D.G. Martin
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 ...
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Mike Walden
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: How deep is our economic divide?
The term “economic divide” is commonly used today. It can refer to several aspects in our economy, such ...
D.G. Martin
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 ...
Social Security
SOCIAL SECURITY COLUMN: Not ready to retire? You can still apply for Medicare online
By Lisa Wallace Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in North Carolina Did you know that you can apply ...
John Hood
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Exit polls offer useful insights
Every two years, exit pollsters attempt to survey voters who’ve just cast ballots. They post interviewers at hundreds ...
Doug Creamer
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Getting ready for the storm
If you read my columns regularly, you know that I had a busy week last week keeping an ...
Doug Creamer
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: A new adventure
Just before Christmas I received the news that my job teaching Chinese students was coming to an end. ...
John Hood
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Revolutionary history surrounds us
RALEIGH — When I set out a couple of years ago to write my first novel, a historical ...
John Hood
JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Our sky was never falling
From July 2020 to July 2021, there was a net inflow of 637,729 Americans into these top-five destination ...
Civil War
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 ...