One on One: Losing Randall Kenan Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 7, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square He had to tell me that my beloved Uncle Remus was not coming back—ever. Randall Kenan was jovial,... Read More
One on One: ‘We Didn’t Leave Our Party. It Left Us.’ Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 31, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Back in 1984 when I was running for Congress, I ran into older people who explained why they could... Read More
One on One: Finding a Compass in a Christ-Haunted Landscape Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 24, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Are they really people of faith? Some voters are asking that question about their presidential... Read More
One on One: Saltbox Surviving Coronavirus Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 17, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Can any of North Carolina’s great roadside eateries and local joints survive the coronavirus? I... Read More
One on One: Saving the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 10, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Can North Carolina’s beloved author Ron Rash protect the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and... Read More
One on One: Do Black Lives Matter in a New Novel Set in Raleigh? Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 3, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Do Black lives matter in a good, almost all-white neighborhood in Raleigh? The Black lives in this... Read More
One on One: How Bookwatch Got Better Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 27, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square How North Carolina Bookwatch beat the coronavirus — and got better doing it For more than 20... Read More
One on One: North Carolina Leads Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 20, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square The old monuments have been taken down. The old battle flag has been lowered, folded, and put away... Read More
One on One: The 1943 Train Wreck That Still Haunts Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 13, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Some North Carolina old-timers still talk about the disastrous 1943 train wreck south of... Read More
One on One: Hail to the Redskins, or What? Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 6, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square Hail to the Redskins, or what? What would Joe Oxendine say to the Washington NFL football team... Read More