Why Maine?
Mountains and ocean coasts, all within reach.
In North Carolina, we appreciate this blessing.
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Apologize Sincerely, My Mom Told Me
Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 13, 2013 | D.G. Martin
Apologize, my mom told me. When you hurt somebody’s feelings, she said, apologize, even if they misunderstood or even if you didn’t mean it the way they took it.
Read MoreJulius Chambers — Gratitude and Memories
Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 6, 2013 | D.G. Martin
The death of Charlotte civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers gives us the opportunity and the responsibility to reflect upon his importance as a public figure.
Read MoreEgypt, Nazi Germany, and North Carolina
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 30, 2013 | D.G. Martin
“What are the odds that Moral Monday protests or the like will deter North Carolina’s new right-wing politics?” asks Peirce.
Read MoreLosing The Best Lobbyist
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 23, 2013 | D.G. Martin
When Zeb Alley died earlier this month, lots of people in North Carolina thought they had lost one of their best friends.
Read MoreIf Not Moral Mondays, What?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 16, 2013 | D.G. Martin
A friend was asking me what he could do to stop what the New York Times called last week a “demolition derby” in the state legislature.
Read MoreNostalgia
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 12, 2013 | D.G. Martin
I picked up The New York Times the other day and found these words in the first paragraph of a front page story in one of the paper’s sections.
Read MoreCan Tillis Duplicate Holshouser’s Singular Victory?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 9, 2013 | D.G. Martin
When former Gov. James Holshouser died last month, many North Carolinians of all political persuasions remembered with gratitude his example of leadership…
Read MoreJuly 4th and the “Revolutionary Summer”
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 2, 2013 | D.G. Martin
In the early summer of 1776 in Philadelphia, where our founders were waxing eloquently about their newly declared independence from Great Britain, modern day…
Read MoreGettysburg And Other Transformations
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 25, 2013 | D.G. Martin
Next week Americans will be remembering the 150th anniversary of a defining moment in our country’s history, the Civil War battle at Gettysburg.
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