by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 27, 2009 | Opinion
I took note of two public statements in recent days that must have been calculated to draw attention because both were – in my humble opinion – preposterous. Former – and probably future – presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who is also a Baptist preacher, has been...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 26, 2009 | Opinion
So, what would you do? Laura Dekker, a 13-year-old girl who lives in the sea-loving Netherlands, wants to take out her 26-foot boat, The Guppy, and sail around the world, according to the Associated Press.All by her lonesome.Laura comes by her wanderlust naturally:...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 24, 2009 | Opinion
So, do you know the word “demisemiseptcentennial”? It’s derived from Latin, of course, and literally means “half of a half of a 700 year period” (the word “quartoseptcentennial” serves the same purpose). Most of us would...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 21, 2009 | Opinion
I took note of two public statements in recent days that must have been calculated to draw attention because both were — in my humble opinion — preposterous.Former (and probably future) presidential candidate Mike Huckabee — who is also a Baptist...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 19, 2009 | Opinion
I find it interesting that there have been several recent cases of a well-known person being unknown by police or other officials.It started a few weeks ago with Henry Louis Gates, one of the country’s foremost African-American scholars, who was arrested for...
