, the father. “I always...
by Joe Rector | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Amy, Dallas, and I sat down the other night to watch the first episode in a Netflix series about dogs. Of course, granddog Harvey and our pooch Sadie watched with us. Every bark led to their ears perking up and their heads looking around the room...
