Ive been a Jeopardy watcher since a young age, when the occasional family dinner was spent in the living room with Alex Trebek offering answers that needed questions. He was […]
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Get your oompah on
Quietly and consistently, Savannahs Oktoberfest celebration has become the areas second-largest public event — second only to that really big deal that goes on here each March. Well get 200,000 […]
‘We have all given enough’
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be . The crowd that gathered in […]
Alive with Pride
Since its inception in 2000, the Savannah Pride Festival has grown to become the second largest Pride festival in Georgia and the fastest growing in the Southeast. In past years, […]
‘The buck literally stops here’
In many ways, last weeks hearings about a proposed county property tax increase were a rehash of a familiar local conflict, with the same familiar players. You had county commissioners […]
The forgotten invasion
In todays world, where media coverage of wars is instant, its hard to imagine battles fought after a war is over. But thats exactly what happened along coastal Georgia during […]
School district off probation
It MAY not BE a big move, but it seems to be a move in the right direction. The Special Review Team appointed by the Southern Association of Colleges and […]
All in the family
For just a few months each year, folks who stop by Joiner Gardens get a glimpse of paradise. An entire field with bed after bed of colorful daylilies is in […]
Tallying up the taxes
Government reaches deep into the personal and professional lives of every individual in this country. Almost every time money changes hands, government gets a cut. It also exacts fees for […]
No crisis yet, but…
By all accounts, the Social Security clock is running, and the sound its making is boom-boom-boom the sound of the Baby Boomer generation heading toward retirement age. Last Monday, […]
Teaching ‘herstory’
The wording of the proposed Constitutional amendment seems so innocuous, its hard to imagine anyone opposing it: Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or […]
