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Jay Robinson's Advice For President Obama

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 10, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Why doesn’t U.S House Speaker John Boehner go ahead and recognize the hard facts? The president won the election. A majority of the country wants rich people to pay more taxes while everybody else’s rates stay the same. In the...

Innovation. What do you mean?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 3, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Innovation is the key.” We are hearing these words of wisdom all the time, aren’t we? And we nod our heads in agreement, remembering our pocket computers and communication devices that we still call phones. Or...

Politics, no. Lee, Jill, and Bookwatch, yes.

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 26, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Tell me more about Jill and Lee and their new books.” I wanted to talk politics and more about why Romney lost and McCrory won, but these readers wanted only to hear more about the upcoming books by their favorite authors, Jill...

What if Romney had won?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 19, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“Why did Romney win?” Well, of course, he didn’t. But–suppose he had. How might the experts be explaining it? They would be explaining it, you know. In the aftermath of President Obama’s victory,...

On Thanksgiving, giving thanks for Election Day

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 16, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Earlier this month, I remembered something to add to my list of things to remember on Thanksgiving Day. It was on Election Day, which was for me this year a day of memories rather than a day of action like it has been before....

Don't like my election answers? You can get different ones almost everywhere you

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 12, 2012 | D.G. Martin

There are many different answers to the questions we are asking about last week’s elections. Why and how did Obama win? Was Romney’s team really surprised that they lost? Why, when Democrats were making gains throughout the rest...

North Carolina books for post-election reading and holiday giving

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 5, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Just in time to bury your head in something other than politics, here is a new group of books to help you forget any disappointing election results. There are new authors you should know about even if you are not ready to read...

Mending broken families after slavery

Posted by D.G. Martin | Nov 1, 2012 | D.G. Martin

See if you can guess where this advertisement came from. “Information is wanted of my two boys, James and Horace, one of whom was sold in Nashville and the other was sold in Rutherford County. I, myself, was sold in Nashville...

What the data shows about North Carolina voters

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 30, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“It is the greatest thing that could happen to the conservative cause in North Carolina.” Back in 1988, former state representative Ivan Mothershead, a Mecklenburg Republican, was commenting on my move from Charlotte to Chapel...

Another fine book set in the segregated South of the 50s and 60s

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 25, 2012 | D.G. Martin

If the setting and theme of Walter Bennett’s new book, “Leaving Tuscaloosa,” remind you of other books by North Carolina authors, you will not be alone. Bennett will be the guest on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch this...

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