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One on One: A Book About Black People, Not White Racism

Posted by D.G. Martin | May 13, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square, Uncategorized

Elizabeth City native De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s debut novel, “In West Mills” might be the...

One on One: Joe Biden’s Already Been Here

Posted by D.G. Martin | May 6, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

When are the 20-plus Democratic presidential candidates going to come to North Carolina? We are...

One on One: The Scott Family – Part 2

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 29, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Mountains of bitter controversies in the areas of race, labor, student unrest, and higher...

One on One: The Scotts

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 22, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

The Scott family. Too much for one book. Too much for one column. Five years ago, in “The Political Career of W. Kerr Scott: The Squire from Haw River,” Julian Pleasants chronicled the exceptional life of the only governor of...

One on One: Freedom Fighters and Hell Raisers

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 8, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Who is the best North Carolina-based political columnist? Lots of people would say, “Hal Crowther,...

One on One: Cooper’s Wall

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 1, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Will Gov. Roy Cooper have a wall this summer? Could it be something like Donald Trump’s wall on the Mexican border that he promised to build? Do you remember how he said he would veto the emergency spending bill unless it...

One on One: Motherhood and Writers

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 25, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Carol Folt’s swift departure from the chancellorship of UNC-Chapel Hill a few weeks ago and her...

One on One: Enjoy Them While You Can

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 18, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

Real barbecue and small towns: enjoy them while you can. Is it just one more small-town business...

One on One: Don’t Let The Democratic Party Leave Me

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 12, 2019 | Columns, Town Square

“I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, it left me.” This declaration is not new. I heard it over...

One on One: A Close Election That Led to 34 Years of Writing

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 4, 2019 | Columns, D.G. Martin, Town Square

One close election in the Ninth District led to 34 years of column writing How did a close election in the Ninth Congressional District of North Carolina lead to this column? It does not have anything to do with the recent...

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