“In five years, if they don’t do anything, it could become a ghetto.” — Former Mayor Floyd Adams Jr. in 2003, on the Windsor Forest/Wilshire neighborhood WITHIN DAYS of allegations […]
Editor’s Note
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Cold dead hands
The past week marked several significant milestones and events, all sharing a common theme: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which honors a man who led non-violent resistance to segregation and […]
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Nuclear train wreck
A COUPLE OF YEARS ago you purchased, among other things, a 300-ton reactor pressure vessel made in South Korea. The vessel — an enormous hunk of steel, heavier than the […]
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Remembering 40 Acres and a Mule
Most of the tourists who trundle their way around the squares of Savannah on trolleys and carriages — hopefully not on double–decker buses soon, as is being proposed! — are […]
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A wish list, with feeling
As we hit 2013, I want to get a few things off my chest with my quasi-annual “Good Riddance” column. Here’s a not-so-nice list of a few things I’d like […]
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Freedom’s fable: Newtown & us
AND THEIR FOUNDING FATHERS SAID, you will have the right to keep and bear arms. You will have a well–regulated militia. Farmer/soldiers with muskets, Kentucky rifles and black powder to […]
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Change agents
It’s half-true to say that change only comes when a majority of people want it to happen. The entire truth is that just about any positive change was a minority […]
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Of haggis & heritage
I RECENTLY HAD the great pleasure of attending the St. Andrew’s Society of Savannah annual banquet, the first time I’d ever gotten an invite to that event sponsored by the […]
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Seasonal Sound
As SCAD begins its long holiday break and the events calendar slows down – a little – it’s a time for those who work more quietly in the local arts […]
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Finding Finster
There are plenty of things to give thanks for this week, whether they be family and health, work and play, good food and safe shelter, living in the U.S.A., or […]
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The real election numbers: 47 & 1
“Is this just math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better, or is this real?” – Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly to Karl Rove, election night […]
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The Libertarian option
EVER SINCE George W. Bush made the Republican brand toxic in many quarters, it’s been trendy for people to claim they’re “libertarian.” You can’t shake a stick on Facebook these […]