This is another in occasional posts about the federal deficit and debt. Congressman Ryan’s plan to slash federal spending, which drew the votes of almost every House Republican, doesn’t just rely on dramatic spending cuts. The math behind the plan…
Author: bill dawers
Some pics from SCAD’s 2011 Sidewalk Arts Festival
A gorgeous day for the 2011 edition of this 30-year old festival. The people watching is quite amazing. I was playing with some different settings on my camera to try to make up for some extreme shadows, but it didn’t…
Savannah Town Hall meeting to deal with business issues — but will the business owners show up?
My column in the Savannah Morning News has for the last decade dealt with small business issues — from endless profiles of new enterprises to the larger challenges of business in our diverse market. For today’s column (“Will Savannah small…
Savannah Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon course, info, speculation about bands, and on and on
Well, the more I think about it, the more I think I should at least make some effort to start getting in shape to try the half marathon on Nov. 5th. We’ll see how that works out. (A big drawback…
Two more Georgia banks shut down by the FDIC
Georgia has had more bank failures than any other state during this economic downturn, and we’re leading the rest of the country for 2011. The FDIC has closed five banks tonight, two in Georgia: The Park Avenue Bank of Valdosta…
Governor Deal signs Sunday sales bill
During the recent Georgia legislative session, I made a number of posts about the proposed bill to allow local municipalities to hold referendums on Sunday package sales of beer, wine, and liquor. Just a quick note here to say that…
The most boring post ever: Bernanke’s entire press conference today
And if that title didn’t scare you, please be aware that the embedded video, which is nearly an hour long, begins with almost exactly 10 minutes of dead air. So do yourself a favor and skip ahead. This is an…
“Where did everyone go?”: why some population estimates are so far off
I have wonkily tracked population data for many years now, so my eye was caught by an article in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Census shock result of flawed estimates”. “How do 121,000 people disappear into thin air?” asks in the opening…
Photographer Lisa M. Robinson looks to the sea in “Oceana”, new work unveiled this week at Klompching Gallery in Brooklyn
A few years ago, walking down Abercorn Street, I was absolutely mesmerized by a photograph visible through the window at Jack Leigh Gallery. The background was almost white, a pale gray, with a sprinkling of small brightly colored rectangles arranged…
Another band — GIVERS — scheduled in Savannah Stopover’s new monthly series
I’ve already written a post about Ashleigh Flynn, the singer-songwriter from Portland who will be the first performer in the Savannah Stopover’s new monthly series. As it turns out, indie music fans won’t even have to wait two weeks before…
Stockman, Samuelson attack lack of candor in federal budget debate
This is another in occasional posts regarding the ongoing national debate about the federal debt and deficit. I’ve already written about the incredible ignorance shown in polls asking the public about the growing problems. By large margins, Americans see the…
Savannah Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon course to be unveiled at block party Tuesday
I don’t plan on getting myself in shape to run Savannah’s first Rock ‘n’ Marathon on November 5th, but I’m going to try to get to the Course Announcement Party on Tuesday evening. It’s actually a block party at Fleet…
Savannah Stopover launches monthly Stopover Presents Concert Series with singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn at The Sentient Bean
Well there’s more good news from the Savannah Stopover: the launching of the monthly Stopover Presents Concert Series. First up in the series will be Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn at The Sentient Bean. Check out the Stopover’s post about…
Some thoughts on four months of blogging
I started this blog at the first of the year, so it’s been almost four months. I’d say this post is more for other bloggers, or for those thinking of blogging — or maybe for those regular readers who actually…