Media

December 20, 2005 - I missed the "unofficial" announcement last Friday -- but now it's official: one of my favorite bloggers (and my Durham homey) Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend ("always steamin'") has won a 2005 Weblog Award for &q

December 19, 2005 - I've started getting emails from readers, letting me know that they're nominating Facing South for the 2005 Koufax Awards. (Thank you.)

December 15, 2005 - I've always viewed Wikipedia as a useful starting point for research -- not the kind of source that I'd quote for anything, but a good place to turn for general background to explore further.

December 15, 2005 - For reasons still not entirely clear, our web host was down most of today. Sorry for the interruption, Facing South will be back Thursday.

December 14, 2005 - We did it! Thanks to you, our dear readers, our end-of-year fundraiser has been a huge success. I should wait until we update our cool money-meter graphic on the right, but I can't wait to share the good news: we have met the $7,500 challenge, which means an anonymous donor will match, dollar-for-dollar, $7,500 worth of contributions.

December 1, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Make up your own jokes... Item: An Alabama man was charged with indecent exposure after several women reported being approached by a man wearing see-through pants.

November 23, 2005 - Our end-of-the-year fundraiser to benefit our Investigative Fund -- sponsor of Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch and other muckraking initiatives -- is still going strong. THANK YOU to all who have donated almost $3,000 to help us sponsor the best investigative journalists to tackle the South's toughest issues.