July 23, 2008 -
Louisiana Gov.
July 23, 2008 -
Hurricane Dolly is poised to strike the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border later today, maybe even escalating to a Category 2 storm.
July 22, 2008 -
The ACLU sued Alabama elections officials this week over an overly expansive policy disenfranchising felons. According to the New York Times:
July 22, 2008 -
Several black leaders, community groups, and legislatures voiced outrage when the North Carolina Senate did not take up the North Carolina Racial Justice Act bill before adjourning last week.
July 22, 2008 -
WalkScore has released its annual list of the Most Walkable Cities in the United States. Sadly, no Southern cities crack the top 10 list.
July 22, 2008 -
Those going to the Democratic and Republican conventions because they want an up-close look at the experiment of U.S. democracy in an exciting election year are no doubt in for a treat. Those going for the lavish parties and bulging bags of freebie schwag? Not so much.
July 21, 2008 -
About 50 residents of Appalachian coal communities gathered yesterday on eastern Tennessee's Zeb Mountain, where they marched in nonviolent protest against National Coal Corp.'s mountaintop removal mining operations.