When I wrote my City Talk column for today (Savannah airport business struggling compared to our rivals), I didn’t even know the board of Savannah/Hilton Head International was meeting today. I didn’t know anything about the report issued last week by the Center for American Progress: Oops, I Lost the Airport; Automatic Federal Budget Cuts Will Wreak Havoc in the Skies.
Month: August 2012
What does T-SPLOST say about the future of governance?
“Kerry O’Hare, director of policy at Building America’s Future, is skeptical of Atlanta-area voters who raised questions about accountability. She says it would be difficult to imagine getting a more detailed list of projects than what was released by the regional districts.”
T-SPLOST failures prompt “credit negative” warning from Moody’s
“The defeat of the transportation sales tax vote in metro Atlanta and eight other regions of the state won’t result in an immediate downgrading of credit – but could result in one when the state or local governments go bond-shopping in the future.”
Astronautalis updates: new video for “The River, The Woods” and a fall tour including the South
A great new live video of Astronautalis performing “The River, The Woods” from his complex and beautiful 2011 album This Is Our Science has been produced by MN Orignal. The series is an impressive project of Twin Cities Public Television and highlights Minnesota-based artists and organizations.
A few songs in honor of the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence
Screen captures from NASA’s live broadcast of Curiosity landing on Mars
Luis Alberto Urrea will deliver Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home’s 4th Ursrey Memorial Lecture on August 21
The first three Ursrey Memorial Lectures were given by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham (The Hours), man of letters Alan Gurganus (Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All), and National Book Award winner Jaimy Gordon (Lord of Misrule). Urrea seems like a great author to extend that impressive list.
Private vs. public employment since 2008 for the Savannah metro area
A few final thoughts on T-SPLOST
Do Savannah area voters who soundly rejected T-SPLOST realize just how little state money we’re likely to get in coming years for new road construction, modifications for safety and efficiency, transit, and various other categories of transportation spending?
A few thoughts on the Olympic spirit and #NBCfail
Mohammed Farah is a Muslim who was born in Somalia. His father was a British citizen, and he moved to England when he was 8. In early 2011, he moved to Portland, Oregon to work with coach Alberto Salazar. Salazar was born in Cuba, emigrated to the U.S. with his family, and became a world-class distance runner before teaming up with Nike to train athletes.
The Unchained Tour’s new video conveys magic of storytelling
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AJC: Why 3 Georgia regions voted for T-SPLOST
Three Georgia regions voted in favor of the additional one percent sales tax for transportation infrastructure on Tuesday — the Central Savannah River Area District around Augusta, the River Valley District including Columbus, and the Heart of Georgia Altamaha District in south central Georgia.
U.S. economy adds 163,000 jobs in July; unemployment up slightly to 8.3%; U-6 unemployment rises to 15.0%
The U.S. economy continues on a slow recovery. Given slowdowns in Europe and China and the long hangover from the housing bust, there’s very little prospect of a dramatically increased pace of recovery anytime soon.
Ponderosa / this mountain – Telfair Square – 09/01/12
Some great music booked for the Savannah Bicycle Campaign’s 4th Annual Midnight Garden Ride.