The Civil War continues in Fayetteville, Gettysburg and Chapel Hill
A proposed Civil War history center in Fayetteville is raising the question whether honoring those who died is also celebrating their cause? Read More
NC SPIN Posts by D. G. Martin
Can North Carolina really claim bragging rights to "Where the Crawdads sing?"
Delia Owens' book has been a No. 1 best seller but there are questions whether it is really set in our state or not. Read More
Joe Biden's already been here
One-on-One columnist D. G. Martin wonders when (and if) candidates for the Democratic nomination might come to North Carolina, remembering that Joe Biden has previously been to our state. Read More
The Scott family - part 2
Former columnist Rob Christensen has written the authoritative biography of perhaps the most politically influential families in our state. This column follows Bob Scott into the Governor's mansion. Read More
The Scotts - too much for one book, too much for one column
Kerr Scott, from Haw River, was a colorful personality who played a major role in NC politics. But his family continued his great legacy. Read More
Freedom fighters and Hell raisers
Which North Carolina political columnist has been said to hunt with live ammunition? Read More
Cooper's wall
Will 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... Read More
Motherhood and writers
Carol Folt’s swift departure from the chancellorship of UNC-Chapel Hill a few weeks ago and her just as swift hiring as the president of the University of Southern California got me thinking... Read More
Real barbecue and small towns; enjoy them while you can
Is it just one more small-town business that has closed its doors? Or is there more to it? For North Carolina barbecue lovers, last week’s closure of Wilber’s in Goldsboro was like the loss of a... Read More
Don't let the Democratic Party leave me
I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, it left me.” This declaration is not new. I heard it over and over again back in the early 1980s when old-line conservative Democrats, still smarting from... Read More
