Julius Chambers — Gratitude and Memories
The death of Charlotte civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers gives us the opportunity and the responsibility to reflect upon his importance as a public figure.
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Nostalgia
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 12, 2013 | D.G. Martin
I picked up The New York Times the other day and found these words in the first paragraph of a front page story in one of the paper’s sections.
Read MoreCan Tillis Duplicate Holshouser’s Singular Victory?
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 9, 2013 | D.G. Martin
When former Gov. James Holshouser died last month, many North Carolinians of all political persuasions remembered with gratitude his example of leadership…
Read MoreKeep Our Grandfather’s Fire Burning
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 30, 2013 | D.G. Martin
D.G. Martin on the Tar Heel state and Tom Lambeth’s recent speech to the North Caroliniana Society.
Read MoreHow to save a mountain
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 18, 2012 | D.G. Martin
There were lots of reasons some people in Avery County wanted to stop a rock mining operation on the beautiful Belview mountainside. *Tracy and her Aunt Ollie, because preliminary blasting operations had cracked the foundation...
Read MoreBack In Time, Jill McCorkle's Timelessness
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 12, 2012 | D.G. Martin
About Jill McCorkle’s upcoming new novel, Lee Smith says it is McCorkle’s “best ever.” Wow! This news will stir up the enthusiastic fans that McCorkle earned with her novels (“The Cheer Leader,” “July 7th,” “Tending to...
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