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
One on One: Joe Biden Needed Frank Porter Graham Last Week Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 25, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Could the legendary president of the University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham, have... Read More
One on One: October Hurricane on the Outer Banks Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 18, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square It is October on the Outer Banks. A late hurricane is threatening to wash away the beaches and... Read More
One on One: Following Macbeth’s Advice in Afghanistan Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 11, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Can Shakespeare’s Macbeth help us deal with President Biden’s decision to pull all American troops... Read More