A freshly installed set of classic lampposts lining a promenade that traverses ever-busy Victory Drive is highlighting a need for safer street crossings and improved right-of-way access across Savannah. Just […]
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Editor’s Note: Another year, another divided Council
Under our system of government, the number of meaningfully serious disagreements on City Council should really revolve around just a handful of votes every year. But, as is often the case in Savannah, personalities take precedence, and divisiveness for the sake of divisiveness becomes the order of the day.
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Editor’s Note: Is the honeymoon over already?
There are clearly feelings of betrayal on the part of some Council members. They will eventually fade away — but they’ll also leave a mark.
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2019 Year In Review
1. Earthshaking Savannah election It was a seismic paradigm shift of massive proportions: Mayor Eddie DeLoach was voted out decisively after one term, with most every other City Council incumbent […]
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Editor’s Note: The stage is set — an election breakdown
You have to wonder if the fact that there is no competitive race in Mayor DeLoach’s home district will depress interest and turnout where he needs it most, and paradoxically keep him from a second term.
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Editor’s Note: Race and the Runoff
As the grimly sardonic Election Gods would have it, and really largely by chance, every single runoff election this year pits an African American woman against a white man.
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Challenge 2015: Detric Leggett, District 2
HE’S ONLY 42, but Detric Leggett has two decades of experience as a surgery tech in local hospitals. He’s personally seen the effects of Savannah’s gun violence as its victims […]
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Editor’s Note: Smooth as a baby’s…..?
While the baby coffin protest dominated the aftermath of Mayor Jackson’s speech, it wasn’t the only political prop used that night.