Here’s a story that began as a fact check. A few days ago, someone wrote to The Anniston Star to protest a rumored proposal to close Confederate Memorial Park in Marbury. The park, the letter-writer said, is funded by the state’s fund for Confederate widows.

A Confederate widows’ fund in 2011? Really? The Star just had to check that one out. And what they found was a story that shows just how complicated a state budget can be.

You won’t believe how recently the state has been paying Confederate widows’ pensions. Read the story to find out.

From The Anniston Star – Confederate park unscathed in budget battle