The D.G. Martin Opinion Column
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – In Chapel Hill, the past few days have been mostly not about graduation, but about BillBelichik, the new Carolina football coach, his multimillion-dollar contract, his success as coach of the New England Patriots…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – In Chapel Hill, the past few days have been mostly not about graduation, but about Bill Belichik, the new Carolina football coach, his multimillion-dollar contract, his success as coach of the New England…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – In Chapel Hill the past week, talk has been mostly about former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the question of whether his hiring by UNC is good for the university or…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – “That couldn’t happen if you moved every three years.” Reynolds Price, the late novelist and Duke professor, was talking to a group at a Southern Writers Conference in Chapel Hill about memories. Our…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Holden Thorp, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the smartest people I have ever known, made a startling announcement a couple of weeks ago. In…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – “What was the cause of the United States Civil War?” Asked this question by an audience member at a presidential candidate town hall in New Hampshire on Wednesday, December 27, Nicki Haley, after…
Chapel Hill, NC – “How about helping us ring the bell for the Salvation Army?” It is Roland from my Rotary club. I have dodged that duty for years. But it is the kind of request you can’t turn down.…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – In my hometown of Davidson, almost everyone worships the same god. A basketball playing-god named Stephen Curry. When Curry first came to town in 2006, he worked many miracles and gained many followers…
By Chapel Hill, NC – Does North Carolina need a new state flag? Yes, say two North Carolina State University students, Wyat Hamilton and Adam Fleischer. A few weeks ago, they told the Raleigh News & Observer that the current…
By D.G. Martin Chapel hill, NC – Have you seen Jonathan Lawson on television as he praises Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company? Recently, he has been on air constantly repeating that the most important things about the three P’s of…