Entries by Steve Patterson

In Praise of Bird Dogs, Field Trials, & Gentlemen

Editor’s Note:  When arriving at Patterson Pointe Lodge, Steve Patterson’s home a couple of hundred yards up the hill from Sardis Lake in Panola County, you know immediately that the man loves bird dogs.  Two bird dog statues stand watch over the drive leading to the breezeway between the main house and stables/bunk house. The interior decor of the house — which […]

The Unlikeliest Christmas

Editor’s Note:  Great energy and a good education; success both in business and public service; family and countless friends; financial security; deep Christian faith– Steve Patterson had an abundant measure of the good life. Then an unpleasant and unexpected turn of events, during which he had the most memorable Christmas of his life. This is […]

Steve Patterson on America’s Dilemma

Editor’s Note: After I begged him for several months, my friend Steve Patterson finally wrote something for NAnewsweb.com.*   America’s Dilemma By Steve Patterson Sometimes we learn  lessons.  Most times we’ don’t.  But the United States of America has just been presented with an opportunity to learn the greatest lesson of all and challenged to […]