by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 26, 2011 | Opinion
The dog has picked up a new habit. As we leave the house for a near-dawn walk each morning, he runs left and right a couple of times, as far as the retractable leash will allow him, then he grabs an acorn from the road in front of a neighbor’s home, and starts...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 23, 2011 | Opinion
A scary melange of religion and public policy reared its fearsome head Sept. 20 when Rick Perry, governor of Texas and a potential Republican candidate for president, took advantage of the “should the U.N. recognize Palestine as a state?” brouhaha to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 21, 2011 | Opinion
Today is World Peace Day, though you wouldn’t know it from all the hatred, heat, and smoke rising from discussions at the United Nations, the halls of Congress, or most any place that campaining politicians happen to be. Peace Day happily coincides with...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 19, 2011 | Opinion
Spencer Tunick, an American photographer who believes lots of naked people in unexpected surroundings makes for high art, held a mass photo shoot at the Dead Sea September 17. More than 1,000 Israelis stripped down for a floating photo during the two-hour shoot,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 16, 2011 | Opinion
Today feels like fall where I live, and that feels good. Don’t get me wrong — summer is nice, and I’d rather be hot than cold any day, but it’s about time autumn arrived. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Texas,...
