In the wake of his battle against the City during the 2009 jaywalking scandal, Michael Gaster decided to take his civic clout to a larger stage — the state legislature […]
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District 2: Lester Jackson
Looking at the national news, there’s no shortage of talk about how the midterm elections are going to be difficult for incumbents. But that hasn’t dampened the spirits of Lester […]
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Congressional District 12: Ray McKinney
Ray McKinney has had his eye on the 12th District Congressional seat for a few years now. Although he didn’t make it past the primary his first time out, in […]
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Congressional District 12: John Barrow
John Barrow is no stranger to election challenges for his Congressional seat, and the incumbent Democrat has survived them all relatively unscathed. This is a tough year for incumbents, but […]
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Action and Redaction
Political rhetoric at the national level might lead you to believe that the Constitution is a sacred document. But Georgia’s state Constitution is still very much a work in progress […]
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Failure to communicate
Southern LNG’s plan to truck shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its facility on Elba Island to customers in northern Georgia along a route that includes DeRenne Avenue has […]
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Recovering from Zoochauvinism
The nominees for my favorite environmental slogans are: “Save the Earth, It’s the Only Planet with Chocolate,” “Biodiesel – No War Required” and “Prevent Plant Blindness.” That last one might […]
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Good Urbanism 101
The qualities that make a city more or less livable for residents often seem intangible unless you know what to look for. The reason why a certain area may be […]
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The taxman cometh
A discussion about the state’s tax code and economic growth opened several big cans of worms at a meeting of the Tax Reform Council in Savannah, and not all of […]
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Local EPD office shut down; what’s next?
The state’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) office in Savannah closed July 1, the most recent victim of the state’s ongoing budget cuts. Shuttering the local office raises questions about whether […]
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Order in the Court
Former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has earned a spot in the history books. So even though any number of organizations could have brought her to town […]
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The age of aquaria
At the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, you can gawk at a whale shark, the biggest fish in the world. They have four of the large-mouthed leviathans up there, the longest […]