by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 5, 2008 | Opinion
As tropical storm Hanna approaches the North Carolina coast, N.C. Baptist Men (NCBM) director Richard Brunson reports that the organization’s biggest feeding unit, called “Manna One,” is set up and serving meals to people in Houma, Louisiana, which...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 5, 2008 | Opinion
It should come as no surprise to learn that marine archaeologists studying the remains of a 3,500 year old shipwreck have discovered, embedded in the sediment, the jawbone of a mouse.The Bronze Age ship, which sank off the coast of Turkey somewhere in the neighborhood...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 3, 2008 | Opinion
It’s fascinating to see how the Religious Right has latched onto Sarah Palin, John McCain’s surprise choice as a vice-presidential running mate, as a heroine of their favored “family values.”They needed a heroine, because it’s hard for...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 1, 2008 | Opinion
I don’t ordinarily read columns about fashion, having decided long ago that designer clothes are designed mainly to keep designers rich at the expense of people who feel pressured into being stylish.But, one day last week my attention was drawn to a pair of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 29, 2008 | Opinion
Last night, less than an hour before Barack Obama delivered his stirring acceptance speech as the Democratic nominee for president, our son Samuel and I spent a few minutes reading his devotional thought for the night. The devotion recalled August 28 as the...
