by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 14, 2013 | Opinion
The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has announced a major reorganization and downsizing — with the biggest cuts coming through the virtual elimination of campus ministry, where 10 people will lose their jobs. According to an article posted by the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 12, 2013 | Opinion
Not to make light of heart attacks. But I thought I might have one when I opened a letter from a certain government agency telling me that I owed $27,180 in taxes, penalties, and interest for the 2011 tax year. A heart attack seemed an appropriate way to respond....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 10, 2013 | Opinion
When it comes to sports, for the most part, I can take ’em or leave ’em. I don’t remember who played in the Super Bowl, because I didn’t care. Basketball’s NCAA tournaments are over, and once Duke’s teams lost, I lost interest. Are...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 8, 2013 | Opinion
Where’s a grove filled with cherry blossoms when you need it? A colder-than-average spring threw off horticulturalists’ best predictions, and Washington D.C.’s famed “Cherry Blossom Festival,” planned for peak blooming week, brought more...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 5, 2013 | Opinion
It’s a hard time to be a North Carolinian if you have a single progressive bone in your body. The NC legislature, with firm Republican majorities in both houses and a Republican governor in the capitol, is running amuck with bad ideas. There’s a new voter...
