News From Around the South 5/1 to 5/8

News From Around the South 5/1 to 5/8

TEXAS: Fort Hood Renamed After Hispanic General KILEEN, Texas — Fort Hood is getting a new name. The Killeen, Texas, base was named after a Confederate general and is being renamed after the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The base will be redesignated...
Thoughts on the Death of My Dog

Thoughts on the Death of My Dog

Last week, Otto, my beloved English bulldog, died. He died as he lived — peacefully. His presence in our home for 12 years was an unmitigated joy. He also, amazingly, became the best-known dog in America through sheer happenstance; he was on camera during almost all...
News From Around the South 4/24 to 5/1

News From Around the South 4/24 to 5/1

VIRGINIA: Military Base Named After Robert E. Lee Redesignated FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. (WRIC)– The former Fort Lee army post has been renamed Fort Gregg-Adams after two black officers and trailblazers in United States Army history in a redesignation ceremony. Leaders...
Thoughts on the Death of My Dog

Bullets of Separation

Shoot some more cheerleaders! America isn’t free yet! Yeah. That isn’t funny. It’s just that I don’t take shooting seriously. Not anymore. In case you missed the start of the joke, some guy in Texas shot two cheerleaders when one of them tried...