by D.G. Martin | Jan 5, 2025 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS The Famous Man from Tally Ho Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of the World Almanac as I do this time every year, you will find a list of “Famous North Carolinians.” That list includes the following...
by D.G. Martin | Dec 31, 2024 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS Carter Wrenn’s New Book At last Carter Wrenn, the well-known conservative consultant, has written his book about his life in politics: “The Trail of the Serpent: From the Smoke-Filled Rooms of Politics.” Wrenn first worked for Tom Ellis,...
by D.G. Martin | Dec 24, 2024 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS Rudolph’s Little Brother I know Rudolph’s little brother. And now that Rudolph and the other reindeer are safely back at the North Pole, I can tell you the mostly unknown story of where the Rudolph tale came from and why that story may...
by D.G. Martin | Dec 17, 2024 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS Samson’s Death and Luigi’s Killing What does the Biblical character Samson have to do with Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of Dec. 4? Here is more about Samson who had been captured...
by D.G. Martin | Dec 1, 2024 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS Bland Simpson’s Memoir Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and creative writing at UNC-Chapel Hill. His amazing talents have awed fellow North Carolinians for years. His music compositions and performances have charmed...
by D.G. Martin | Nov 25, 2024 | Local, News, One on One, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS A Forgotten Migration Do you remember what a “segregation scholarship” is – or was? As explained in a new book “Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs,” these so-called “segregation scholarships” were an...