Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Big Buzz

Posted on September 20, 2012 by metrospirit
Mosquitoes can be an irritating and deadly problem by Eric Johnson With mosquitoes buzzing and reports of West Nile cases skyrocketing, many in Columbia County are wondering why more isn’t being done to take care of the mosquito problem. But…
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Road Rules

Posted on September 20, 2012 by metrospirit
Berckmans Road redesign scrutinized by Eric Johnson At a public meeting on Monday, September 17, Augustans got a chance to see the latest version of the changes proposed to Berckmans Road. The plan, which would realign Berckmans Road so that…
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Weekend Activities

Posted on September 14, 2012 by metrospirit
What’s Love Got to do with it? What to do when you’re not at Arts in the Heart By Laura Perry Augusta’s Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman tells his own kind of love stories through his mixed media art exhibit, which opens…
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It’s Almost Here

Posted on September 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Apple’s worst kept secret is out… now! One of the most anticipated tech events of the year occurs this week with the release of the iPhone 5. Unfortunately, our columns are due on Tuesday, and Joe wouldn’t push back publication…
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Car Talk

Posted on September 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Yeah, it’s old, but I still love my car   I told y’all about how my car wouldn’t start last weekend, right? It seemed like a one-time thing. I actually didn’t think about it at all after it happened. Well,…
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Watered Down

Posted on September 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Augusta has lost the opportunity to have the coolest sounding commissioner ever — Thelonious Jones (yes, he was named after that Thelonious) has dropped out of the District 1 race.   Jones, who is a lead operator with the water…
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Bridge to Nowhere

Posted on September 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Walkway between TEE Center and parking deck in limbo by Eric Johnson Just when the saga of the TEE Center parking garage seemed finally over, Administrator Fred Russell came before the Engineering Services Committee requesting a path forward for the…
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The DNC

Posted on September 13, 2012 by metrospirit
A snarky review   A lot has gone down since the Democratic National Convention wrapped up last week, so I assume most of you have forgotten that it even happened. To be fair, I almost did. It’s just that these…
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Local Teachers Could Use Some Union Help

Posted on September 13, 2012 by metrospirit
Thirty-one years ago last month, Ronald Reagan went from mild-mannered politician to superhero in the Conservative Justice League. That was the day he busted the PATCO union, and forever showed organized labor that they could dare to cross him, but…
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Counting Down the Worries

Posted on September 13, 2012 by metrospirit
Ironman preparation reaches critical point by Eric Johnson Well over 3,000 of the world’s top athletes will soon be descending upon Augusta in order to take part in the ESi 70.3 Ironman on September 30. As part of our ongoing…
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