by Tony Cartledge | Sep 30, 2015 | Opinion
I didn’t realize how much competition was heating up between hospitals in Raleigh until I got the Room Service Menu my first day here. What I remembered about hospital food was an orderly who came in the evening and let you choose from a few bland options...
by Alistair Brown | Nov 12, 2014 | Opinion
In a season of thanksgiving, am I the only one who finds it hard to be thankful for all things? Of course, I have plenty for which I am thankful. Some are big things – my salvation through Christ, my family, my calling, my colleagues, and food on my plate at mealtime....
by Guy Sayles | Apr 3, 2012 | Opinion
Not long ago, I had to make a hurried trip to Atlanta and back. As I traveled, I noticed the restaurants and fast-food joints, or signs for them, which line our interstate highways. Applebee’s, Arby’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Chili’s,...
by Ken Sehested | Nov 23, 2011 | Opinion
Gratitude is surely among the precious few, truly renewable energy sources available to the human creature. The hearts of both giver and receiver grow larger in the process. Saying thanks, especially beyond the demands of simple etiquette, is among the most available...
by Gary Furr | Oct 25, 2011 | Opinion
In this time of so much turmoil and uncertainty, most people aren’t losing their minds, killing strangers or giving up. Instead, they are hunkered down, pulling together, depending on one another and finding their own solutions to the times. So I thought of a...