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Learning about North Carolina from a Favorite Mystery Writer

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

What is the best book I could read to learn about North Carolina? I get this question all the time from people who know about my interest in books about our state and those written by our great writers. My answer differs,...

Chapelboro 2050 Part II: A Farewell to Lawns

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jan 16, 2012 | Common Science

If you have been reading my blogs you will know that I expect a reduction in the amount of available energy per person to be the dominant factor in world events in coming decades. As energy becomes scarcer and, therefore, more...

An Open Letter to the Town Council

Posted by The Commentators | Jan 11, 2012 | The Commentators

Re: About last night’s Council meeting, and my statement from last night, (Monday January 9) regarding the Yates incident. At the bottom of this message is the text from my statement last night, with a few additional lines...

Replacing elections with lotteries

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

There has to be a better way. Some of us reached that conclusion after discussing the mess our congressional and legislative governing systems have come to. Winston Churchill said that democracy is the worst form of government...

Chapelboro 2050 Part I: Life on Two Wheels

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

In my final column of 2011, “A Year From Now You Will Wish You Had Started Today”, I summarized a number of significant and troubling trends in our energy and food supplies which I believe will dominate global events over the...

Following Daniel Boone to the west

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

First there was Daniel Boone. Boone’s real exploits on America’s frontier made him a legend in a new country whose people were ever pushing westward, driving the boundaries of their nation to the Pacific and beyond. The history...

Bling in the New Year…

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Dec 30, 2011 | The Fashion Plate

The countdown begins! Whether it’s watching the acorn descend in downtown Raleigh or viewing the ball drop in Times Square from the comfort of your couch, the pressure is on to find a way to send 2011 off with a bang and...

"A Year From Now You Will Wish You Had Started Today"

Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 27, 2011 | Common Science

When I started this blog in the spring I had several goals. I wanted to provide the scientific background to local, national, and world events in an engaging way. I wanted to promote discussion of science and technology issues...

Who Teaches us How To Live – And Die?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 27, 2011 | D.G. Martin

Alzheimer’s. Just the word scares you to death, doesn’t it? A few years ago, I saw an article that described and gave examples of a new mental test that can make a very reliable preliminary diagnosis of early onset...

One more year of believing

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 19, 2011 | D.G. Martin

What does my brief appearance last month on stage in “The Murphey School Radio Show” have to do with Christmas memories? It is a little bit of a long story, starting with the confession that for a long time I wanted to be a...

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