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July 15, 2008 - Facing South will be heading to Netroots Nation this Thursday, which we are pleased to see is being held here in the South (Austin, Texas).

July 15, 2008 - As the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the AP is reporting that few expect the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina monument to be built by the target date of Aug. 29.

July 14, 2008 - Two decisions handed down last week, one by a federal court and the other by a federal agency, will have critical implications for our nation's environmental health -- and for the Bush administration's environmental legacy.

July 14, 2008 - The death penalty debate continues to heat up in North Carolina.

July 11, 2008 - Tough spay and neuter laws in many states have dramatically reduced the number of unwanted puppies languishing in animal shelters. But in North Carolina, weak laws have created an enormous homeless puppy problem.

July 11, 2008 - Facing South's bi-weekly listing features new books about the U.S. South and books written by Southern writers.

July 10, 2008 - Here's a creative way to protest staff cuts at your daily paper: Sue 'em. McClatchy Corp.'s Raleigh News & Observer, the target of just such a lawsuit, reports: