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Scroogely successful

Ordinarily when a theatre critic says someone is “perfectly cast” for a particular role, it’s a given that the gender of the actor and the gender of the character will match. In the case of Renee DeRossett’s portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in Cultural Arts Theatre’s recent one-weekend run of A Christmas Carol, the genders are…

Letters to the Editor

DON’T CRITICIZE MORNING NEWS Editor, While reading your most recent column “Have they no sense of decency?” I couldn’t help but think that for an editor, you really are thin-skinned when it comes to your politics. I’m guessing that Michael Ramirez’s cartoon was a response to Rep. Murtha’s request for troop withdrawals, since both incidents…

Designing the perfect fish story

They wanted to go to IKEA. And they were driving. You can find me in the cafeteria, I said. I’ll be eating Swedish meatballs and reading something Nordic, because if I can get through the rest of my life without ever buying anything at IKEA, I’ll be pleased. I like what I see at other…

The Blotter

An officer followed a pickup truck onto Interstate 16 after observing the driver turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from the right lane of Bay Street. The officer then saw the driver repeatedly cross the dividing line several times. The vehicle approached an exit ramp at a high rate of speed and the…

‘Universal ribs’

It’s been estimated that as many as one-third of the people who visit Savannah end up moving here. I won’t quibble with that. After all, that’s what happened to me — Savannah just reached out and grabbed me. Meet Anita and David Brents, formerly of Indianapolis. After making Savannah their only annual vacation spot, they…

City Notebook

HUMANE SOCIETY UNVEILS ‘FACELIFT’ In a ribbon-cutting ceremony this past Tuesday, the local Humane Society held a “grand re-opening” at its Sally Mood Dr. location. “We’ve finally completed this phase of our renovations, and we want to give the public a chance to see what we’ve accomplished with their help,” says Executive Director Robert Lee,…


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