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Augusta’s May Election Is About More Than the Mayor’s Office

by Charles Rollins, Publisher Augusta’s May 19 nonpartisan election is broader and more consequential than a simple mayoral rematch. Alongside the four-way mayor’s race, voters

04/16/2026

A period-style editorial caricature of the article’s central argument: both parties contest the banner, while the structure beneath them keeps feeding capital and calling the result relief.

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Tax Day in Augusta: What the Affordability Debate Refuses to See

Why the latest tax cuts feel small, why the pressure remains, and why race belongs in the center of the story rather than the margins

04/15/2026

Political cartoon illustrating Augusta charter review stalled process, Guest Op-Ed by Gayla Keesee League of Women Voters

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Special Guest Op-Ed from Gayla Keesee of the League of Women Voters: Augusta’s Charter Effort Stalled — What Happened and Where We Go From Here

Guest Editorial by Galya Keesee, Ph.D. – Co-President, League of Women Voters of the CSRA Georgia lawmakers worked into the final hours of the legislative

04/07/2026

19th century political cartoon showing Augusta charter reform being destroyed by political interests at the Georgia General Assembly

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🌺 UNDER THE AZALEAS 🌺 – Who Killed Augusta’s Charter? A Reform Effort Dies Under Political Pressure

by Simone Raines After months of work and a promise to keep politics out of the process, Augusta’s charter reform effort ended not with a

04/07/2026

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Augusta Is One Body: How Division Still Shapes the City

Deaconess Ruth Byllesby’s work in Augusta’s Harrisburg neighborhood offers a model of unity in a city shaped by division. by Charles Rollins – Publisher On

03/31/2026

Graphic criticizing the collapse of Augusta’s charter review process, citing political interference, lack of transparency, and concerns over a 2026 referendum tied to the mayor’s reelection campaign

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🌺 UNDER THE AZALEAS 🌺 – The Charter Wasn’t Just Rushed—It Was Reclaimed

Notes from Inside Augusta’s Political Garden Wait, wait, wait, I thought we were keeping politics out of this… By Simone Raines Augusta, GA – If

03/24/2026

19th century political cartoon illustrating Augusta charter reform conflict, showing corruption, power struggle, and government control themes

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Augusta’s Charter Rewrite Was Supposed to Be Independent. It Wasn’t.

by Charles Rollins, Publisher Augusta, GA – A citizen-led reform effort has been overtaken—and the result may reshape who holds power in Augusta for decades

03/24/2026

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🌺 UNDER THE AZALEAS 🌺 – The Curious Urgency of Augusta’s 2026 Charter Vote

The new charter will pass eventually. So why abandon the process to force it onto the ballot now? By Simone Raines Why does it matter

03/13/2026

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Denied, Delayed, Then Undercut: How Augusta Retaliated Against an Open Records Request

Garden City Gossip requested the Cherry Bekaert audit in January. The city refused. Weeks later, multiple outlets reported the document’s findings before the report was

03/13/2026

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Augusta Elections: Updates and Voter Information

Augusta’s elections consistently attract attention from residents, with city officials providing timely updates on upcoming ballots, candidate filings, and voting procedures. Local news outlets and

03/02/2026

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