Very little on the healthcare landscape looks the way it did when the year started. If you had a doctor’s appointment, a hospital stay or an ER visit in January or February, you had a very different experience than you…
The Elections: Monday, Oct. 5, is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election and special election and in the Dec. 1 runoffs for state and local offices. Early in-person voting begins Monday, Oct.12, for…
Even the most optimistic among us have conceded that things are looking different than we had expected or hoped now that fall is finally here. Sure, the weather is cooler, the days are shorter and sweaters are out of their plastic…
If you’re looking for an economic bright spot this somewhat dismal year, cast your eyes toward FinTech, Georgia’s financial technology industry, encompassing anything and everything that allows, enables or secures online or mobile transactions. The industry has been growing solidly…
Honoring Civil Rights Leaders: Two leaders of the Civil Rights Movement lay in state at the Georgia Capitol building in July: Rev. C.T Vivian and Congressman John Lewis. Both men died on the same day, Vivian at age 95 and…
The work-from-home phenomenon that escalated out of necessity last spring, when so many employees had to adjust to working at their dining room tables or on their living room couches, gave us, among many other things, glimpses into the homes…
John King became Georgia’s insurance and safety fire commissioner just over a year ago, named by Gov. Brian Kemp. He took over a department that was reeling from the indictment and subsequent departure of its head, Jim Beck, an insurance…
Hate Crimes Bill: Georgia finally has a state law specifically banning crimes committed against individuals based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability or religious beliefs. It was a struggle, but in the final days of this year’s postponed…
Despite the fact that my chemistry lab partner and I came perilously close to starting a fire in our high school classroom when one of our experiments didn’t quite work, I am a fan of science – a huge fan,…
The traditional school year ended abruptly in March for Georgia’s 1.7 million public school students, as the COVID-19 crisis prompted a move to distance learning – a challenge in a state that has 212 school systems covering urban, rural and…
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