Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on office, a rottenness begins in his conduct. — Thomas Jefferson COUPLE OF funny things about term limits: 1) The only people […]
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The empire strikes back
SEVERAL THINGS came to mind the other night at the District One and Two City Council candidate forum at St. John Baptist Church on Hartridge Street — a lovely and […]
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Video killed the Savannah star
YOU’RE WELCOME. And thank you. Together, we may have saved the world. Or at least saved the world from the worst video in the history of videos. A couple of […]
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‘Good old-fashioned greed’
IRONICALLY, the candidacy of Ruel Joyner to represent the First District on City Council may be even more important now that he’s been told he’s no longer eligible to run. […]
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Water under the bridge
THIS IS THE STINKY SEASON in Savannah: The time when the paper mill’s sulfurous odor becomes more prominent, either through an inversion effect brought on by cooler weather or, as […]
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Let the grudge matches begin
IT SEEMS THAT the number of candidates for elected office rises in direct proportion to the number of dire challenges a community faces. I guess in order to function properly, […]
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Troy and Tariq
TWO WEEKS AGO, 33–year–old Tariq Brown was arrested on the southside for burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. It marked the 25th time Brown has been […]
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Fighting the next war
TEN YEARS LATER, you have to say he was pretty much right about a couple of things. His philosophy was an epic fail on everything else: superstition instead of science, […]
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A wheel good time
The annual Midnight Garden Ride happens this weekend. Saturday night, to be exact. While it’s somewhat unfortunate that this awesome event happens to start at the same time as the […]
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Giving out the election year goodies
WHILE I UNDERSTAND the outrage of many local taxpayers at the recent proposal by City Council to give city employees a two percent raise in the middle of a slipping […]
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Tours of duty
I’m glad Robert Edgerly sent us his letter about the proliferation of tour activity downtown. It’s been an issue on my mind for awhile. I fully support a vibrant local […]
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When a puff piece goes poof
SAVANNAH’S A PLACE where people don’t like to talk badly about others. At least to their faces. In most towns, publications like ours are expected to help keep the local […]