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Guest AuthorJuly 26, 2015

Did you go out and buy a copy of Go Set a Watchman? Harper Lee’s manuscript was supposedly found by her lawyer last year and released last Tuesday. Many of Lee’s friends voiced concern that the author might not have wanted the release, but it’s hard to tell. Harper Lee doesn’t talk to the media, […]

Guest AuthorJuly 23, 2015

Did you go out and buy a copy of Go Set a Watchman? Harper Lee’s manuscript was supposedly found by her lawyer last year and released last Tuesday. Many of Lee’s friends voiced concern that the author might not have wanted the release, but it’s hard to tell. Harper Lee doesn’t talk to the media, […]

Marc YachtJuly 13, 2015

It’s tough looking at a newspaper these days. In fact, any media news is hard on the digestion. Fox commentary focuses on how terrible President Obama is, CNN beats a story to death ad nauseam, MSNBC and HNL have their own array of talking heads, and don’t forget newspapers that relegate any good news to […]

Diane RobertsJune 26, 2015

I am the descendant of at least 10 Confederate soldiers. A few owned slaves; most did not. One great-great-grandfather fought at the Battle of Natural Bridge. Another survived the Siege of Petersburg. So don’t throw the Y-word at me. Don’t tell me I don’t understand. I understand all too well. The Confederate battle flag is […]

Julie DelegalJune 24, 2015

The murder of a pastor and eight parishioners in their historic Charleston church this past Wednesday was swiftly answered by law enforcement the next day, when police arrested 21-year-old Dylann Roof. Roof has expressed ideological kinship with the Council of Conservative Citizens, one of numerous hate groups whose poison is available with a few clicks […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 24, 2013

“Never apologize for being right.” The words alone are provocative, but when they appear on a T-shirt with a giant Confederate flag, they become both inflammatory and puzzling. Never apologize for what? Secession? Slavery? How about white supremacy? The fight to rename Jacksonville’s Nathan Bedford Forrest High School raises the question. Should a public school […]

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Catherine Durkin Robinson: First, Cliff Huxtable. Now, Atticus Finch

Catherine Durkin Robinson: First, Cliff Huxtable. Now, Atticus Finch

Marc Yacht: Some good news – Please!

Diane Roberts: Take it down already!

Julie Delegal: Southern Poverty Law Center keeps tabs on hate groups

Julie Delegal: Fight rages whether to rename school honoring KKK wizard