Sorry for the Bugs

Posted in History & Culture on April 12th, 2011 by marklynn
As you may have noticed, the site has a virus that is inserting ads for various prescription meds into the posts. I am currently working with a programmer to correct it. In the meantime, I’m so sorry for the inconvenience…unless you’re looking for Cialis or Viagra, in which case, you came to exactly the right place! Read More »


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“Born Fighting” Airs Tonight

Posted in History & Culture on April 10th, 2011 by marklynn
“Born Fighting” Airs Tonight
All eyes are on Appalachia lately. Last week, we saw the premiere of COAL on Spike TV. Tonight, U.S. Senator and Scots-Irish historian Jim Webb brings us Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America on the Smithsonian Channel. As you may know, Webb wrote a popular book with the same name. It was a spirited defense of the Scots-Irish, who are his people and ours. They were the dominate ethnic group in the Appalachian South. Their fierce pri Read More »


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