One on One: My Brother’s Mountain Cabin
A few days ago, my wife and family, I drove along I-77 up into Virginia and turned west on I-81...
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Apr 15, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
A few days ago, my wife and family, I drove along I-77 up into Virginia and turned west on I-81...
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Apr 8, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
What did the Democrats in Ohio do in the recent Republican U.S. Senate primary that North Carolina...
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Apr 1, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
The news last week came as a surprise to me: “Gov. Cooper’s office announced on Thursday that Walter Gaskin, a retired three-star Marine Corps general who became secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in 2021, is retiring from state government.”
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Mar 25, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
“Tell It True” is a book that takes you back in time to 1964 during the election season in...
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Mar 18, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
Earlier this month, Southern Living named Poole’s Diner the best diner in North Carolina and praised it as follows: “Diners often feel frozen in time, and while Poole’s has the retro chrome edging, and red artificial leather stools and booths, you won’t find anyone in old-school waitress uniforms.”
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Mar 11, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
“Why do you Mecklenburgers always act so high and mighty?” I still get this question every now and then even though I moved away years ago. Last week, I remembered the best answer to that question.
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Mar 4, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
The Claiborne brothers of Charlotte — Jack and Slug When I lived in Charlotte during the final...
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Feb 26, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
Coach Lefty Driesell died on February 17. I wanted to honor him now, but I have written so many columns about him, I thought it might be a better idea to let him speak for himself.
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Feb 19, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
Count on Ron Rash to take his readers on a trip back in time, usually to some place in North Carolina. His latest book, “The Caretaker,” mostly takes place in and around the mountain town of Blowing Rock in 1950.
Read MorePosted by D.G. Martin | Feb 12, 2024 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square
Fred Chappell, former North Carolina Poet Laureate and longtime professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. died on January 4 at age 87. To celebrate his contributions, I have revised a column I wrote in 2009 about his book of short stories, “Ancestors and Others: New and Selected Stories.”
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