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 […]
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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 […]
On December 16, Brynn Grant, President and CEO of the United Way of the Coastal Empire (UWCE), spoke to the Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails. Ms. Grant spoke extensively about UWCE’s response to the COVID pandemic. UWCE operates a 211 call center to direct callers in need to the resources that […]
[Note: on the date of this meeting, a statewide hand audit recount of the Nov 3, 2020 election results was underway. The results of that recount were announced on Nov 20. Subsequently, a statewide recount was requested by the President, and a second complete recount, this time using machine readers, […]
Important dates for Georgia Election Runoff – 2020/21 11-18-20 Start of Absentee Ballot Requests 12- 7-20 Deadline for New Voter Registration (for January runoff) 12-14-20 Early Voting begins (runs through December, but end is TBD) 1– 5-21 In-Person Voting Day (state, local and Federal) Unless you are over 65 and […]
Dr. Bruce Mallard, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Savannah State University, spoke to the Skidaway Hamiltons and Abigails on October 20 about the Senate filibuster. Dr. Mallard first provided an historical prospective. The filibuster dates back to 1806 when it was proposed as a Senate rules change by Aaron […]