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Jan 18, 2021 It was April 5, 1968, the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the Lorraine Motel balcony in Memphis, when Oscar Robertson, head of the National Basketball Players Association, picked up the phone. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between Bill Russell’s Celtics and Wilt Chamberlain’s Sixers was scheduled for that night in Philadelphia. And while there were talks among players on those teams about not playing, the game went on as planned. Still, Robert...

Athletic director discusses Georgia Southerns evolving place on the college athletics landscape Savannah Morning News Georgia Southern Athletic Director Jared Benko is our latest Difference Maker and discusses managing an athletic department during a pandemic, his plans to do more in Savannah and at the Armstrong campus and the Eagles place on the college athletics landscape. Find the latest and archived episodes of Difference Makers at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or search "Savannah Difference Ma...

Effective, humble, wise and perceptive. Those are just a few of the words friends and colleagues use to describe Al Scott. On Friday when the Chatham County Commission holds its first meeting of 2021, Scott won’t be at the helm as chairman for the first time in eight years.  Meeting his term limits for chairman, Scott took aim at Chatham County Tax Commission last year, but lost that bid to Sonya Jackson during the primary election in June. But no matter the position Scott has held over h...

This part of an occasional Savannah Morning News series featuring people making a difference in our community. On the block of 38th and Reynolds Streets sits a home with a huge POD box outside and building materials on the porch. Inside, workers are taping covers down over the newly installed wooden floors on an exceptionally warm day in December.  Lionel Brown, born and raised on the Eastside of Savannah, walks through his childhood home as it goes through renovation. He recalls the room...

Savannah Morning News Outgoing Chatham Commission Chairman Al Scott is the guest on the latest Difference Makers podcast. The local political legend reflects on a 40-plus-year career in leadership and what he envisions for Savannahs future. Find the latest and archived episodes of Difference Makers at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or search "Savannah Difference Makers" on podcast app. Past Difference Makers include Plant Riverside District developer Richard Kessler; the Creative Coasts Jennifer Bonn...

Midterm, and those who flipped, and so far those are the difference-makers in terms the of caution going forward and seeming to be lining up in this effort and pushing away the counter narratives or the different strands of them that the republicans are putting forward, and the focus on the substance and the central take away message a president ought not to use instruments of foreign policy for personal political gain is a simple easy message that does seem to be so far working for the democrat...

The stoneman douglas football team is honoring their coach and the other victims who died during the mass shooting. andy scholls is here with this weeks difference makerings. >> the stoneman douglas eagles are this weeks difference makers. last night, the team played in their first home game since that terrible day. we spoke with the team last week to see how theyre helping to rally the community and play in honor of those 17 that were lost. >> the tragedy on february 14 only brought us closer t...

Guy. we kick out his diplomats. he kicks out his diplomats. we should assume that something is cooking in moscow. when our sanctions go into affect this week, putin is probably going to be looking at a proportionate response. its worth noting, the russian economy is under real pressure. growth is at about 1.8% next year. putin is not cut off his nose to spite his face when he retaliates. he will look at doing something that responds to us in a reciprocal fashion but doesnt harm russian firms. >>...

Cavaliers and its their third dealership in four years, the team has found a way to inspire a different group of players. >> coy wire with todays "difference make were both from cleveland. >> too soon to do a story like this. i apologize, but its a good one. >> it is. >> "difference makers" brought to you by ford -- going further so you can. warriors general manager has been visiting the prison in san quentin for the past five years. despite the players and people being worlds apart, they share ...

All righty. lets talk about the nfl. the defensive powerhouse known as j.j. watt, probably doesnt need an introduction at the end of the day. the houston texans star one of the biggest names in sports. also making a name for himself when it comes to his generosity and work off the field. >> we have more on this weeks "difference makers." vince? >> he is a man of action. we want to remind you this "difference maker" is brought to you by ford, going fwrr so you can. after harvey devastated areas a...