Coach Lefty Driesell, former coach at Davidson and Maryland remembers his ACC rivalries—the players, the coaches and the fans.
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One on One: Reading with Obama
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 23, 2017 | D.G. Martin
What will our most recent former president be doing these next few weeks? Barack Obama will be reading and encouraging us to join him. In the week before he left office, he talked to The New York Times’ chief book...
Read MoreOne on One: Good Friends and Books Can Change Us
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 17, 2017 | D.G. Martin
Why have the attitudes of people in our state towards gay and transgender people changed so quickly and so dramatically? Before even trying to answer, I should acknowledge that many people have not changed so quickly and...
Read MoreOne on One: Lessons from Tillis for Speaker Moore
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 9, 2017 | D.G. Martin
Can lessons learned in a successful effort to provide compensation for victims of state-sponsored sterilization help solve the problem HB2 (the “Bathroom Bill”) is causing North Carolina? In his recent book, “Rage to Redemption...
Read MoreOne on One: Galifianakis – Nick or Zach?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 3, 2017 | D.G. Martin
Did you ever feel so let down after an election? Many North Carolina Democrats have been asking each other this question every day since they learned the results of the latest presidential election. Some old timers remember...
Read MoreOne on One: Books for New Year’s Reading
Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 27, 2016 | D.G. Martin
So, have you got something about reading more books on your list of New Year’s resolutions? If so, I have some help. Four different books, at least one of which will be right for you. A best-selling inspirational cookbook-memoir...
Read MoreOne on One: Keep Calm and Carry On
Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 20, 2016 | D.G. Martin
What can Democrats look for Santa Claus to bring them this year? It has been a bleak holiday season so far. So maybe Santa could bring them something more than just lumps of coal that have already made their way into their...
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Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 13, 2016 | A Page From D.G. Martin's Notebook
Elizabeth Cox-When the actions of a mentally challenged teen-aged boy begin to frighten other children and alarm their parents, what should be done?
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Read MoreOne on One: Facing Lobotomy and Other Stories
Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 12, 2016 | D.G. Martin
When the actions of a mentally challenged teenaged boy begin to frighten other children and alarm their parents, what should be done? By the boy’s family? By the state? Is it time to institutionalize the boy? Are there medical...
Read MoreOne on One: Our most important lawyer
Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 5, 2016 | D.G. Martin
The most important lawyer in modern North Carolina history finally has a biography. This week UNC Press is releasing “Julius Chambers: A Life in the Legal Struggle for Civil Rights” by Richard A. Rosen and Joseph Mosnier. If you...
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