It was nearly dark, and bitterly cold. As he searched, a shape approached him out of the darkness. The tension grew. Both felt relieved, just as a recent Telegraph column has encouraged us to feel better about Macon. His remark aptly prefaces my comments on the meaning of the 2000 Census for Macon and Bibb County.
Explanations abound for the population decline.
So do ideas to reverse it. The mayor projects upgrading the airport. Others advocate passenger rail service. We press to complete the Eisenhower Parkway Extension, to rehabilitate entire neighborhoods, downtown and the riverfront. We are emerging as a major regional educational and health services center.