D.G. Martin, Author at Chapelboro.com

One on One: What Do We Say Now?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 30, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

What should we say to each other about September 11, 2001, now that 20 years have gone by since...

One on One: Our Most Popular Columnist

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 23, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Who is North Carolina’s most popular weekly newspaper columnist? Maybe John Hood, Tom Campbell,...

One on One: Good News for Trump?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 16, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

There is some surprisingly good news for Donald Trump in a new book that, ironically, aims to...

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...

One on One: The Ugliest Word, or the Sweetest

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 2, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Revenge. It may be the ugliest word in the English language. Or the sweetest when it describes a politician’s response to a perceived wrong. In 1984, after two terms as governor, Jim Hunt was running for the U.S. Senate seat...

One on One: Lessons From Famous and Ordinary People

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 26, 2021 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

What North Carolinians would you most like to be subject to a new biography? People whose lives are lessons or inspirations? My suggestions include the late Senator Robert Morgan, the late Governor Jim Holshouser, Erskine...