The unemployment rate has been tumbling even as more people join the workforce. These are robust trends.
Savannah employment trends looking stronger and stronger as 2012 closes
A look at 2012 — in graphs
We engaged in wars we didn’t pay for. The Bush tax cuts, the first of which came at a time when the federal budget showed surpluses, left the government hopelessly in the red. The recession exacted a huge toll — cutting tax revenues and forcing greater expenditures on safety net programs.
And Obama’s stimulus package cost us, but only temporarily. Without it, we would have certainly seen the economic downturn take an even bigger bite.
The MusicFile — now with a regular Savannah Morning News column — picks the top 20 songs of the South for 2012
Good news for readers of Do — the entertainment pullout section on Thursdays in the Savannah Morning News: Kayne Lanahan and The MusicFile team (the folks behind Savannah Stopover) are going to be writing a couple of columns per month.
The inaugural piece: The MusicFile: Sorting out the top 10 Southern songs of 2012.
A fresh idea for a state slogan: Kentucky Kicks Ass
Kentucky’s a funny place — I guess all states are. Kentucky is among the most easily stereotyped, however, and it’s certainly true that the state’s major economic drivers include horse farms and distilleries.
Mayans in Georgia?. . . Here we go again
If there were credible evidence that the Maya mysteriously migrated to north Georgia (really?), then legitimate scientists would be all over it.
Superhorse / Whisky Pills Fiasco – The Jinx – 01/05/13
From the Facebook invitation: Superhorse rises warily from hibernation for only its second public performance in over two years. The band will play a lengthy set with an emphasis on more recent material (as well as a few audience favorites…
October Case-Shiller data show “sustained recovery” in home prices
One of the big stories of 2012 has been the recovery in home prices across the nation. Home prices apparently bottomed in the spring: even if there is some considerable seasonal weakness this winter, it seems unlikely that home prices…
Savannah Film Office documents a year of local film and photo shoots
If you click on through the picture embedded here, you’ll be in a great album on the Savannah Film Office Facebook page with behind-the-scenes images of the plethora of major projects that shot in Savannah in 2012.
RIP Charles Durning — an incredible life
I don’t normally post links to obituaries and the like, but today’s news about the death of Charles Durning contains some stunning and moving details.
Merry Christmas and a few thoughts on Newsweek’s final print cover, first published on Twitter
I can’t imagine too many of you will be checking in here today. But Merry Christmas to those who do. I know it’s not the end of the year, but today feels pretty nostalgic anyway.
Niche / The Humms – The Jinx – 01/04/13
Local rockers Niche will be joined by The Humms from Athens for this gig right after the new year. Click here for the Facebook invitation.
Calculated Risk: Ten Economic Questions for 2013
For short, pithy summaries of key issues facing the economy in 2013, check out Calculated Risk’s Ten Economic Questions for 2013.