The Minotaur and Today’s Politics
Do you think that the Greek legendary half-bull, half-man called the Minotaur could help us...
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D.G. Martin
Hard to Win After Beating the Party Establishment in the Primaries
Is Donald Trump really a unique political candidate? Did North Carolina ever have anybody in politics who compares with him? When I asked that question in a column last year, I suggested U.S. Senator Robert Reynolds...
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A Word to Make Trump Immortal
He has put his mark on buildings and businesses that might last a lifetime. But could he more...
Read MoreChang and Eng: Chapter Two
Sometimes a simple newspaper column can take its writer to surprising places. For instance, after my column on the Siamese Twins was published last month, I got a call from Henry Bunker who lives in Mebane. His brother, Fred,...
Read MoreTake a Break From Politics; Read Books
Do you need relief from two weeks of over-the-top contentious politics? Here are four books that could give both Trump and Clinton supporters a break from worrying about our political future. One is the paperback edition of a...
Read MoreOur two great Robert Morgans
North Carolinians of my generation have been blessed with two important Robert Morgans. One is the mountain-born-and-raised and acclaimed writer who is featured this week on North Carolina Bookwatch for his latest novel,...
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Clinton needs Biden: So Do We
For her sake, and for ours, I hope Hillary Clinton asks Joe Biden to run for a third vice...
Read MoreOur two most famous citizens
If I asked you to name our state’s best-known citizen, living or dead, whom would you suggest? Hint: What if I said to think of people of who lived in Mount Airy? I bet you would then say Andy Griffith. After all, his still...
Read MoreSealing family ties with dripping red wax
On the second weekend of June, people in Louisville, Kentucky, laid to rest two leading citizens. One of them, of course, was Muhammad Ali, buried on June 10. The other, my cousin Boyce F. Martin Jr., was buried the next day....
Read MoreBooks for summer: Mountains and Military
If you want some more tips for good summer reading from recent books by North Carolina authors, I have four suggestions, two set in the mountains, two about our military. An obvious choice if you are planning a trip to the...
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