by D.G. Martin | Dec 25, 2025 | Local, News, One on One, Top Middle Box, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS More than a Scraggly Christmas Tree I’m sending an old column that lots of you will recognize. It’s especially touching this year, imagining my own dad trying to comfort his mom when his own daddy was sick at Christmastime. What... by D.G. Martin | Oct 29, 2025 | Local, News, One on One
Search for: NEWS Smack Dab in the Middle Just when we thought Gene Nichol might take a breather, he brings us another book — “Now What: How North Carolina Can Blaze a Progressive Path Forward.” It is his fourth in eight years. How can he be so prolific? Nichol... by D.G. Martin | Oct 13, 2025 | Local, News, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS North Carolina Tales for the Halloween Season ‘Tis the season. Skeletons haunt yards, and pumpkins are plopped on porches. Kids (and many adults) are scheming about their Halloween costumes. But if you really want to get in the mood for... by D.G. Martin | Oct 1, 2025 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS Wisdom from an Appalachian Renaissance Man Whether you are an expert in folk music or if you can’t tell a banjo from a mandolin, a new biography, “Doc Watson: A Life in Music,” by Eddie Huffman, will draw you in. Along the way you’ll discover... by D.G. Martin | Sep 16, 2025 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS Clearing Out The last box is on the curb. The house is empty and cold and dead. Next week it will be full again with other lives. But we can never go back inside again to wander in the bookshelves, closets, and attic. We will never smell the...
