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BY ALLISON BROPHY CHAMPION Culpeper Star-Exponent After a brief, calm discussion on what has been a divisive topic of Confederate history, a Town Council committee on Wednesday recommended Lake Culpeper as the new name for the municipal reservoir. The innocuous name would replace one more controversial: Lake Pelham, which the body of water was named in 1975 for a Confederate artillery officer who died in Culpeper. Maj. John Pelham (1838-1863) was from Alabama, but had a girlfriend in Culpeper, so he perished in the town of an artillery wound suffered 158 years ago during the Battl...

Alabama removed third most Confederate monuments in 2020, SPLC says Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 The base the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument in Linn Park is all that remains Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, after crews worked through the night and early morning to remove it. (Tamika Moore/AL.com) Confederate Monument Facebook Share Alabama removed 12 Confederate symbols in 2020, third most among the states, according to a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Though the practice continued a trend over the last few years, 2020 saw widesp...

The defense department has released the names of two u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan. specialist john pelham of po portland, oregon and roberto skelt. they were shot by two men wearing afghan military uniforms. these so-called insider attacks have killed dozens of u.s. and nato soldiers over the last 13 year years. banks are allowed to provide state licenses to marijuana businesses. the justice department says banks may not be prosecuted for dealing with pot dispenser, so long as the dispenser doesn't violate federal law like selling to children or in states where pot is not legal. recre...

0 east starting to eat more of the delicio delicious commodity. coc cocoa needs to increase or we could be in for a shortage. the average american consumer spent nearly $150 in 2012 on sweets. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i'm turning it over to brianna keilar who is filling in for wolf blitzer. see you next week. happening now, travel delays and an epic winter storm is causing chaos and even now more paralyzing snow is on the way. plus, hillary clinton versus the media. cnn examines unseen coverage. u.s. speed skaters are blaming their poor performance on the racing suits tha...