A Valentine of Investigative Journalism
When the Washington Post puts its top investigative reporters on the beat of the distant youth of presidential candidates, there’s no telling what student scandal they might uncover. In 2012, the Post devoted a 5,400-word, front-page article to breaking the news...
News From Around the South 8/9 to 8/15
TEXAS: Houston School Board Approves Renaming of Schools, Slammed on Cost HOUSTON — The Houston school board has approved a $1.2 million budget for the renaming of eight schools named after Confederate loyalists. The move has gained backlash from taxpayers in...
Georgia Hate Groups Spike
In a recent fund-raising appeal, the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center said the organization is tracking an increasing number of hate groups around the nation, including a 40 percent spike in Georgia alone. According to the center, hate groups increased from...
North Carolina’s Secret Civil War
More than 150 years ago, men fought and died in mostly small but still savage Civil War battles in North Carolina that ranged from the western mountains to the Outer Banks. Tourists have been more likely to visit Fort Fisher, the important coastal fort on Kure...Obiter Dicta
In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: With location and design selected, SC’s Robert Smalls monument needs funding The monument is expected to cost between $1 million and $2 million for the cost of the Read More