News From Around the South 5/25 to 6/1
SOUTH CAROLINA — Founder of Confederate Rallies Apologizes, Calls for Their End CHARLESTON, S.C. — The founder of the Confederate flag rallies held each Sunday at the Charleston Battery has called for a stop to those demonstrations, saying he regrets...
The Freedom to Pursue Happiness
The governors of all 50 states, and the mayors of many large cities, have assumed unto themselves the powers to restrict private personal choices and lawful public behavior in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. They have done so not by enforcing previously...
Census: South’s Largest Cities Growing Faster than Entire U.S.
Large cities in the South with populations of 50,000 or more continue to grow at a faster pace than cities in any other U.S. region, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In the decade between 2010 and 2019, the population of the city of Atlanta grew by...
States’ Rights Are So Last Month
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump did what he does worst — he took to Twitter to type two tweets that threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and Nevada because he doesn’t like what state officials are doing to facilitate...
News From Around the South 5/18 to 5/25
FLORIDA: Memorial Day Had Origin in Civil War ORLANDO — The Memorial Day we celebrate this year is very different from the first Memorial Day over 150 years ago honoring the Civil War dead. It was not even about all those who died in that conflict; instead, it...Obiter Dicta
According to data from the CDC analyzed by the Williams Institute at UCLA, some 3.3% of American high school students Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston historian uncovers date SC flag was first flown. It’s not the design we know today. A Charleston historian has uncovered brand new information about the first recorded Read More