‘I enjoy a challenge’
“ON A SCALE from one to ten, just how gay are you?” “I’m off the scale,” laughs Kevin Clark. “I’m an 11, 12, or 13 on a scale of gayness.” His laugh is a low and confident laugh with passion, direction, and determination—a politician’s laugh. Clark is currently running for Georgia State Senate District 2,…
Interview: DA candidate Larry Chisolm
LARRY CHISOLM spent 19 years as an Assistant District Attorney under current DA Spencer Lawton before leaving first for private practice, and then for his current position as counsel for Savannah State University. The Savannah native is a Duke University graduate. What prompted you to seek a return to the DA’s office after your time…
Interview: DA candidate Will Claiborne
WILL CLAIBORNE is a family law litigator in Savannah, mostly handling divorce, child custody, and adoption cases. Before entering private practice, the University of Georgia graduate worked in the offices of U.S. Senator Zell Miller and former Lieutenant Governor Pierre Howard. As a relative outsider to the prosecutorial world, how would you change the way…
Interview: DA candidate Zena McClain
ZENA MCCLAIN is in private practice in Savannah, mainly concentrating on criminal law, employment law and civil litigation. The Washington, D.C., native is a graduate of Howard University. How do your ideas for the DA’s office differ from your opponents? Zena McClain: I’m much more for broad fundamental changes. Look at the criminal justice system…
Interview: DA candidate Jerry Rothschild
JERRY ROTHSCHILD has been an Assistant District Attorney in Chatham County for the past 11 years, and is currently a special prosecutor with the Counter Narcotics Team. The Columbus, Ga., native is a University of Georgia graduate and avid rugby player. If elected as DA, what changes would you bring to the office you currently…
The Great Waffle Caper
SIX PEOPLE were charged July 3 for an armed robbery at a Gateway Boulevard Waffle House. According to the victims, two suspects entered the restaurant on June 23, armed with semi-automatic handguns, and ordered them to open the safe. One of the victims was secured with a black zip-tie, while the other employee opened the…
Explosive allegations
I’ve heard of high explosives, but is there such a thing as low explosives? —CW Yes, there are low as well as high explosives. To get the distinction between the two, we need to think a minute about what happens when something goes boom. Generally speaking, a chemical explosive is a substance that can be…
We kid you not
LEAD STORY After languishing for two years in the Irish legislature, the Nuclear Test Ban Bill of 2006 has recently been rethought and refurbished, according to a June report in the Irish Independent. Originally, the bill codified the U.N. Test Ban Treaty, adding some provisions specific to Ireland. Among those additions was the punishment for…
Theater – Gender bender
Imagine a play written for a cast of women who sometimes play men, that was written by a woman who might really be a man. Wait a minute — what? Such a play really does exist and it was written by Jane Martin, one of the best-known unknown playwrights in modern theater. Martin is the…
Vote July 15, put a criminal in jail
Savannah Metro Police have apprehended one suspect in the double shooting of Jason Statts and Dave Williams on June 28 in Ardsley Park, with a second suspect having turned himself into custody as we go to press. With the usual disclaimer that the alleged perpetrators are innocent until proven guilty, it’s important not to let…
Facebook friends
“I LOVE MY COMPUTER because my friends live in it.” So says the e-bumper sticker electronically affixed to a friend’s profile on Facebook. If the house was on fire, I’d rescue two overflowing Rolodex files filled with data on scattered cousins and former colleagues. But it’s through Facebook that I’ve caught up on what Caity…
‘I have always looked out for everybody’
REGINA THOMAS has served citizens of Chatham County for the last 12 years, first in the Georgia House of Representatives and then in the state Senate. Known for her trademark assortment of impressively bright hats, she’s also known as an effective legislator who mixes idealism with a practical ability to get deals done. Now she’s…
“A perfect way to reconnect with the beauty of downtown”
FROM THE HISTORIC ROUNDHOUSE’S BLUES & BBQ FEST to the Coastal Jazz Association’s Christmas Day Concert and Jam Session, our town has it’s fair share of annual traditions that center around live music. Now, at barely three years old, it’s increasingly looking as though we can add the Lucas Theatre’s “Savannah Swings” event to that…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Old Crow Medicine Show *** The region’s newest large, indoor music venue (1,200-plus standing capacity) once more nabs an impressive show with this rare area appearance by the current darlings of the Old-Time and string-band set. Now based in Nashville, this critically beloved group got their start busking on the streets (where they were famously…
“I’m Going to Have to Cut You Off”
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Diary of the planet
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