One on One: Ukraine, Gaza, and St Crispian’s Day
Ukraine and Gaza are much different, but they share some common challenges. Both are being attacked by well-armed, powerful enemies who are determined to defeat them.
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One on One: Meck Dec Time Again
Almost every year about this time, I remind my readers about North Carolina’s claim that Mecklenburg County declared independence from Great Britain on May 20, 1775, more than a year before the July 4, 1776, American Declaration.
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One on One: Holden Thorp Shares His Diagnosis and More
Holden Thorp, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the smartest people I have ever known, made a startling announcement last week.
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One on One: Writing About Restaurants: NC or NYC
What is so hard about writing a book or a series of articles about great restaurants in a...
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One on One: North Carolina’s Most Famous Person
Who is North Carolina’s most famous person? If you go by who got featured in a front-page article last week in The New York Times, the answer is easy. Virginia Foxx.
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One on One: My Brother’s Mountain Cabin
A few days ago, my wife and family, I drove along I-77 up into Virginia and turned west on I-81...
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One on One: Candidates Who Help the Other Side
What did the Democrats in Ohio do in the recent Republican U.S. Senate primary that North Carolina...
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One on One: Old Memories, New Challenges
The news last week came as a surprise to me: “Gov. Cooper’s office announced on Thursday that Walter Gaskin, a retired three-star Marine Corps general who became secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in 2021, is retiring from state government.”
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One on One: Telling It True in 1964 and Today
“Tell It True” is a book that takes you back in time to 1964 during the election season in...
Read MoreOne on One: Why No Poole’s in ‘Roadside Eateries’?
Earlier this month, Southern Living named Poole’s Diner the best diner in North Carolina and praised it as follows: “Diners often feel frozen in time, and while Poole’s has the retro chrome edging, and red artificial leather stools and booths, you won’t find anyone in old-school waitress uniforms.”
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