by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 16, 2009 | Opinion
This past weekend was laced with tragedy in Raleigh. Several people died in separate car crashes, including a beloved young dancer with the Carolina Ballet and a bridegroom who was going to breakfast with his groomsmen just a few hours before he was to be married.In...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 14, 2009 | Opinion
I’m happy for Campbell University’s law school (officially the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law), which moves into fancy new digs in downtown Raleigh this week. Moving the school from bucolic Buies Creek to the capital city was a good move for Campbell and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 11, 2009 | Opinion
This is not a new subject, but one that came to mind recently when I had a hard time finding gasoline that wasn’t blended with 10 percent ethanol: does the ethanol-laced product reduce your gas mileage as much as mine?I’m one of those folks who always...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 9, 2009 | Opinion
Activists in two countries apparently feel it’s better for children to be ignorant than to hear important lessons.I couldn’t help but notice that during the same week, Palestinian leaders in Gaza axed a plan that would have taught public school students...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 7, 2009 | Opinion
With a child in school who could benefit from hearing the president of the United States encourage him to work hard, I’d considered writing a response to the apoplectic folk who are calling for parents to keep their children out of school tomorrow lest President...
