President’s Message I hope you are having a good summer and getting a chance to enjoy the relaxation of the COVID-19 rules and travel restrictions. I truly enjoy living on Skidaway Island but as a man with progressive views it can be a challenge in my social interactions with conservative […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
19 posts
Status of Savannah’s REAL (Racial Equity and Leadership) Task Force Dr. Otis S. Johnson Chair of REAL Task Force On April 27, former Savannah Mayor Dr. Otis Johnson spoke before a Zoom meeting of Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails. Dr. Johnson said that roughly every fifty years this country has a […]
Note: This is an article from the New York Times, available on their public website. An interesting and multi-step process with lots of quality control. Impressive. www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/health/pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210429&instance_id=29931&nl=the-morning®i_id=103138569&segment_id=56785&te=1&user_id=a3b6bc09e…
Over the coming months, the U.S. Census Bureau will roll out the results of the 2020 census, its once-a-decade headcount that will give us precise details on the size, growth, age, and racial-ethnic makeup of the nation’s population. In the lead-up to that over the past year, the Bureau has […]
Did you know that residential customers of Georgia Power can purchase “solar credits” from Georgia Power to offset their fossil fuel power charges? Georgia Power has constructed a total of 8 MW of new solar farms to supply the program. Two megawatts are in service near Athens, Georgia, 2.4 megawatts […]
The following blog post from New York Times columnist Ezra Klein is an excellent explanation of the current administration’s initiatives. It’s available in audio or print versions. We recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the thinking behind these proposals. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-brian-deese.html?referringSource=articleShare
Professor Ken Zapp What is Socialism? On March 16, Professor Ken Zapp gave a very interesting presentation on socialism to a Zoom audience of Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails. Professor Zapp said, to its adherents, socialism is an economic system in which benefits are shared in a way that is considered […]
Dr. Lawton Davis, Director of the Coastal Health District of Georgia Covid 19 Vaccinations On February 16, Dr. Lawton Davis, Director of the Coastal Health District of Georgia, made a Zoom presentation to the Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails on COVID 19. Dr. Davis’s presentation was extremely informative, providing a history […]
Meeting Young Progressives in Savannah On Tuesday, January 19th, The Skidaway Hamiltons hosted a Zoom meeting that featured three young progressives in Savannah. It is our hope that such intergenerational connections will help increase understanding and involvement and help all of us advance progressive objectives further and faster. We would […]