D.G. Martin Archives - Page 36 of 78

One on One: The Next UNC President

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 12, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Who will succeed Margaret Spellings as president of the UNC System? That is what folks in the university community are asking these days. The next question is, Can anybody be persuaded to take that position after how the...

One on One: Give The Devil His Due

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 5, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“Can’t you say anything good about President Donald Trump?” Some of my friends claim that I do not give our president a chance. They say I always overlook his good qualities. So I have decided to respond to that...

One on One: 30-Year-Old Story Still Inspires

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 29, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Why would I ask you to read from a column I wrote almost 30 years ago? When I read that column,...

One on One: A Rare and Precious Apple

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 22, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

When H.G. Jones died on October 14, our state lost a key connection to its history as well as a...

One on One: NC’s Most Iconic Eatery

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 15, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

I am looking for iconic North Carolina eateries for a new book. The dictionary defines...

One on One: Good News for New Bern

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 10, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Last month’s flooding from Hurricane Florence brought such bad news to New Bern and its...

One on One: Miss Potts, Me, and FBI investigations

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 1, 2018 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“You’d better be careful,” my wonderful seventh grade teacher, Miss Winifred Potts, preached to my class more than 65 years ago. Miss Potts had a set of strategies to encourage us to behave, in and out of class. To discourage...