The story of York County in the 21st century begins with its 250th-anniversary celebration in 1999, an event that spawned high expectations for the new millennium.  And today, a rebounding community again faces a mid-decade of celebrations and promise.  But between these two bookends, the county has been racked with race riot murder trials and fratricide and intelligent design court cases that gained international notice, plus other moments of controversy.  James McClure explores this century and seeks to make sense of York County's story.  This is the first of four related courses of York's past.