Most Centenarians in South

Most Centenarians in South

by | Dec 19, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Bad news, guys. The chances of making it to 100 are much greater if you’re a woman. The 2010 census found 80 percent of the 53,364 people age 100 or older are women, according to a report out today. For every 100 centenarians, only 20.7 percent are men. The...
Florida's Identity Crisis

Florida's Identity Crisis

by | Dec 18, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Ask anyone north of the Mason Dixon Line or west of the Mississippi to name a state in the Deep South and see how long it takes for them to mention Florida. Fair warning: You should probably get a snack or something, it’s going to be a while. Florida is not often the...
News from Around the South 12/10-12/17

News from Around the South 12/10-12/17

by | Dec 17, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Georgia: Teen’s Diary Provides Perspective on Civil War From atop Macon’s College Street, a disabled teen seemed to have little to look forward to except satisfying his voracious hunger for news of the Civil War. More than 150 years later, the world can now view...
GOP is Moving, Obama Should, Too

GOP is Moving, Obama Should, Too

by | Dec 14, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

It’s puzzling how much the definitions of “compromise” and “balance” have changed since the November election. The message out of the White House, dutifully repeated by the press corps, is that the GOP’s stubborn refusal to...
Civil War Journalism

Civil War Journalism

by | Dec 12, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

New technologies and a growing demand for information during the US Civil War forever changed the nation’s press, according to a book by journalism professor Ford Risley. It was absolutely an important moment in the history of the press,” says Penn State’s Risley....