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Moultrie family was among those fractured by the American Revolution

Moultrie family was among those fractured by the American Revolution

Many Charlestonians have at least a passing knowledge of Gen. William Moultrie, hero of the American Revolution, commander of a miraculous victory in the 1776 Battle of Sullivan’s Island. They renamed the fort there in his honor. Gen. William Moultrie File/Provided Moultrie was the originator of our state flag, and after a brilliant military career, went on to become a two-term governor....

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Moultrie family was among those fractured by the American Revolution

Many Charlestonians have at least a passing knowledge of Gen. William Moultrie, hero of the American Revolution, commander of a miraculous victory in the 1776 Battle of Sullivan’s Island. They renamed the fort there in his honor. Gen. William Moultrie File/Provided...

The Downfall of ICE Barbie

I'm the last person to defend her. For starters, I'm a dog lover and shooting a puppy you "hate" because you couldn't train her to hunt pheasant is no way to win my respect. The fact that she told the story on herself in her autobiography, presumably to polish her...

News From Around the South, 3/2 to 3/9

SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston-based company launches initiative to donate flags to schools ahead of 250th anniversary NORTH CHARLESTON — As communities across the country prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, a local company is set to donate 10,000 flags...

Why?

A very bad guy is gone. We did it. Yes, we can. But was he a threat to us? Was his country? An imminent threat? Of what? Do they have nuclear weapons? How much of their capacity did we already destroy? Eliminating the nuclear threat? Regime change? I've been...

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