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I love the South; I love living here, having spent the first three decades of my life in North Carolina, and the past three decades here in South Carolina. I love the eccentricities, the warmth, the roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-to-work ethic, and I love the way that most Southerners can embrace the positive aspects of their history, yet realize the need to mitigate some of the negative currents that have run through our legacy.