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The Trees of Sea IslandPosted: 6/5/04SEA ISLAND, Ga. -- Sea Island is a quiet place. Forbes Magazine once described it as one of the most exclusive enclaves in the United States, "conceived as a club where the very rich and their families could own homes and relax and enjoy themselves in private with others like them."
Protest groups trumpet their alternativesPosted: 6/5/04BRUNSWICK -- Protest groups criticized the world leaders meeting next week at the G-8 Summit on Sea Island and issued invitations to their own events that will offer alternatives to G-8 policies.
It'll be activists in Brunswick and 'Chicken' in SavannahPosted: 6/5/04SAVANNAH -- Head to Brunswick for activist demonstrations during the G-8 Sea Island Summit and you might hear Ward Morehouse of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy eexpound on the vagaries of global economics.
Kids enlist in thank-you campaign Posted: 6/5/04BRUNSWICK -- Laura Christine McKamey smiled with satisfaction Friday as she carefully placed a brightly colored, hand-made label on a bottle of spring water.
G-8 Summit moves in, residents move outPosted: 6/4/04ST. SIMONS ISLAND -- World leaders are coming to Sea Island, and more than a few residents are leaving.
Island businesses rethink plans to closePosted: 6/4/04ST. SIMONS ISLAND -- Not too long ago, restaurants and other businesses were talking about boarding up their windows and doors and shutting down for next week's G-8 Summit on Sea Island.
Churches open to offer prayers for tranquilityPosted: 6/4/04At least five churches will host several gatherings beginning tonight to offer prayer for next week's G-8 Summit.
MPs train to back police if protests disorderlyPosted: 6/4/04BRUNSWICK -- Covered head to toe in camouflage uniforms, a thick chest protector, helmet, face shield, guards for their shins, elbows and knees, a squad of Georgia National Guard military police officers were standing or lying in the shade sweating at the Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport.