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DG MARTIN COLUMN: He made me famous

The man who made me briefly famous died last week. Tom Clark was 93. Dr. Clark taught me ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Why we talk this way

“Prove it.” One of this column’s readers challenged me to back up my recent assertion that characteristics of ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Civil war — our people versus my people?

To live in interesting times, is it a blessing or a curse? To live in the era of ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The famous man from Tally Ho

Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of the World Almanac ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Blame the Scots-Irish

Why are we the way we are? Can we blame it on somebody else, like the British colonist, ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Almost nobody knows he lives in North Carolina

North Carolina not only grows great writers, like Jill McCorkle and Clyde Edgerton, for instance. It also imports ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Move the university headquarters?

Should the UNC System headquarters be moved from Chapel Hill to Raleigh where it could be conveniently closer ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: North Carolinian wins coveted National Book Award

What’s the biggest news in our state’s literary circles? On Nov. 17, Jason Mott won the National Book ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Thanksgiving to the rescue again

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I explained in a column many years ago. One reason is that ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: UNC’s history: a minority view

Last month U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs ruled that UNC-Chapel Hill does not discriminate against white and Asian-American ... Read more

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