D.G. Martin, Author at Chapelboro.com

One on One: Lessons from Rufus

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 7, 2019 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

What lessons can we learn from one of North Carolina’s most colorful political figures who served as attorney general, lost a gubernatorial election, won election as secretary of state, lost that position in disgrace, and then...

One on One: Peronism, Gaullism, Trumpism

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 30, 2019 | D.G. Martin, Town Square

Trump is going to survive. It is the Republican Party we should be worried about. Donald Trump may...

One on One: North Carolina Authors Help Us Cope

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 23, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Can the struggles chronicled by four North Carolina authors help the rest of us deal with our own everyday challenges? A wife whose beloved husband is crippled by a botched medical procedure? An African American judge breaking...

One on One: Losing Something Special

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 16, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“You shouldn’t be so worried about the transition in the barbecue world.” Jim Auchmutey was trying...

One on One: The Pharisee, Tax Collector and Racism

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 9, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“Dear Lord, thank goodness I am not a racist like some of our top political leaders.”...

One on One: Remembering Rufus

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 2, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

In this time of political rancor and hate, it is nice to find something that old-time politicos agree on, regardless of political affiliation, when they answer this question: Who is North Carolina’s most colorful political...

One on One: We Are Number 1

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 26, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Number one? That is what North Carolinians love to say about our state. We want our state’s things to be the best, biggest, first, most successful, bestselling, and best loved. Think of the Wright Brothers’ first in flight, the...

One on One: Do We Owe Somebody an Apology?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 19, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

What does a story told by a Jewish rabbi late last month at Chautauqua, N.Y., have to do with the North Carolina Board of Elections? First a word about Chautauqua. Founded in 1874, it is the host to more than 100,000 visitors...