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Environment People Savannah

International Paper is closing in Savannah. Good.

No community likes to lose jobs, and the 1100 jobs lost with International Paper closing two mills in the Savannah area is going to be painful. But let’s stop pretending that International Paper has been a good neighbor, because this just isn’t true. International Paper has been one of the largest industrial users of water […]

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Government

Georgians: About that email you received from Social Security…

I’m retired, and as such, an important segment of my income comes from Social Security. If you’re a retired US citizen, chances are Social Security is important to you, too. As a Social Security recipient, I occasionally get emails from the Social Security Administration (SSA) with important information, such as a new benefit letter is […]

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Government Political

Dear Buddy – No Kings edition

Dear Buddy, Long time, no see. Since I last touched base with you, democracy was kidnapped off the street, put in handcuffs, and hauled off by both National Guard and Marines. Lawyers are frantically working to ensure it doesn’t get shipped off to El Salvador, or some place with an active volcano. The people rose […]

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Burningbird Just Shelley

The Eye Has It

I had planned on doing a piece on Buddy Carter’s pharma self-dealing, and a host of other writing, but personal health issues got in the way. I have a macular hole, which is a hole in the center of your eye; the part that provides fine focus. Before they could operate on the macular hole, […]

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Government People

Dear Buddy Carter: Do you believe in the rule of law?

Buddy, I have a question for you: Do you believe in the rule of law? I ask this question because we elected you to Congress to be our representative among Congressional lawmakers. That’s what Congress is, you know: lawmakers. Yet in the few months since Trump has been in office, he and his cohort have […]