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
One on One: Not Interested in Character Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 17, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square “We’re Not Really Interested in Character” is the title of a chapter in a 1987 book about the... Read More
One on One: Still Writing Compelling History, on His 100th Birthday Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 10, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square When UNC-Chapel Hill Professor William Leuchtenburg delivered the Law Day address in Mecklenburg... Read More
One on One: Hurricane Ian Reminded Us Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 3, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Hurricane Ian hit us here in North Carolina last week hard enough to get our attention with its... Read More