150th Anniversary of the Civil War

This is pretty interesting

West Virginia: The state that said no - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/west-virginia-the-state-that-said-no/2011/03/30/AFLxJrQD_story.html)

Very interesting article.

Interesting discussion, fellas. Here's a great recent NY Times article about the somewhat organic way that slavery became a central issue in the war. It includes an amazing history I had never heard of:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/magazine/mag-03CivilWar-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Good stuff. Shows how major events in history can be triggered by the acts of very ordinary people acting as catalysts.

I thought that I should share this: as a worker for a government institution in Mississippi, I had the day off today. The occasion? Confederate Memorial Day.

I thought that I should share this: as a worker for a government institution in Mississippi, I had the day off today. The occasion? Confederate Memorial Day.

THAT is awesome...........