Confederate Daughters: Coming of Age during the Civil WarBy Victoria E. OttSouthern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 2008ISBN 9780809328284I have just received from the publisher a review copy of what promises to be a fascinating study of young w…
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The past few days provided the country with a pretty wild ride of winter weather. Myriad stories of folks stranded in airport terminals abound in the media, earning my “Shudder” award as I have been in those conditions before and have no wish to repe…
Velky Al of Prague, Czech Republic and Alexander D. Mitchell IV of Baltimore, MD are the lucky recipients of the Complete World of Beer Styles. Congratulations to you both!Please email me with your mailing address and I’ll get the Beer Styles Guide in …
From Thomas Friedman’s excellent op/ed in today’s New York Times:
…we don’t just need a bailout. We need a reboot. We need a build out. We need a buildup. We need a national makeover. That is why the next few months are among the most important in U.S. history. Because of the financial crisis, Barack Obama […]
That’s what the former Republican State Senator seems to imply in a recent speech to Virginia FREE:
Virginia’s business leaders have always played a role in Virginia politics. Back in 1977, when I first ran for public office, it was local business leaders who took the initiative to identify promising candidates and convince them to put […]
Here’s a copy of their filing in PDF (1.43 MB).
Once I have a chance to give it a thorough read through I’ll write-up a post with my thoughts.
Clipper City Below Decks Barley Wine is part of the brewer’s Heavy Seas series of “big” beers. Released each December, it’s only on the shelves a short time. Clipper City’s seasonals have limited availability in this area so I was glad to see the beer …
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Staying Motivated | Digital Nomads Crowd Source White Paper – Dell used another one of essays.
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Nice to see they were paying attention:
Mildred Loving, 68 In 1958, Virginia police arrested the Lovings in their bedroom for violating state miscegenation laws. Inspired by Martin Luther King and encouraged by Attorney General Bobby Kennedy, Loving took her case to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 struck down the last segregation law. She always […]
