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SC Bar Hosts Town Hall On Confederate Icons

FITSNewsSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017

by FITSNewsSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017

The Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar is hosting a town hall forum this week in downtown Columbia, S.C. Its topic of discussion?...

James Bessenger: “Progressive” Intolerance

LettersAugust 14, 2017August 14, 2017

by LettersAugust 14, 2017August 14, 2017

HATRED BEGATS HATRED … By JAMES BESSENGER || This weekend we witnessed a terribly unfortunate series of events unfold in Charlottesville, Virginia. We saw opposing...

Charlottesville: America’s Collision Course

FITSNewsAugust 13, 2017December 16, 2022

by FITSNewsAugust 13, 2017December 16, 2022

ONE-WAY RAGE … The fact we are still talking about race in this country is profoundly disappointing … although in fairness, the last president of...

Letter: Enough With The Flag, Honor The Dead

FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 3, 2017

Dear Editor, I’ve had all I can stand about the Confederate Battle Flag (CBF). I spent thirty-five years as an Infantry Officer in the SCARNG...

Confederates Rebuke Catherine Templeton

FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 3, 2017

by FITSNewsAugust 2, 2017August 3, 2017

AND KEVIN BRYANT … If she was trying to walk the tightrope between embracing her Southern heritage and rebuking the alleged racist overtones of the Confederate...

Folly Boat Could Disappear

FITSNewsJuly 24, 2017July 24, 2017

by FITSNewsJuly 24, 2017July 24, 2017

“FLAGGERS” BLAMED … Several South Carolina elected officials are reportedly contemplating whether to do away with a Lowcountry landmark that has attracted hundreds of local...

Rebel Flag “Hit And Run” Lands Lawyer In Hot Water

FITSNewsJuly 14, 2017July 14, 2017

by FITSNewsJuly 14, 2017July 14, 2017

HATE CRIME? A liberal attorney who fled the scene of a politically motivated accident in Charleston, South Carolina could find herself unable to practice law....

James Bessenger: Flagging Hypocrisy

LettersJune 30, 2017July 3, 2017

by LettersJune 30, 2017July 3, 2017

CONFEDERATE CONTEXT … The argument is often made that “the Confederate flag was/is used by hate groups” and that this use has caused the flag to...

Rebel “Flaggers” Paint Lowcountry Landmark

FITSNewsJune 15, 2017June 15, 2017

by FITSNewsJune 15, 2017June 15, 2017

“FOLLY BOAT” FESTOONED In anticipation of an upcoming flag-raising ceremony at the South Carolina State House next month, members of the S.C. Secessionist Party have painted...