One on One: Honors for Chef Ricky Moore Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 26, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square The Raleigh News & Observer got it right last week when it named Ricky Moore as Tar Heel of... Read More
One on One: Remembering the Pro and Anti-Santa Church Factions Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 19, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square It is hard to make sense of Christmas if you try to explain it in one dimension. As I wrote in... Read More
One on One: ‘I Just Want To Keep On Voting After I Die’ Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 12, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square From 1977 until 1985 and from 1993 through 2001 Wilson County was the de facto capital of North... Read More
One on One: The Lottery — Still Bad for North Carolina Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 5, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square I was firmly opposed to the state of North Carolina getting into the lottery business back in... Read More
One on One: A Great Teacher of Great Writers Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 28, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square When Philip Gerard died November 7 in Wilmington, North Carolina lost one of its most productive... Read More
One on One: A Humble End on a Mighty River Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 21, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square We had the Mississippi River to ourselves. At least, for a little while a few weeks ago. We were... Read More
One on One: My Favorite Holiday Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 14, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. One reason is that it is a time for lots of plentiful food on... Read More
One on One: Natchez’s Preservation Heroes Came From North Carolina Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 7, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square If you lived in Natchez, Mississippi, a city that reportedly in 1850 had more millionaires per... Read More
One on One: North Carolina’s Most Interesting Political Figure Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 31, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin Who is the most interesting political figure in North Carolina today? Hint: he or she is not on... Read More
One on One: Bad News for Tar Heel Basketball? Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 24, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square What is the bad news for UNC-Chapel Hill’s basketball team? They are ranked No.1 in the pre-season... Read More