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January 8, 2007 - Last week we blogged about the big Military Times poll which got short shrift in the media, despite its eye-opening findings that under a third of U.S. service member approve of Bush's handling of the Iraq war and only 41% think the war was a good idea.

January 8, 2007 - Anger is building among New Orleans' residents over the recent surge of violent crime in the city, where nine people have been killed already this year.

January 8, 2007 - Speaking of global warming, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has produced two short films documenting the potentially devastating impact climate change could have on natural treasures in the Southeast: the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the

January 8, 2007 - [This post marks number 1,500 since Facing South launched in February 2005. We hope you've enjoyed our daily dose of fresh information and ideas from the South. Thank you to our readers for all your support -- if you didn't get a chance to do it pre-holidays, feel free to drop us a tip here.

January 5, 2007 - Whether or not Washington will act on the growing global warming crisis remains to be seen. In the meantime, states and localities are taking steps on their own.

January 5, 2007 - My post earlier today, linking the strange fascination with Saddam's hanging to our country's out-of-step embrace of death sentences, especially in Texas, has turned out to be sadly salient:

January 5, 2007 - In the U.S. we like to think of ourselves as a civilized lot, but visitors to YouTube earlier this week discovered that the descent into barbarism can be quick and steep.