by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 13, 2009 | Opinion
Bernie Madoff’s headline-making plea of “guilty” in the infamous Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of $65 billion was a hollow confession that continues to stick a proud thumb in the eye of the individuals, charities, and companies he robbed.Madoff...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 11, 2009 | Opinion
The founders of “Angel Food,” a Georgia-based “non-profit” that uses churches to sell discount groceries, are back at work following a court-brokered agreement, but without their company credit cards and exorbitant salaries.Joe and Linda Wingo...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2009 | Opinion
This is a day for wondering at our house … not about where the stock market will go today, or whether the weather will remain nice, or what we should do for supper.For Jan and me, today is a day for wandering the halls of memory that are getting old but not...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 6, 2009 | Opinion
When Leena Lavanya was born in the southern region of India, her grandparents were given the charge of raising her – not because her parents did not want her, but because of a longstanding tradition among the Telugu people: the first child is to be raised by the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 4, 2009 | Opinion
So, the nation’s economic malaise finally worked its way down to your job as a staff minister, support person or preschool teacher at a church or other non-profit organization. That’s bad, you think, but at least you can draw unemployment while looking for another...
