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Guest Author Steve Patterson believes it is time for concrete action to replace repetitious, ineffective comments on the subject of improving our abysmal record on gun violence.
Guest author Steve Patterson discusses the political charade behind the manufactured uproar over the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) to young children.
Guest Author, Steve Patterson, facing the coming loss of his mother, considers the connection between grief and fear, and their possible ultimate blessings.
Stupid is as stupid does. Guest author Steve Patterson contemplates the role of stupidity in the three greatest existential crises facing America today.
There it was lurking in plain sight. It had been overlooked for generations by many and actually celebrated by a few. We all knew it was there. We all heard its hissing sounds. Most of us had been taught it was deadly, but damn if we didn’t love the defiant sound of […]
“No man kills me and lives to tell about it.” –Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest is among the most controversial figures in American History. Few if any men in American history have been more praised and pilloried, more defended and demeaned, more magnified and mocked than the general, but none of that […]
New Albany, MS – I like words. Words are powerful. Words have meanings. Words can incite anger or invoke passion or bring solace. They have the power to bring people together or tear them apart. Words are powerful and should be written and spoken with extreme care. As I reflect on the subject of […]
Someday, I’m going to die. Guess what? So are you! How will it happen? I don’t know. A falling meteorite is not likely to strike me, but I guess it’s possible. A lightning strike could take me out, although that’s not likely either. I don’t make a habit of going near erupting volcanoes, so I’ll […]
Guest Author Steve Patterson, with nothing but time on his hands, takes a look at the entertainment value to be found in politics, with a special nod to the South.
I have a friend down in Winston County who hates government. He hates politics and politicians, and is quick to voice his displeasure to anyone willing to listen. Yet, he is one of the most patriotic people I know. He loves his country. He tears up when the national anthem is sung and is […]
I don’t like cowards. I abhor cowardly, weak leadership! I have no patience for those political leaders who stand timidly on the sidelines, avoid controversy at all cost, and allow popular opinion, no matter how ill informed, to run amuck and do a lasting disservice to the people they have pledged themselves to serve. Sadly, […]
I have attended far too many funerals lately. Seems like all my old friends are dying. Alas, that’s what happens when one reaches my age. We all start to lose old friends and beloved family members. Sometimes, they die. Sometimes, they move far away. And sometimes, time and circumstances just […]
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