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Chalk it up to the power of art

Whoever thought that a SCAD spring event would go from being a small gathering for students to a festival attended by nearly 10,000 students, Savannahians and tourists? As unlikely as it may seem, that has been the evolution of SCAD’s Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival. The Festival was held outside of Poetter Hall its first year.…

Making your complaints count

Funny, the things that stick in your brain. A few weeks ago, I heard about a bunch of couch potatoes who were so outraged at the way Tiger Woods stood behind his ball to tap in a putt at the Masters that they were moved to call the network to complain. The “charges” — for…

Medicine loses local pioneer

Allopathic medicine lost a pioneer in epidemiological research when Dr. Curtis G. Hames, Sr. passed away in Savannah on Jan. 6. Dr. Hames, a 1994 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, literally revolutionized the way the world viewed the rural primary care physician. By becoming a luminary in the field of epidemiology, he gave…


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