Archive for the ‘south’ Category

Guest column: Alabama accents are music to hiz ears - St. Petersburg Times

Monday, June 30th, 2008

It got me to thinking. Why do we speak the same language differently? The shades of drawl even in this town are distinct. After living 15 years in Dunedin, listening to a lot of familiar New Yorkese, I found these accents to be colorful and charmin', darlins'.Read the full story

Why Democrats Should Not Neglect the Deep South

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Still, during national elections, the more progressive party, the Democrats, basically write off the South as un-winnable during national elections which in turn, further fuels a sense that parts of this nation have been truly left behind.Read the full story