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The pain of losing a town's only factory

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 23, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“You ain’t never going to understand until you’ve been through it.” Politicians from the president on down will hear this plaintive statement when they campaign in North Carolina this year. It will happen when they...

Another Piece of the Fracking Puzzle

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 23, 2012 | Common Science

First a quick note. Loyal readers will know that I generally publish every Sunday evening. The steady routine suits my nature. I had to leave town unexpectedly on the 13th and have just returned. Therefore, I did not...

UNC professor who writes about the struggle lived it in Chapel Hill

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

Wouldn’t it be great if Carolina had a professor of African American history who actually lived through the Civil Rights struggles and the desegregation of the public schools? Wouldn’t it be even better if that professor...

The Primary of All Primaries – Still Not Over

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

Early voting is under way this week in North Carolina’s primary elections. So far there is not much excitement. Sixty-two years ago we had a much different primary and run-off election experience. Voters came out in record...

The ‘OMG Rule’ For Political, Economic And Social Etiquette

Posted by The Commentators | Apr 14, 2012 | The Commentators

You know, it suddenly struck me recently that we don’t need complicated definitions for competing political, economic and social philosophies to determine how we should interact when living and working together in a community, a...

Ron Rash's "The Cove" – Laurel Shelton or Shelton Laurel

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 9, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Laurel Shelton is the central feature of a new and powerful anti-war novel set in the mountains of Madison County, North Carolina. If I made that statement to anyone familiar with North Carolina’s Civil War history, I would be...

Benefit to Some AND to All

Posted by The Commentators | Apr 9, 2012 | The Commentators

A recent story on WCHL informed us that Orange County rural residents were upset because, although they represent 40% of the county population, they would only receive 12% of services under a newly proposed Orange County Bus...

Water Part IV: When the Well Runs Dry

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 9, 2012 | Common Science

I should mention that at the outset I am not intentionally selecting topics that will lead to the rather pessimistic columns I often write. I just pick a topic, follow the data, and see where it leads. I started this series...

Just the Facts on Amendment One, Please

Posted by The Commentators | Apr 4, 2012 | The Commentators

Washington State, Maryland. New Jersey, New Hampshire. So far this year, the bumpy road to marriage equality has played out in four states, with wins in three, and an unsurprising veto in the Garden State by Republican Governor...

Praying for Bad Things to Happen

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 2, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Why are so many people these days praying for bad things to happen to good people? And what does the answer to that question have to do with the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on the constitutionality of the Patient...

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