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CEDAR KEY — Hurricane Sally’s outer winds were blowing hard, churning two-foot waves as Larry Woodward beached the skiff on Atsena Otie Key. The island, rich in history and wildlife, is disappearing, succumbing steadily to rising seas and hellacious storms that pummel the historic mills, cemetery and bird-loving habitats. The race was on: To get on and off the key before the Gulf became unnavigable — and to preserve what remains of the Native American, colonial, military and industrial histories. Atsena Otie — “Cedar Island” in the language of the Muscogee — is part of the Lower...

31 presidents who served in the military Caitlin O'Brien Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. (Wikimedia Commons) The 45 men that have held the office of president have simultaneously been commander-in-chief of the United States’ Armed Forces. Some presidents ascended to this position with little to no experience in military affairs. However, about two-thirds of U.S. presidents are veterans of the U.S. military, shaping their rise to the nation’s highest executive office. Article II of the U.S. Constitution states that the president is “Commander in Chief of the Ar...

Read so far Mon, 12/28/2020 - 18:42 Posted in: by JULIE B. MAGLIO and ROCCO MAGLIO The Sumter County Preservation Society did not exist when Della Daughtry started the Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery project. Della is an independent citizen and freelance artist who wanted to save the forgotten cemetery in Sumter County and ensure it was being taken care of.  Della and her husband John Daughtry started going out to the Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery to take photos, research, and eventually wrote historical nominations for the cemetery that has gone to the state and national registries. Della ...

Deb Haaland's ability, vision and ancestry would make her an ideal interior secretary Bill McKibben © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Juan Labreche/AP Occasionally presidents have a chance to make choices that change the way we view things – one of those opportunities comes in the next few days, when Joe Biden is expected to name the next secretary of the interior. The interior department dates back to 1849 and President Zachary Taylor. Largely forgotten now (in part because he died after 16 months in office), Taylor had first come to prominence fighting in the Black...