Media Coverage of The Great Debate '09

In case you missed The Great Debate '09 at the Imperial Theatre, you can watch it all week long on Comcast OnDemand and on Comcast Channel 4.

For footage from the event, check out WJBF News Channel 6's coverage here.

To read up on the candidates' responses to the panelists' questions, check out coverage from The Augusta Chronicle here and coverage from The Metro Spirit here.

Thanks to everyone that joined us Tuesday night for the first ever Great Debate at the historic Imperial Theatre, courtesy of TalkRadio 1230 WNRR.

And the hits keep on coming . . .

More fallout from Monday's Augusta-Richmond County Public Services Committee meeting regarding my 6 questions for Augusta Public Transit . . .

Click here to see News Channel 6's George Eskola report on the trashy bus shelters.

APT gets pwned!

If a picture says a thousand words, what does an APT official running away from basic questions say? I like to call the guy "The Prefontaine of Public Transit."



One of my "cute questions" was why the online bus maps and schedules were 10 years out of date and APT answer was . . . drum roll please . . . "the buses don't run on those routes." Needless to say, I didn't have a retort for that one. I'm guessing none was needed.

Remember now fiscal conservatives - APT lost $4 million of your tax dollars last year.

Hey social liberals - APT isn't even providing marginally decent bus service to those that need public transportation.

The Mass Transit Mess continues . . .

The man they call "Z"

Hi folks! A fun Friday show to kick off your weekend!

First we had Shan Sunderam, the co-owner of Augusta's first "green hotel" - the Comfort Inn & Suits on Gordon Highway. To learn more about this futuristic hotel, check out their website here or an article about its grand opening here.

And, as part of our Friday at 2 local music series, we had Shizuo Z. Kuwahara - the man known as "Z" and the new conductor of the Symphony Orchestra Augusta. To hear the sound of the newly re-named Symphony Orchestra Augusta, go to www.soaugusta.org and buy your tickets for their October 10 show!

Next week it's candidates, candidates, candidates as we move closer to the November 3 local election . . .

Ripped from the headlines . . .

Just like a new episode of Law & Order, today's show was "ripped from the headlines."

From today's Augusta Chronicle, we had District 1 Candidate Butch Palmer on the show. Candidate Palmer gave his versions of events of what happened on September 24 - the date that he is accused of pointing a shotgun at a neighbor that was causing a noise disturbance. Butch outlined what he sees as the big issues in the city - blight and transparency / accountability in the government - and informed everyone of his efforts to get a local chronic nuisance ordinance passed. The model for that ordinance can be seen here and more about Butch's platform can be seen here.

From the cover of this week's Metro Spirit, we had Jezibell Anat on the show. Jezibell is a Wiccan High Priestess and co-Local Coordinator of Augusta Pagan Pride. Augusta Pagan Pride takes place this Saturday, October 3 from Noon to 5pm at the Lake Olmsted gazebo. The festivities include workshops on Wicca 101, Ask the Wizard, and Kitchen Witchery and entertainment by Eastern Star Dance Theatre and the Celtic Crossing Players. To learn more about Jezibel click here and to learn more about her unconventional theatre troupe, Misfit Theatre, click here.

Tomorrow on the show, we've got the new conductor for the Symphony Augusta Orchestra - a man by the name of "Z", the owner of Augusta's first "green" hotel, and more "Mass Transit Mess!" See y'all then . . .