February 22 used to be Washington’s Birthday. It still is, of course, and that’s still its official name, but we no longer call it that, so we no longer have a holiday devoted exclusively to remembering the Father of His Country, a very great man. Pr

Ken Browning wonders why he is seeing more loaded log trucks driving through the city streets of...- 2:58 am Brisk winds and rumbling trains did not stop a crowd of around 50 people from gathering Sunday...- 12:21 am BIRMINGHAM -- Ana Jimenez and her hus

Allow me to ask the impossible. Can we discuss the rebel flag without blowing an engine? Probably not, though that’s the best way to dissect the latest controversy. NASCAR has canceled an appearance by General Lee at a race next month in Phoenix. NASCAR

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. IMO phone calls usually interrupt people and aren't the best way to reach new supporters. I know it's a common campaign practice and it's easy for out o

He commanded the Army of the Potomac at the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg in mid-December of 1862. Major General Ambrose E. Burnside. His plan was to cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg before Robert E. Lee's Confederates could concentra

February is Black History Month and 2011 through 2015 marks the 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States. May I share two short stories about a Black South Carolina Confederate soldier honored recently and a Black Confederate Veteran-Legislator fr

2.17.2012 BOX SCORE GAME ONE BOX SCORE GAME TWO FARMVILLE, Va. The Lancers (5-1) opened the event with two

TUBMAN1.JPG "It's like she's looking at you, " Valery Ross Manokey, left, of Maryland's Eastern Shore says of the wax sculpture of Harriet Tubman. Several of Tubman's descendants, including Manokey, attended an unveiling at Madame Tussauds in Washington.

PENN LAIRD Waynesboro watched a 16-point fourth-quarter lead dwindle to two, but managed to hold on for a 70-67 win over Spotswood in the Valley District's Division 3 championship Wednesday night at Spotswood High School. With the win, Waynesboro earned

Early on in his new one-man show, Nazi Hunter – Simon Wiesenthal, writer-actor Tom Dugan announces, “If you’re here to cry, go home now. Go watch soap operas. “I’m here,” he promises, “for you to be educated and entertained.” That’s a bold statement for

The National Park Service will hold two public hearings this month on the possibility of including the Shepherdstown, W.V. , battlefield in the national park system as an addition to either the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or Antietam National P

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, by Rob Bear Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd love to see what you've got. Location: Charleston, S.C. Pric

PENN LAIRD It's hard to beat one of the best teams in the state three times. Spotswood avenged two regular-season losses to Robert E. Lee with a convincing 63-47 victory Tuesday night over Robert E. Lee in the Valley District's Division 3 girls' basketb

Press release submitted by Moline Public Library Grant and Lee to debate the American Civil War at the Moline Public Library In 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia two opposing generals met to end the long, bloody fighting between their armies. U.S.

STAUNTON Robert E. Lee knows it needs to find a productive third scorer when the team gets into the meat of the postseason, and the Lee Ladies just might have found their girl in Chanel Maddox. Maddox scored 12 points Monday night, including the first s

Workmen clear vegetation by Harborplace for trail (Tim Wheeler / February 13, 2012) More trees have been cut down in the Inner Harbor - for bikers and hikers this time, not race car fans. A contractor removed 13 trees last week on Light Street by the Har

Ten years ago, only a handful of public memorials to African-Americans were located in Richmond, including statues of tap-dancing sensation Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in Jackson Ward, a bateau oarsman on Brown's Island and tennis star Arthur Ashe, which w

Sam Davis was a Confederate Spy in the Civil War - Ronald G. Falconberry Faced with the option of death by hanging or freedom by betraying a confidant, young Sam Davis' decision earned him the title "Boy Hero of the Confederacy". Sam Davis was a young ma

Jones speaks out for libraries In a letter to the editor dated Sunday, Brandon Jones, former Democratic representative from Pascagoula, spoke out against Gov. Phil Bryant's proposed budget cuts to public libraries. The GOP budget calls for a 15 percent c