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HITLESS WIN LANDS GNATS IN RECORD BOOKS AND ON ESPN In one crazy record-breaking inning last Thursday, the Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Greenville Bombers 4-3 — without registering so much as a single base hit. The bizarre feat got the attention of ESPN, which covered the event on “Baseball Tonight” and “Sportscenter.” Down 2-0…

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Straight from the Lipp

Dave Lippman bills himself as “America’s foremost non-corporate comedian.” His sharp send-ups cover topical subjects such as weapons of mass distraction and the threatening scourge of Wal-Mart. Then there’s Lippman’s performances as George Shrub, the World’s Only Known Singing C.I.A. Agent. Shrub presents his Point of View (the Right One) in satirical songs. Lippman is…

Linda Sickler #2

Grave humor

After a successful run of Death of a Salesman, the Little Theatre of Savannah turns to lighter fare — the comedy Dearly Departed. “It is a very funny comedy about a dysfunctional but loveable Southern family,” says Eileen Janson, spokeswoman for the Little Theatre. “In the opening moments, the patriarch of the family passes away.…

Linda Sickler #2

The Blotter

• An officer checking behind houses in the 300 block of West 43rd Street in reference to complaints of drug use and prostitution, found a man and woman behind an abandoned house. The woman was lighting a glass pipe that appeared to be a crack pipe. She placed the pipe between herself and the man.…

Savannah Police

Music Menu

Interested in live concerts? Check our Music Menu to see who’s playing around town this week…

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Concerned citizens, take heart

Earlier this year there was quite a stir when New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof announced that environmentalism is dead. Citing results of the national elections, along with several notable set-backs in federal legislative battles as evidence, Kristof condemned environmental work with a premature burial. But his biased analysis ignored many important environmental victories, giving…

David C. Kyler

Ben Hubby’s prescription: ‘more passion’

Seven months ago we were consumed. If not by Iraq, then by politics. We speculated, deliberated, debated. We spoke out. We put up bumper stickers, sought out yard signs, staked a position. Some of us actually campaigned. Instead of reading the paper (and getting angry), listening to the radio (and talking back), sitting around (and…

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