by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 4, 2009 | Opinion
Seven guys in a room.Seven guys sitting, talking, joking — listening. Seven guys sharing their hurts and hopes, their sorrows and joys. Seven guys who care.Seven guys whose friendship goes back more than 20 years, whose collective hairs are turning gray, whose...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 2, 2009 | Opinion
War.I hate it. Always have, always will. Yet, for most of recorded history, war has been with us, and it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. On Tuesday night President Obama announced that his strategy for trying to conclude at least one of the wars he...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 30, 2009 | Opinion
The fall vegetables in my small box garden are coming in, and at least one of them has taught me something new.The half-dozen broccoli plants I set out are gorgeous. I cut two heads the size of bridal bouquets last week, and gave one of them to a friend. I had never...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 27, 2009 | Opinion
I’m not sure when they started calling the day after Thansgiving “Black Friday.” I know that it relates to the crush of shoppers in search of Christmas sales, and has something to do with the idea that retailers who have a good day will make it...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 26, 2009 | Opinion
With apologies to Forest Gump’s mama, I would suggest that “Thanksgiving is as thanksgiving does.”On a day when the theme of giving thanks is often overshadowed by the stress of travel and cooking, when old family tensions may loom as shadows in the...
