by editor | Sep 16, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: Solar Proposal Next to Civil War Battlefield Raises Concerns They all valued the land — thousands of rolling acres of agricultural turf in Culpeper County, Va. — but for very different reasons. Energy company Cricket Solar saw it as a host site for more than...
by editor | Sep 12, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In 1791, when Congressman James Madison was drafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution — which would become known as the Bill of Rights — he insisted that the most prominent amendment among them restrain the government from interfering with the freedom of...
by editor | Sep 11, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Sure, there are great small towns in other parts of the country, but in terms of history, character, scenic beauty, and local color (i.e., quirky but in a good way), the South is tough to beat. Small Southern towns make great getaways because they’re manageable, just...
by editor | Sep 10, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Thursday, Sept. 14, looks to be a fateful day in the half-century-long political career of Joe Biden. That night, a three-hour debate will be held, a marathon in politics. Biden will be on stage, taking incoming missiles for 180 minutes from nine rivals, each of whom...
by editor | Sep 9, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
SOUTH CAROLINA: Hurricane Dorian Reveals Civil War Cannonballs A couple searching for shells, artifacts and other treasures on Folly Beach found two Civil War-era cannonballs unearthed by Hurricane Dorian. Aaron Lattin and his girlfriend discovered the cannonballs on...