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Dear Buddy Carter

I was going to write to ask if you support the rule of law, but I was sidetracked by your latest newsletter. I was also going to write that appearing on ultra-conservative podcasts and radio shows and a carefully staged tele-town hall will not take the place a live town hall, but then I read […]

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Government Savannah

Savannah’s Social Security office is still safe but OSHA is out

Recently I did another run through of the doge.gov listing of office closures. The five Social Security offices in our region that were to be closed had been narrowed to one, in Columbus, a week ago. In today’s list of lease closings, however, none of the five are now showing up with closures. The removal of the […]

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People Political

Dear Buddy Carter

Your constituents want to hear from you. Out on Nextdoor, I counted two separate change.org petition campaigns demanding that you have a live town hall. Folks in Tybee are getting together a group request for the same. I imagine if I looked further out, I’d find similar efforts up and down the coast. Your constituents […]

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Events of note Government Media Savannah

Savannah fiddles while the US burns

Next Monday the annual Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade makes its way down our historic streets. The parade is now celebrating its 201st anniversary, an extraordinary achievement. And though it has had a reputation for being one of the biggest “kiss me I’m Irish” bashes in the country, the wild parties and uncontrolled drinking in […]

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Government Medicare Money

Georgia Social Security offices on DOGE chopping list

Recent updates to the DOGE.gov ‘savings’ page now list Social Security Administration (SSA) office closures in the following Georgia cities: Columbus Gainesville Vidalia Brunswick Thomasville There is no rhyme or reason for these closures, other than it’s a simple checkbox on a computer screen and a complete lack of concern about the consequences. SSA offices […]