Thanksgiving is on the horizon and Ray and Brooke sit down to discuss cherished Thanksgiving traditions and edibles, as well as venture into the uncertainty and disruption COVID ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving – a time to thank NC farmers
As our minds turn to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we generally begin to think about the food associated with them. Agriculture is North Carolina's largest industry, and ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving on the margins
One of the most memorable Thanksgivings for me was serving dinner to the homeless in Hawaii back in the early 1990s. One of the occurrences that made it so memorable is that ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving, a battle over our children’s education funding, and college football
Happy Thanksgiving, Civitalk listeners! This week, host Ray Nothstine and guest host Bob Luebke cover a state Supreme Court case that every parent and taxpayer should be aware of. ... Keep Reading
A Short Reflection on Thanksgiving and Freedom
It's hard to say definitively if gratitude is a diminishing virtue. It feels that way sometimes. Cicero, for good reason, called gratitude the chief virtue and "the parent of all ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving Dinner, Pipelines, and Dodging Amazon
North Carolinians should be dancing in the streets now that we know for certain that Amazon has decided to forego our crony incentives for the sake of bigger wallets. And, we've ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving in a Strange and Great Land
One of the enduring symoblic characteristics of the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock in 1620 is that they were in a strange new land. Many of us may even feel that way today. ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving Offers Lessons on Capitalism
As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, it is time again to revisit a key lesson we can take away from the origins of this holiday tradition. This Foundation for ... Keep Reading
