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One on One: Fighting Boredom

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 23, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“Smart people don’t get bored,” my friend announced when I told her that a lot of people were...

One on One: A Winner After All?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 16, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Can Sanders, after all, be a winner in the fall? Because it almost seems like Bernie Sanders is...

One on One: Will History Repeat Itself?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 2, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

In Chapel Hill, people still talk about the influenza pandemic of 1918. Even after more than 100...

One on One: Can Sanders Be Stopped?

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 24, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Are you, like me, waiting to vote in the upcoming primary until the South Carolina results give us...

One on One: Mixing Books and Politics

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 17, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“Politics and books don’t mix well. You need to decide which one you’re going to write about and...

One on One: John Bolton & Leviticus 5:1

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 10, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

When John Bolton comes to North Carolina next week, I want to ask him about the Bible. Bolton is...

One on One: You May Have to Wait

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 3, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

You may have to wait to read the “best book ever” “It is one of the best books I ever read, maybe...

One on One: Clearing Out The House

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 27, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

The last box is on the curb. The house is empty and cold and dead. Next week it will be full again...

One on One: The Stains Bleed Through in ‘Wilmington’s Lie’

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 20, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

The stains bleed through in “Wilmington’s Lie.” ”It is not that they were racists. Maybe we could forgive them for that. But they were terrorists, and that is something we should not overlook or forget.” My friend was...

One on One: Arguing About Assassinations With a Fort Bragg Major

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jan 13, 2020 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

“I don’t think the U.S. should be in the business of assassinating foreign leaders.” This was not...

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