Acclaimed Civil War Doc Gets Facelift

Acclaimed Civil War Doc Gets Facelift

by | Sep 4, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Twenty-five years ago, as the school bell rang and I gathered my books to leave Mrs Bischoff’s American literature class, Mr Goebel, my history teacher, came in to discuss some administrative business. She interrupted him to ask if he “watched it last night”. Without...
Anchor Babies on Trial in Texas

Anchor Babies on Trial in Texas

by | Sep 2, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

A federal case moving to trial in Texas could provide a means to stop the practice of extending automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal aliens. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently called for legislation to end that unpopular...
India, China Spur Immigration Wave

India, China Spur Immigration Wave

by | Sep 1, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

DALLAS (AP) — Siddharth Jaganath wanted to return to India after earning his master’s degree at Texas’ Southern Methodist University. Instead, he built a new life in the U.S. over a decade, becoming a manager at a communications technology company and...
News From Around the South 8/24 to 8/31

News From Around the South 8/24 to 8/31

by | Aug 31, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

TEXAS: Confederate Statue at UT-Austin Has Been Removed AUSTIN, Texas — Statues of Jefferson Davis and Woodrow Wilson were removed on Sunday from the pedestals at the University of Texas on which they have stood for 82 years. “This is an iconic moment. It really shows...
S.C. Divided on Confederate Symbols

S.C. Divided on Confederate Symbols

by | Aug 27, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Spartanburg County school districts do not plan to follow a policy recently established in Charleston County public schools banning Confederate items from clothing, jewelry and cars on campus. Charleston students violating the policy are subject to removal from...