by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Two Americas America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln. By Dr. Jim Ferguson As bedbugs infest Las Vegas hotels, maggots riot in our cities. Meanwhile, President...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
New Music By Joe Rector I love music. No, that doesn’t include every genre. Hip-hop is one that I don’t understand; neither am I a fan of opera. Otherwise, I’ll lend an ear to music, at least for a song or two. My life can be traced through the songs that were playing...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
They were my first By Joe Rector As much as I hate to admit it, I do check Facebook several times a day. Other platforms I avoid because I just don’t want to know too much about people or events. I don’t like Facebook, but I can keep up with birthdays and important...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Hush Your Mouth By Joe Rector I had my idea for this week’s column all sorted out in my head. I would enjoy writing about the subject and could do it with a minimum amount of effort. Well, that idea went down the tubes when I read just a few minutes ago a sports...
by design | Jun 2, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Three Keys to Survival By Joe Rector Well, another birthday has come and gone, and life is back to normal. The rain has made the month of May a soppy time, and most of us are doing our best to stay ahead of the growing grass. For the most part, I’ve had plenty of time...
by design | May 27, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
A Fifty-Year Reunion By Joe Rector In 1970, I graduated from Karns High School. Four years later, I received a B.S. degree from my favorite university, Tennessee Tech. Those who are trained in the simple mathematical operations can quickly see that both of these...
