One on One: The Famous Man From Tally Ho Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 3, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of the World... Read More
One on One: Almost Nobody Knows He Lives in North Carolina Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 27, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square North Carolina not only grows great writers — like Jill McCorkle and Clyde Edgerton, for... Read More
One on One: Last-Minute Shopping Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 20, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Last-minute shoppers: never fear, North Carolina books to the rescue! “Are there new North... Read More
One on One: Move The University Headquarters? Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 13, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Should the UNC System headquarters be moved from Chapel Hill to Raleigh where it could be... Read More
One on One: Blame the Scots-Irish Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 6, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Why are we the way we are? Can we blame it on somebody else, like the British colonists, for... Read More
One on One: North Carolinian Wins Coveted National Book Award Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 29, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What’s the biggest news in our state’s literary circles? On November 17, Jason Mott won the... Read More
One on One: Thanksgiving to the Rescue Again Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 22, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I explained in a column many years ago. One reason is... Read More
One on One: UNC’s History, a Minority View Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 15, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Last month U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs ruled that UNC-Chapel Hill does not discriminate... Read More
One on One: The Final Season of ‘North Carolina Bookwatch’ Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 8, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square All good things have to come to an end. And PBS-NC’s “North Carolina Bookwatch”... Read More
One on One: Home From Afghanistan Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 1, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square (featured image: Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP) Our man in Afghanistan is home.... Read More