One on One: Peron, de Gaulle, and Trump Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 13, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Democrats were celebrating their election victories last week in Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia.... Read More
One on One: Myrick Howard to the Rescue Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 6, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square He is a hero to thousands of North Carolinians who live near precious old buildings that, but for... Read More
One on One: Memories from George Washington to the 22nd Century Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 30, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square “No. I didn’t know George Washington. But I had a friend who knew him very well.” I remembered... Read More
One on One: Boardinghouse Memories Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 23, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square It would be hard today to find an old-fashioned boardinghouse to spend the night and eat a meal... Read More
One on One: Learning from SBF Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 16, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square In the midst of a terrible war in Gaza, why would I be reading a book about Sam Bankman-Fried... Read More
One on One: The Lost Colony and Jamestown Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 9, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square How did The Lost Colony fit in the founding of the English colonies in North America? Virginia... Read More
One on One: Time for Apples Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 2, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square The Lincoln County Apple Festival is set for Lincolnton on Saturday, October 21. Since 1972 this... Read More
One on One: The Auman Legacy Covers the State Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 25, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square When Watts Auman, beloved community and political leader in Moore County, died at 84 on September... Read More
One on One: 100 Years of History Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 18, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What can we learn from our state’s history? Many of us learned the basics in the eighth grade. But... Read More
One on One: Reading to the End Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 11, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square You are not going to finish reading this column. And it is not necessarily because the column is... Read More