D.G. Martin, Author at Chapelboro.com

One on One: North Carolina and the World’s Most Famous Bird

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 21, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“The Book of Flaco: The World’s Most Famous Bird” by David Gessner tells the story of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who, after13 years confinement, escaped from Central Park Zoo on February 2, 2023, when his cage was vandalized.

One on One: Eubanks’ Fabulous Book

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 14, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“The Fabulous Ordinary” is the perfect title of Georgann Eubanks’ new book. Its full title is “The...

One on One: Cults and Apple Pie

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 7, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Jane Borden’s new book “Cults Like Us: Why Cults Are As American As Apple Pie” has us thinking...

One on One: Island Living on Ocracoke and the Hyde County Mainland

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 31, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

One on One: Do Musk’s Epic Feats Excuse His Bad Behavior, His Callousness, His Recklessness?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 24, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Every day, news outlets feature Elon Musk and his activities with DOGE, (the Department of...

One on One: A North Carolina President?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 10, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Some Democrats argue that what they need for the 2028 presidential election is a southern moderate like Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton who won election– or like Al Gore whose win was taken away by the courts.

One on One: Dad and Alzheimer’s

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 3, 2025 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

D.G. Martin re-shares a column from 1998 about his family’s relationship to Alzheimer’s, and one’s ability to recognize and face death.

One on One: Josephus Daniels in Christensen’s New Book

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 24, 2025 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

Rob Christensen’s new book, “Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century,” comes out March 4. It could be two separate books.

One on One: Nicholas Sparks and New Bern

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 17, 2025 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

When The New York Times or any other national media outlet publishes an article about a North Carolina topic, I jump, knowing that many of my readers share an interest in what other people think about our state and its people.