One on One: Books That Bookwatch Would Have Featured
What books are you featuring on PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch this season? I still get this...
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One on One: Unsolicited Advice for the President
President Biden, you’ve won countless elections and I’ve won none. So why in the world do I think...
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One on One: Russian Mercenaries and the American Revolution
What did Russian mercenaries have to do with our Declaration of Independence? In early 1776,...
Read MoreOne on One: Change North Carolina’s Flag
Does North Carolina need a new state flag? Yes, say two North Carolina State University students, Wyat Hamilton and Adam Fleischer. Last week, they told the Raleigh News & Observer that the current flag leaves people feeling...
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One on One: The Ballad of Wrenn and Pearce
“Talking about Politics” is back! Are you tired of the mean-spirited sniping that passes for...
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One on One: A Sequel to ‘Big Fish’
You could forgive me if you knew that I would like to be like Daniel Wallace. His best-selling...
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One on One: Has Lee Smith Deserted Us for Florida?
Has Lee Smith, perhaps North Carolina’s most beloved writer, moved to Florida? No. But it is...
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One on One: John Witherspoon and Universities Today
Graduations are over and college towns are quieter. But in Chapel Hill faculty members and some...
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One on One: Goodbye to Fort Bragg
It is still Fort Bragg, but only until June 2. Then, North Carolina’s mammoth U.S. Army base will...
Read MoreOne on One: Betty Price Kenan, ‘Without a Splash’
Last week I lost a friend who had spent a lifetime looking out for her many friends and for good causes that she adopted. She certainly had the material for a glowing obituary and for a long eulogy in a church full of friends.
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