Health roundtable kicks off the Denver DNC By Leigh E. Rich Four hours before DNC Chairman Howard Deans banged the gavel and began the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, physicians, public health specialists, medical researchers and CEOs gathered at Boettcher Concert Hall for a Rocky Mountain Roundtable on “Health, Wellness and Prevention,” moderated by […]
08.28.2008
08.28.2008
Biden gets two thumbs up from Georgia delegates By Leigh E. Rich DENVER—If the Democratic Party struggled in selecting a vice presidential candidate to complete the Barack Obama ticket, all they needed to do was ask Savannah City Councilwoman and Obama-pledged delegate Mary Osborne. “Oh, I love him,” she said. “He was my choice all […]
08.28.2008
Georgia delegates proud of Hillary Clinton’s call for unity By Leigh E. Rich DENVER—Four years ago, John Edwards talked about two Americas. On Monday, the opening night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Michelle Obama depicted America as one nation. Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., who lost in her bid to […]
08.27.2008
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Chance meeting leads to political connection By Leigh E. Rich DENVER—Whoever said nice guys finish last certainly wasn’t from Savannah. I might not be a native of Savannah, but three years in the “Hostess City of the South” has rubbed off on me—so much so that I can’t help but lend a hand to lost […]
