“Ask and ye shall receive.” I’ve heard that for years. May even have read it somewhere. But I certainly have proved it to be true. Repeatedly, over time.

For instance, five years ago I started writing a monthly crossword for the Rotarian, the magazine of Rotary International. Rotary is the service club started by Paul Harris in 1905. I bet you’ve heard of it.

2. Conservative Radio Launches in Memphis - Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Two years before the next national election and with fervor for conservative activism, Memphis-based MPS Broadcasting Monday announced the launch of WMPS “The Point” simulcast on 87.7 FM and 1210 AM.

3. A New Era - Monday, October 25, 2010

As the Grizzlies mark their 10th season in Memphis, whispers of “contender” and “dark horse” can be heard in the halls of FedExForum.

The positive outlook is an encouraging sign for a team that sat at the bottom of the league just two seasons ago and has endured a bumpy ride during its decade-long tenure in Memphis.

4. Criminal Court Candidates Lined Up for August Ballot - Wednesday, June 16, 2010

A total of 21 candidates are in the race for General Sessions Court Judge Division 7.

The field remained at 21 at Monday’s deadline for candidates to withdraw. It is the largest field of any election, primary or general, on the Aug. 5 ballot.

5. 21 In Field for General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Race - Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A total of 21 candidates are in the race for General Sessions Court Judge Division 7.

The field remained at 21 at Monday’s noon deadline for candidates to withdraw. It is the largest field of contenders of any election, primary or general on the Aug. 5 ballot.

6. Feds: BP Agrees to Expedite Oil Spill Payments - Friday, June 11, 2010

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — BP said Thursday it plans to increase the amount of oil captured from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico by early next week as the Obama administration announced that the oil giant agreed to speed up payments to people whose livelihoods have been washed away by the spill.

7. Bonus Comeback: Bailout, Lobbying Boost Bank Pay - Friday, January 15, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) - The fat cats were supposed to get their comeuppance.

After Wall Street's most prominent firms – by their own admission – helped cause the 2008 financial meltdown and got bailed out by the government, they were supposed to stop handing out million-dollar bonuses to their employees. No one was supposed to get seven- and eight-figure rewards, not after the Great Recession left one in 10 Americans unemployed. Not after President Barack Obama – who on Thursday called such pay "obscene" – had promised to clamp down on lavish bonuses.

8. Dems Reach Deal On Mortgage Relief Bill - Thursday, March 05, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – For key moderate Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, giving debt-strapped homeowners the right to seek mortgage modifications in bankruptcy court had to be a last resort.

9. St. Jude Identifies Causes of Leukemia Relapse - Monday, December 08, 2008

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia that cause relapse.

The finding offers a pathway to designing treatments for relapse of the disease in children and, ultimately, adults, St. Jude said in a press release.

10. Methodist Le Bonheur's Wade Becomes First to Achieve BCIA Certification - Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Deanne Wade has become the first therapist in the tri-state area (Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi) to become certified through the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) in pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback. Wade is a physical therapist and supervisor in incontinence and pelvic rehabilitation at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital.

11. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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Campbell Clinic Doctors Named to State Board Dr. Robert Miller and Dr. William C. Warner Jr., both of Campbell Clinic, were named to the board of the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society at the groups recent annual meeting. Miller w...

12. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Khara Woods was the 2003 recipient of the John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship

Khara Woods was the 2002-2003 recipient of the John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship at the University of Memphis. Woods, a 21-year-old senior journalism major, is ...

13. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, March 25, 1997
RE/MAX of Kentucky/Tennessee has announced its top office sales associates for January and February, respectively RE/MAX of Kentucky/Tennessee has announced its top office sales associates for January and February, respectively. They are Frank Broth...

14. Archived Article: Gas Prices Lj - Friday, May 24, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Gas price hikes put pressure on local truckers By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Although Memorial Day travelers will be happy to know gasoline prices are finally beginning to level off, sharp increases during April have left transporta...