News From Around the South, 8/10 to 8/17 - SOUTH CAROLINA: DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved by voice vote its lineup of six early primaries for the 2028 election cycle, kicking off with South Carolina and Nevada. DNC Chair Ken Martin said during Saturday’s meeting that the early lineup reflects the […]
The Right to Be Left Alone - “The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. … They conferred against the Government the right to be let alone — most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.” — Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) The rapid spread of public surveillance cameras represents something […]
Southern Living Names Southern Food Hall of Fame: 50 Iconic Foods And Drinks Chosen By Readers - Southerners always seem to be thinking about good food. We dream about breakfast in our sleep. Then, while we fight over the last piece of bacon, we make a plan for lunch, during which the supper menu is proposed, debated, and ratified. From the jars, bottles, boxes, and bags that fill our fridges and pantries to […]
The Persecution of a Public Servant - Anthony Fauci is an American hero. He spent his entire life in public service. He took on impossible challenges — and impossible people. He saved millions of lives around the world. And what does he get for it? A comfortable, well-earned retirement to spend as he pleases with family, friends and colleagues? No, he is […]
News From Around the South, 8/3 to 8/10 - SOUTH CAROLINA: Historic portraits telling the story of Black South Carolinians now online through USC library COLUMBIA — A young boy looks directly into the camera with his arms wrapped around his pet rooster. A boxer crouches in a fighting stance, gloves up in front of his face. Nurses dressed head to toe in white […]
