Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Leuchtenburg’s 102nd birthday gift to us
UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg is celebrating his 102nd birthday this month. He was born on Sept. ... Read more
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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Meck Dec time again
Almost every year about this time, I remind my readers about North Carolina’s claim that Mecklenburg County declared ... Read more
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D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: MecDec lives
A book about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence published in April has raised again the question of whether ... Read more
Sports
DAVID FREEZE COLUMN: Heading to the high country
Editor’s note: David Freeze is a runner, running coach and long-distance cyclist from China Grove in Rowan County. ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Jefferson neighbors seek liberty
RALEIGH — Before Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, he wrote his own epitaph. Did he mention any of ... Read more