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Outlines Of A New Georgia

Tom Crawford,

When Sonny Perdue won his improbable victory in the 2002 governor’s race he called his campaign “Perdue for a New Georgia,” and he followed up in office by appointing a “Commission for a New Georgia” to revise state government’s business…

Green Room

GreenRoom: January 2008

Ben Young,

• Georgia’s access to Lake Lanier for drinking water has been challenged by Alabama and Florida; nearly a quarter of the federal reservoir that has been permitted to Georgia is at stake. A 2003 decision ruled in favor of shifting…

Organizations

Organizations: Kiwanis International

Shannon Wilder,

In many communities, the Kiwanis Club is most closely associated with its local Pancake Day fund raiser. And while the all-you-can-eat bonanzas do tend to raise a bundle for local clubs, there’s far more to this international organization than tasty…

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