One on One: How The War Will End Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 24, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square We don’t know how the war in Ukraine will end, but some day and somehow there will be some kind of... Read More
One on One: Books That Bookwatch Would Have Featured Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 17, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What books are you featuring on PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch this season? I still get this... Read More
One on One: Unsolicited Advice for the President Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 10, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square President Biden, you’ve won countless elections and I’ve won none. So why in the world do I think... Read More
One on One: Russian Mercenaries and the American Revolution Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 3, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What did Russian mercenaries have to do with our Declaration of Independence? In early 1776,... Read More
One on One: Change North Carolina’s Flag Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 26, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Does North Carolina need a new state flag? Yes, say two North Carolina State University students,... Read More
One on One: The Ballad of Wrenn and Pearce Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 19, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square “Talking about Politics” is back! Are you tired of the mean-spirited sniping that passes for... Read More
One on One: A Sequel to ‘Big Fish’ Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 12, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square You could forgive me if you knew that I would like to be like Daniel Wallace. His best-selling... Read More
One on One: Has Lee Smith Deserted Us for Florida? Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 5, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Has Lee Smith, perhaps North Carolina’s most beloved writer, moved to Florida? No. But it is... Read More
One on One: John Witherspoon and Universities Today Posted by D.G. Martin | May 29, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Graduations are over and college towns are quieter. But in Chapel Hill faculty members and some... Read More
One on One: Goodbye to Fort Bragg Posted by D.G. Martin | May 22, 2023 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square It is still Fort Bragg, but only until June 2. Then, North Carolina’s mammoth U.S. Army base will... Read More