Last week’s news from the North Carolina General Assembly — that both houses had passed resolutions formally apologizing for the institution of slavery in this state — was lauded by the NAACP and other groups concerned with social justice and civil rights. Others were less happy with the decision.
Robert Branberg, of Anderson, S.C., recently discovered that he is part-owner of a jetport in Madison County, or rather, he owns part of a jetport. Specifically, he appears to hold title to a hundred feet or so of the middle of a runway.
