Fort Found After Search
Technology helped archaeologists finally find the remains of a 16th-century Spanish fort what is now Marine Corps Recruit Deport Parris Island. Archaeologists had been looking for San Marcos, one of several forts built on the Santa Elena settlement, for more than 20...
Both Parties Digging Graves — Republicans Dig Deeper
About 14 months ago, American politics began to resemble a B-level Washington, D.C. novel. A former secretary of state was revealed to have endangered U.S. secrets and possibly sold aspects of U.S. foreign policy to the highest bidder. Will she face indictment? No....
News From Around the South 7/26 to 8/1
MISSISSIPPI — “Black Rebel” Defends Confederate Heritage TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)—A rally this weekend in our area featured a well known supporter of the Confederate flag who calls himself “The Black Rebel.” Andrew Duncomb traveled from his home state of...
The Chaos of the Civil War
The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history and those who lived through it were beset by what historian Bruce Catton described as an “air of outright melodrama.” The war certainly took on apocalyptic dimensions for many Americans. For others, it was a...
The Hillary Clinton Dilemma
Hillary Clinton has never felt that lucky. Bill Clinton has always been the lucky one of the pair. If Bill had been the Titanic, the iceberg would have sunk. But now, after the Republican National Convention has come to a ragged end, the future is looking brighter for...Obiter Dicta
In my childhood years, I got to experience something I’ve cherished ever since: starry nights. I was lucky to spend Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: New S.C. license plate honors Revolutionary War history COLUMBIA – Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a newly designed standard license plate that Read More