Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By David Carroll I witnessed a rare sight while enjoying my fast-food lunch. The manager was at the next table interviewing a job applicant. They w... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By David Carroll, News and Notes Have you had “the dream?” I posed that question on Facebook recently and was astonished to learn that almost everyo... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By David Carroll, News, and Notes CBS Sunday Morning recently aired a story about Mount Airy, North Carolina, the inspiration for Mayberry of... Read more
By David Carroll I was in line at an all-too familiar spot, a fast food place, and some customers began grumbling. “The service sure is slow around here,” one said at a volume level that car... Read more
By David Carroll, commentary It is graduation season, and pre-COVID, I was occasionally asked to speak at a commencement program, but this year most of the organizers just want to get it ove... Read more
By David Carroll I remember an older lady from my youth. We’ll call her Mrs. Ballyhoo. She and her husband were fairly well off, and didn’t seem to have a worry in the world. But there was o... Read more
By David Carroll From the time I got a job in broadcasting, until a year ago, I had a daily routine. I would spend around ten hours a day at work, and then come home. In spring and summer, I... Read more
By David Carroll I recently mailed a book from Chattanooga to an address in Iowa. I tracked the package during its journey, which was supposed to take three days. For some reason, my book de... Read more
By David Carroll A few years ago, I wrote a column about folks who get on our nerves. Like the people who lean in too close to talk after they’ve gulped down a jalapeno burger with extra oni... Read more
By David Carroll I woke up today with a much brighter outlook than I had a year ago. I remember the fear, the uncertainty, and the eerie quiet in my neighborhood. The sounds of school buses... Read more