33 Civil War Forts You Can Still Visit
During the years preceding the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, often considered the start of the Civil War, the U.S. military was already busy building defensive fortifications around major cities. Often on seacoasts, these structures were commissioned to better...
Iowa Republican Governor Attacked for ‘Racist’ Political Ad
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, a white female who is running for reelection against a black female opponent, stands accused of … racism. The Iowa Democratic Party chairman, a black man, leveled the charge against her. Reynolds’ sin? She put out a...
News From Around the South 10/3 to 10/10
SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. 250 Commission Working to Celebrate State’s Role in Revolutionary War’s History LAURENS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The story of the American Revolutionary War cannot be told without South Carolina. More than 200 battles were fought...
Kirk, The Best Brother Ever, R.I.P.
My brother, Kirk Randolph Elder, died suddenly and unexpectedly, 16 days before his 70th birthday. He and Tresta, his wife of 41 years, had planned a trip to Hawaii, where they were going to celebrate Kirk’s birthday. Kirk was a retired supervisor at an oil...
Taking Rights Seriously
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, Mankind would be no more justified In silencing that one person, Than he, if he had the power, Would be justified in silencing mankind.” — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) The world is filled with self-evident...Obiter Dicta
So now all the babies born to undocumented parents in the 28 states that didn’t challenge President Donald Trump’s executive Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Carolina Day marks 249th anniversary of triumph on Sullivan’s Island SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. — Saturday is Carolina Day, marking the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island during the Read More