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July 7, 2006 - This has been a especially deadly year to be a miner.

July 7, 2006 - The South has more of its population in prisons or jails than any other part of the country. It's also the region where workers have the fewest rights. Put these elements together, and you have the modern-day equivalent of the convict leasing system, as described in a revealing story in the New York Times this week:

July 6, 2006 - Last year, Georgia passed legislation requiring state voters who did not have a driver's license or other official photo ID to purchase a special photo ID. The law was later ruled unconstitutional because it basically amounted to a poll tax.

July 6, 2006 - In the South, there are some things you just don't ask about. A woman's age, her shoe size, the recipe for a man's bar-b-cue sauce, or the location of his favorite fishing hole are examples of questions that aren't asked in polite company.

July 6, 2006 - According to this report, the State of Louisiana has experienced an unexpected increase in state and local tax revenues:

July 5, 2006 - Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse for Florida Senate hopeful Rep.

July 5, 2006 - President Bush came to Fort Bragg and Fayetteville on July 4. It's becoming something of a ritual: poll numbers sagging, fierce debate about the Iraq war erupting, fly into North Carolina's most famous military town for a round of cheerleading.