D.G. Martin, Author at Chapelboro.com

One on One: Viruses and the Statute of Limitations

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 14, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

I hope the statute of limitations has run on any of my violations of the Hatch Act and campaign...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 even at NASCAR events. Black Lives Matter is everywhere. Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima have been put to rest. Washington’s football...

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...

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