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One on One: A Humble End on a Mighty River

We had the Mississippi River to ourselves. At least, for a little while a few weeks ago. We were...

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. One reason is that it is a time for lots of plentiful food on...

If you lived in Natchez, Mississippi, a city that reportedly in 1850 had more millionaires per...

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 31, 2022 | Columns, D.G. Martin

Who is the most interesting political figure in North Carolina today? Hint: he or she is not on...

What is the bad news for UNC-Chapel Hill’s basketball team? They are ranked No.1 in the pre-season...

“We’re Not Really Interested in Character” is the title of a chapter in a 1987 book about the...

When UNC-Chapel Hill Professor William Leuchtenburg delivered the Law Day address in Mecklenburg...

Hurricane Ian hit us here in North Carolina last week hard enough to get our attention with its...

There is agony and there is ecstasy in revising my favorite book, “North Carolina Roadside...

We watched the great and solemn events in Britain over the last few days. But we heard not a...