One on One: Second-Guessing Trump Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 9, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square It is easy to second guess somebody else’s political decisions. Especially if you are not a big... Read More
One on One: A Missing Woman in Manteo, and It’s Not Virginia Dare Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 19, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What happened to her? If you raise this question in Manteo on Roanoke Island at the edge of the... Read More
One on One: Comic Strips, O. Henry, and This Column Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 12, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square It has happened again. As reported in this column recently, the Library of America honored the... Read More
One on One: Reckoning With Our History Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 5, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Having gone through a tenure battle at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill based, in... Read More
One on One: Three Great Books You Must Read Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 28, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Three great books you must read — but not yet. The good news is that three wonderful books about... Read More
One on One: A North Carolinian in Afghanistan Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 21, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square President Joe Biden has ordered the troops in Afghanistan to be home by September. Why does one... Read More
One on One: Barbecue: True and Faux Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 14, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Why would John Shelton Reed write another book about barbecue? After all, he is a co-author of the... Read More
One on One: Another Prize for Elizabeth Spencer Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 7, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Elizabeth Spencer, arguably one of our country’s greatest writers, died in December 2019 in Chapel... Read More
One on One: Whirligigs to the Rescue Posted by D.G. Martin | May 31, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Why make the small eastern North Carolina city of Wilson my first post-COVID break-out vacation... Read More
One on One: Changing Times Strain Carolina and Davidson Posted by D.G. Martin | May 24, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill and changing rules about the Davidson College president’s religion... Read More