Monthly Archives: January 2012

We Made a Difference

Posted on January 19, 2012 by metrospirit

Wait… no we didn’t 95 Rock is back on the air, and while many would like to think all the noise made by the disgruntled listeners helped get it back, nothing could be further from the truth. Like professional…

How Not to Consolidate

Posted on January 12, 2012 by metrospirit

How Not to Consolidate By Austin Rhodes January 12, 2012 I hope the pointy heads that run ASU and GHSU (MCG, dammit) are smart enough to take a good, hard look at the royal mess the City of…

Coming in Early 2012! Metrospirit.com!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by metrospirit

All the grumbling was actually true. We couldn’t even figure out how to make a website and post content! We have come to the realization, after many failed attempts, that you don’t literally smash the pages into the port on…

Judging the Competition

Posted on January 12, 2012 by metrospirit

As Christine steps aside, others jump to replace The news that Columbia County’s golden boy Bobby Christine has decided not to seek reelection as Columbia County’s Chief Magistrate judge has many of the county’s big and influential feeling a…

Expanding Campus

Posted on January 12, 2012 by metrospirit

For some, consolidation will be a four letter word While it might be called a consolidation, the idea that Augusta State University, aka Harvard on the Hill, will now be absorbed into the colossus at the foot of the…

Swapping at the Top

Posted on January 12, 2012 by metrospirit

Insiders say that when you reach the top of the Augusta Chronicle, there is only one place to go. Word is Lt. Gen. Atkins will shake things up with an eye on the bottom line. Bringing in someone with zero…

What Was Hollywood Thinking?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by metrospirit

These crazy movies might just be worth seeing You guys, I was going to write a column about the ongoing Republican primaries — a dual-debate wrap-up, where each of the candidates goes from here, why Mitt Romney’s hair seems…

Does the Bell Toll This Year for Judge Overstreet?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by metrospirit

Does the Bell Toll This Year for Judge Overstreet? By Austin Rhodes January 5, 2012 Despite the fact that he bravely gunned down an intruder who broke into his home, Augusta Judicial Circuit…

Can’t Stay Away

Posted on January 5, 2012 by metrospirit

A column in which Josh does his job and also doesn’t I’ve been writing for the Metro Spirit for almost five years now, across two different regimes — that I’m aware of; it got sort of Slovakian there for…

Funny, Ha-Ha

Posted on January 5, 2012 by metrospirit

No, make that funny, strange Dr. Ricardo Azziz is earning high marks from former faculty of MCG’s School of Medicine for what they view as promotions based on ability. Many of these insiders saw so many presidents come and…