News from Around the South 1/7 – 1/14
Alabama: New Details Learned of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls HUNTSVILLE — Robert Smalls achieved so many amazing deeds during his life, it’s understandable why much of his heroic history is unknown, even to his descendants, Benjamin and Mary Smalls of...
Freedom Lost
If you see Kris Kristofferson around, please tell him thanks for writing the line “freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” in his song “Me and Bobby McGee.” That thought is sage and very appropriate for America in the year...
South Attracts Most Newcomers
Not as many people are moving between states as they were in earlier decades, but those who do move are choosing to move to the South. In fact, according to new Census Bureau data released this week, the Southern region of the United States* is the only one to show a...
Gun Control in South?
E.G. Smith gathered with his son, daughter and some family friends recently to shoot skeet at the Nashville Gun Club’s complex off County Hospital Road. “It’s just a thing you do, like fishing,” Smith said. Smith, 60, also owns guns for self-defense at his home in...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