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Craig Nelson

Craig Nelson
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Craig Nelson is a former international correspondent for The Associated Press, the Sydney (Australia) Morning-Herald, Cox Newspapers and The Wall Street Journal. He also served as foreign editor for The National (Abu Dhabi) and as the Journal’s Kabul bureau chief and London-based Africa and Middle East editor.

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A Donald Trump cutout outside Trump’s Presidential rally in Savannah, GA, Sept. 24, 2024. Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • Elections

After Trump’s rally, who’s up, who’s down: Will former president’s name-dropping help propel political allies?

For observers, any campaign rally is an opportunity to gauge who’s up and who’s down, who’s in and who’s out. Case in point: Trump’s speech at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday, which was prime viewing for Georgia GOP watchers in a state where the Republicans are experiencing a Cold War.

September 25, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson
Ellen Murphy, a representative for the Georgia Southern University students, reads a list of demands in protest the institution abruptly discontinuing programs designed to lessen discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people. April 29, 2024, in Statesboro, GA.

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  • News

Georgia Southern students protest termination of LGBTQIA+ program

Students and faculty members at Georgia Southern University’s main campus held a sit-in rally on Monday to protest the termination of a program aimed at reducing discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people.

April 30, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson ,
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Tybee Island Police Department police cars

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  • News

Tybee Island hopes new tools quiet Orange Crush weekend

Local and state officials who were fed up with Orange Crush or never liked it in the first place couldn’t ban the annual rite of spring outright after last year’s traffic and management debacle. But 

April 16, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson and
  • The Current
A bookshelf at the Woodbine Public Library in Camden County. Credit: Sonia Chajet Wides and Kate Griem / The Current

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With election season, Coastal Georgia lawmakers turn attention to libraries

Facing a primary challenge, state Sen. Ben Watson jumps on a library-critical effort.

January 31, 2024
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  • The Current
River Street in Savannah

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Savannah lawmakers push River Street, Garden City during special session

A new waterfront tax district may speed improvements for businesses and tourists.

December 05, 2023
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