Can't stop UNC's move to Raleigh
The offices of the UNC System have moved outside Chapel Hill for the first time since Hinton James since February 1795. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by D. G. Martin
Mayberry today
Mayberry's actual name is Mt. Airy and it is doing just fine. The only real link to the Andy Griffith Show was that the actor was born there. Read More
Crawdads - The African connection
Many questions have been raised about where the best-selling book and now box-office smash "Where the Crawdads Sing" should be really sited. Read More
How slavery ruined the South's environment
Many monuments to the Confederacy have been removed but there are some that cannot be. Read More
A Salisbury woman takes down the hog barons
Stay tuned. The hog wars are not over. Read More
Reflections on college reunions
As the author prepares for his own 60th college reunion he reflects on remarks he made to his father's 65 reunion. Read More
Roy Cooper for President?
An April gathering in Pinehurst described attendees as an unsettled cross section of the Democratic establishment. Read More
Great replacement what?
The conspiracy theory is not new. It started in France in the early part of the 20th century. Read More
Books that "Bookwatch" might have featured
Host laments the end of the long-running program but continues to feature North Carolina authors. Read More
Crawdads again
Amazon's top selling novel of 2019 is a book about crawdads and is supposedly set in North Carolina. It would have been better if it was filmed here. Read More
