by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 12, 2009 | Opinion
I woke up early this morning, as I often do, pondering what might be worthy of a blog, or at least halfway entertaining. I got up and scanned the newspaper for ideas, where I learned not only the real news, but also saw that Chastity Bono is becoming a man, Bill...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 12, 2009 | Opinion
I’ve recently been reminded of the importance of perspective. The issue – by another name – became a national discussion recently when a comment by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor came to light. In 2001, she reportedly suggested that there could be...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 10, 2009 | Opinion
The locus of big news in North Carolina over the past week or two has been North Carolina State University, where Chancellor James Oblinger and Provost Larry Nielsen have resigned after evidence uncovered by Raleigh’s News & Observer made it clear that they...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 8, 2009 | Opinion
A new Lego store recently opened in Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley Mall, and the manager reported that more than 18,000 customers visited the store during the week of its Grand Opening (Recession? What recession?)Not too long ago, our son Samuel would have wanted to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 5, 2009 | Opinion
I’ve recently been reminded of the importance of perspective. The issue — by another name — became a national discussion recently when a comment by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor came to light. In 2001, she reportedly suggested that there...
