There are at least two other rumored candidates thinking about a mayoral run, the most public of which is former state legislator and retired WTOC TV news anchor Sonny Dixon.
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Editor’s Note: Most. Interesting. Week. Ever.
After the gay marriage ruling, I’ve never seen such a widespread, spontaneous and genuine outpouring of joy, relief, and celebration from so many people as I saw that day, and the weekend to follow. Frankly, it might be the most deeply felt expression of national unity seen since 9/11, if I may be so bold.
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Book Festival: John Dean on Watergate, secrecy, and Obama
‘Post-Watergate, Republicans got much better at dealing with scandal.’
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Book Festival: Patton Oswalt on Satire, Movies, and Southern literature
PATTON OSWALT might be the most all-encompassing celebrity who’s not a household name. He still performs dozens of standup dates a year, most recently selling out Carnegie hall. He’s had […]
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New Rule: Read this Bill Maher interview
Hard to believe given his mega-fame on HBO these days during the Barack Obama era, but there was a time when Bill Maher was a pariah. Ironically fired from a […]
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Shirley Sherrod in 2012!
Many who voted for Barack Obama did so in part because they felt the country was ready for a courageous, inspiring African American president who could help heal the racial […]
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Striking a Balance
Step Up Savannah, the local organization dedicated to poverty reduction, was asked to join a join a discussion that will help shape workforce policies nationally. Last week, Dale Carlson–Bebout, the […]
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Strange you can believe in
By 9:30 a.m. there are already people holding signs, setting up lawn chairs and ready to wait several more hours in hopes of catching a glimpse of the president’s motorcade. […]
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Obama visits Savannah
The President of the United States Barack Obama visited Savannah today as part of his “White House to Main Street Tour.” Included on his itinerary was a tour of several […]
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We the Corporations
“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” — Benito Mussolini You witnessed a ritual killing last week, a public execution. […]
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Barrow’s vote too far; Film Fest wraps
Congressman John Barrow of Savannah represents a district where more than one out of five people not on Medicare are uninsured. Despite this sobering statistic, this past Saturday he was […]
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I was there
INAUGURATION. What can one say about a moment in history as it happens? That is the question I had to ask myself. There really isnt much to say yet. We […]