D.G. Martin

President Biden, you’ve won countless elections and I’ve won none. So why in the world do I think...

What did Russian mercenaries have to do with our Declaration of Independence? In early 1776,...

Does North Carolina need a new state flag? Yes, say two North Carolina State University students,...

“Talking about Politics” is back! Are you tired of the mean-spirited sniping that passes for...

You could forgive me if you knew that I would like to be like Daniel Wallace. His best-selling...

Has Lee Smith, perhaps North Carolina’s most beloved writer, moved to Florida? No. But it is...

Graduations are over and college towns are quieter. But in Chapel Hill faculty members and some...

It is still Fort Bragg, but only until June 2. Then, North Carolina’s mammoth U.S. Army base will...

Last week I lost a friend who had spent a lifetime looking out for her many friends and for good causes that she adopted. She certainly had the material for a glowing obituary and for a long eulogy in a church full of friends.

Every year, I buy the new edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts. I like to check to see...