Entries by Steve Patterson

Steve Patterson: Hubris, the snake has bit us

    [su_quote]“One of the most pathetic aspects of human history is that every civilization expresses itself most pretentiously, compounds its partial and universal values most convincingly, and claims immortality for its finite existence at the very moment when the decay which leads to death has already begun.” Reinhold Niebuhr[/su_quote]   There it was lurking […]

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Steve Patterson: “Once upon a time in America”

[su_quote]“The good man brings good things out of the Good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil out of the Evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45[/su_quote]   New Albany, MS – I like words. Words are powerful. Words […]

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Steve Patterson: Now they ask, “Where is my Government?”

[su_quote]“Our constitution entitles us to a government that protects and promotes our general welfare! We should accept no less.” —Steve Patterson[/su_quote]   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 […]

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Steve Patterson: Where is L. Q. C. LAMAR when we need him?

[su_quote]“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion”     –Edmund Burke, Irish statesman [/su_quote] 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 […]

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Steve Patterson: A eulogy to three old friends

      [su_quote]“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the TRUTH, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them to the real facts.” President Abraham Lincoln[/su_quote]     I have attended far too many funerals lately. Seems like all my old friends […]

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Opinion: Steve Patterson, “What Balderdash is this ?”

New Albany, MS – I know Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a friend of mine. Joe Biden’s mental acuity is not in question. It is cruel unfounded politically motivated nonsense to say otherwise. Nothing could be further from truth than the pseudo rambling diagnosis of “sundowners” dementia offered by Elizabeth Shiverdecker of former Vice President […]

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Steve Patterson: The Miracle of the Christmas Washpot Ham

The sun peeked out quietly over the fallow cotton fields and surrounding woods, slowly spreading its warmth over the entirety of Cotton Plant. Winter had closed in much more quickly and severely this year in Union County, cutting short autumn’s glorious shocks of brilliant colors, while also curtailing my beloved outdoor activities when the school […]

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