33 Civil War Forts You Can Still Visit

33 Civil War Forts You Can Still Visit

by | Oct 12, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan

During the years preceding the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, often considered the start of the Civil War, the U.S. military was already busy building defensive fortifications around major cities. Often on seacoasts, these structures were commissioned to better...
Iowa Republican Governor Attacked for ‘Racist’ Political Ad

Kirk, The Best Brother Ever, R.I.P.

by | Oct 5, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan

My brother, Kirk Randolph Elder, died suddenly and unexpectedly, 16 days before his 70th birthday. He and Tresta, his wife of 41 years, had planned a trip to Hawaii, where they were going to celebrate Kirk’s birthday. Kirk was a retired supervisor at an oil...
The South’s 10 Best BBQ Places

The South’s 10 Best BBQ Places

by | Oct 5, 2022 | Archive, Uncategorized

Southern Living’s 50 best barbecue places is always a controversial list, but this year we have to agree wholeheartedly with its No. 1 (and most others). Here are the top 10, all credits to the magazine and its contributors. #10. Lewis Barbecue ANDREW CEBULKA...
Iowa Republican Governor Attacked for ‘Racist’ Political Ad

Taking Rights Seriously

by | Oct 5, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan

“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, Mankind would be no more justified In silencing that one person, Than he, if he had the power, Would be justified in silencing mankind.” — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) The world is filled with self-evident...