S.F. Official: Remove ‘Washington’ Name

S.F. Official: Remove ‘Washington’ Name

George Washington, the first American president, has his face on the quarter and the $1 bill. So many things are named after him — counties, towns, mountains, bridges, lakes and countless schools. But the president of the San Francisco School Board, Matt Haney, wants...
News From Around the South 8/29 to 9/5

News From Around the South 8/29 to 9/5

CALIFORNIA: Fair Officials Ban Art Depicting Confederate Flag FRESNO, Calif. — A Fresno artist is suing California state officials, accusing them of violating his free speech rights by keeping his Civil War painting that shows a soldier holding a Confederate...
Seventh Uni Dumps Confederate Flag

Seventh Uni Dumps Confederate Flag

Another Mississippi university has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. School officials said requests were made recently to replace the state flag with a larger American flag. Salter said the state flags have been...
VA Cemeteries Flag Ban?

VA Cemeteries Flag Ban?

The Civil War has been over for a long time, but the battle over the Confederate flag’s appropriate place, if any, in today’s culture rages on. The Department of Veterans Affairs is shifting policy to restrict prominent display of the Confederate flag in...
Weiner’s Folly

Weiner’s Folly

Some people do not learn from their mistakes. Anthony Weiner is one. The husband of Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin resigned from Congress in 2011 when he was caught sending shots of his tumescent privates to a number of women not his wife. His first instinct was to...