I once heard a well-known evangelist ridicule Earth Day, saying, “What is it anyway – the celebration of dirt?” If there had been a wall handy, I would have headbanged […]
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Where the wild things aren’t
My mom always called me a “noticer.” This summer, as I venture outdoors, I’m noticing that certain wild things – things I recall from dog days past – have gone […]
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Time for tax reform?
With state revenues plummeting and a stormy forecast predicted for the next several budget years, the newly formed Tax Reform Council convened for the first time at the end of […]
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Budget imbalance
The state of Georgia is only a few weeks into its new fiscal year, but the new budget could already be several hundred million dollars short, according to a report […]
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Primary colors
The candidate signs and campaign commercials have been popping up more frequently over the past few weeks, which means it’s time for part one of this year’s political drama to […]
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The ‘New American Lawn’
My neighbor’s front lawn is brown; every green leafy thing has died. It looks as if a horrific drought or plague singled out his property while the surrounding yards are […]
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There’s crazy, then there’s Arizona crazy
There aren’t many things one really needs to know about California’s cranky, highpocketed, white–shoe–and–belt–wearing, prune–munching neighbor to the east. I know, I know, “need” is a strong word, as in, […]
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Sound and fury: The Troy Davis hearing
In a city with a reputation for celebrating the intersection between odd personalities and true crime drama, last week’s evidentiary hearings for Troy Davis did not disappoint. There were remorseless […]
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In her own words
In July, Rochelle Small–Toney will celebrate her third anniversary of working with the City of Savannah. But it’s only in the last few months that she’s found herself in the […]
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Dawgs in the Gulf
If you turned on the TV recently, there’s a good chance you saw Samantha Joye, Marine Sciences professor at the University of Georgia, doing interviews, from Rachel Maddow to Good […]
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News briefs
Lend me your ear(mark)s Judging solely by political affiliation, a comparison of our local congressmen’s federal tax dollar expenditures on pet projects via earmarks yields surprising results. Between 2008 and […]
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Megasite should be a renewable energy magnet
While Mitsubishi Power Systems will take up a small portion of the Pooler Megasite, the remainder of the 1500-acre parcel at I-16 and I-95 has the potential to be further […]