Columns/Editorials
October 13, 2017

Lee’s name tarnished, but character is not

By From JT Staff Reports

One hundred forty seven years ago Thursday, Oct. 12, 1870, Robert Edward Lee died. He is remembered most as the Confederate general who led the South in the Civil War.
Although he fought against the Union, he was a remarkable man. The respect that he gained from soldiers on both sides of the conflict...

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Monarch Griffen Beery applies a single-leg takedown against Dublin Coffman’s Xander Maas. Beery captured the sectional semifinals match by a 9-2 score. (Journal-Tribune photo by Kevin Behrens)
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