Some New News About an Old War.
1. CONFED. FLAG AT ARK. MOTEL-- The Faubus Motel in northwest Arkansas has replaced the US flag with the Confederate flag, and according to the owner, not because President-elect Obama is black, but because he is Marxist. This motel was once owned by Orval Faubus, the Arkansas governor who tried to keep Little Rock's Central High School segregated. Pretty lame reason if you ask me.
2. OLD FORT FISHER NEWS-- The Wilmington (NC) Star News had a look back to November 4, 1958, news, and reported that a step was taken toward preserving Fort Fisher as a Civil War Battle Site when the state entered a lease agreement with the US for the property. The federal government was using it as a buffer zone for the Sunny Point ammunition terminal across the Cape Fear River. Sure glad they did.
3. FORT FISHER FERRY CLOSING-- As of today, the Fort Fisher-Southport ferry across the Cape Fear River, is closed for two months. Businesses in Southport especially fear this since it is happening during the Christmas buying season. A land commute from Pleasure Island (where the fort is located) to Southport is an hour and ten minutes, but half that by taking the ferry.
Looks like they could have done the closing in February or March instead.
4. SC BLASTED-- The Nov. 19th WhyQuit.com really lamblasted the SC legislature for spending $30 million for the preservation of the Confederate submarine Hunley while ranking a dismal 51st in the US in spending to prevent of youth smoking. Well, that's Up in Smoke.
Now You Know. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
