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
One on One: Bland Simpson’s North Carolina Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 4, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square The next time somebody asks you to describe North Carolina, pull out and read aloud this quote... Read More
One on One: Wiley Cash, Another Big Success Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 27, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square When we first read Wiley Cash’s debut novel, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” we knew he had... Read More
One on One: Losing Our Grandchildren, and Finding Them Again Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 20, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square In some North Carolina houses, this is a time of empty rooms and empty spaces. Children, so long... Read More
One on One: John Rosenthal Asks, Why? Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 6, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Why? Why? Why? This question haunts anyone who has lost a family member or friend to suicide. We... Read More
One on One: What Do We Say Now? Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 30, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What should we say to each other about September 11, 2001, now that 20 years have gone by since... Read More
One on One: Our Most Popular Columnist Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 23, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Who is North Carolina’s most popular weekly newspaper columnist? Maybe John Hood, Tom Campbell,... Read More