Keep Our Grandfather’s Fire Burning
D.G. Martin on the Tar Heel state and Tom Lambeth’s recent speech to the North Caroliniana Society.
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Advice for Opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 29, 2013 | Common Science
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news, with supporters touting its benefits for economic growth and with opponents changing their focus from its impact on global warming
Read MoreThe Neverending Rush To Judgment
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 25, 2013 | Aaron Keck
We all like to think ourselves superior, but at the end of the day we’re the same rabble who believed that Richard Jewell was guilty.
Read MoreEastern North Carolina Eating, The Literary Way
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 25, 2013 | D.G. Martin
There are hundreds of reasons to celebrate Georgann Eubanks’ third and last in her “Literary Trails of the North Carolina” series. Follow her travels in the just released “Literary Trails of Eastern North Carolina,” and you will have the most enjoyable and efficient survey of authors and literary connections in that region.
Read MoreWant to Grow the Local Economy? Hire More Engineers.
Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 21, 2013 | Common Science
The foundation of value creation in the economy is the conversion of raw materials into finished goods. Therefore, in order for North Carolina to have a strong and sustainable economy, we need to rebuild and revamp our...
Read MoreWelcome Chancellor Folt
Posted by The Commentators | Apr 19, 2013 | The Commentators
From Maria Palmer. Last weekend I participated in the innagural WW Finlator Lectures in Faith & Social Justice at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh. The church Bill Finlator pastored for 3 decades celebrated his...
Read MoreNorth Korea, North Carolina, and a Pulitzer Prize Winning Book
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 18, 2013 | D.G. Martin
The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded this week to Adam Johnson for “The Orphan Master’s Son” set in North Korea. It is a very timely selection, given our interest in, puzzlement about, and fear of that...
Read MoreTwo Iron Ladies Showed the Way
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 16, 2013 | D.G. Martin
The recent death of Margaret Thatcher led to much discussion of her career.
Read MoreNational Helium Shortage
Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 15, 2013 | Common Science
“Due to a National Helium Shortage We Are Not Able to Provide Harry the Dragon Balloons” – Sign at Chapel Hill North Harris Teeter Customer Service If you have been reading my columns for a while you may have noticed...
Read MoreHard Facts and Hard Heads on the Outer Banks
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 8, 2013 | D.G. Martin
Every week we read another news story about access to our coastal islands. Last year Hurricane Sandy and two other storms pushed water across Highway 12, cutting the road to shreds one more time. The channel across Hatteras...
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