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DG MARTIN COLUMN: The Lost Colony and Jamestown — the same effort

How did The Lost Colony fit in the founding of the English colonies in North America? Virginia Dare ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Change North Carolina flag?

Does North Carolina need a new state flag? Yes, say two North Carolina State University students, Wyat Hamilton ... Read more

Opinion

DG MARTIN COLUMN: ‘Balcony reserved for white spectators’

The tributes that rolled in when North Carolina lawyer Walter Dellinger died Feb. 16 were testimony that he ... Read more

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Advice for Biden from a master

“Don’t sign on to work on that one.” Jay Robinson, who was the UNC System‘s vice president for ... 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

News

STATE: Farewell season of ‘North Carolina Bookwatch’ to premiere Nov. 7

PBS North Carolina’s beloved original production sunsets after 23 seasons on-air On Wednesday PBS North Carolina announced the ... Read more

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Opinion

DG MARTIN COLUMN: Allan Gurganus takes us back to Falls

What is going on in Falls, North Carolina? It is an insiders’ question, but don’t be put off. ... Read more

Opinion

D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: A literary capital for a day

Where is the literary capital of North Carolina? Hillsborough? Pittsboro? Chapel Hill? The big cities like Charlotte, Asheville ... Read more

Opinion

D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: N.C. authors help us cope

By D.G. Martin Can the struggles chronicled by four North Carolina authors help the rest of us deal ... Read more