News From Around the South, 8/12 to 8/19

News From Around the South, 8/12 to 8/19

SOUTH CAROLINA: Anderson County housing development plans to pave over potential slave gravesite. Neighbors object PENDLETON, S.C. — A 175-acre tract of land along S.C. Highway 187 is one of many in the area that developers are pursuing for housing development, but...
The FBI ‘Visits’ Scott Ritter

The FBI ‘Visits’ Scott Ritter

Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” between federal law enforcement and federal spies. The wall was erected in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which...
News From Around the South, 8/5 to 8/12

News From Around the South, 8/5 to 8/12

VIRGINIA: Students Divided On Returning to Public Schools With Confederate Names Restored The start of the school year often brings questions for families about schedules, supplies and new teachers. But for some students in Virginia, the most pressing question is a...