Features

Urban Revival

If there’s one thing nearly everyone agrees on in Columbus, it’s that downtown has come a long way since the 1970s. What was it like then? “Barren, deteriorating and tired,” architect Ed Burdeshaw remembers. Amenities? “There were none. Restaurants were…

Treating Prostate Cancer

An estimated 6,380 Georgia men will learn this year that they have prostate cancer. For some, the diagnosis will be the first they have heard of the disease. While most men don’t know much about prostate cancer, they should, says…

Statesman and History Maker

In 1994, President Bill Clinton was facing a crisis in Haiti, where a military coup regime was crushing the rights of the country’s people and killing a good number of them. Wishing to restore a democratic government, and do it…

Historian and History Maker

Sometimes, when Vince Dooley talks to his plants, he sounds like one of those father-figure Confederate generals he admires so much, calmly redeploying soldiers, or a cool-headed football coach readjusting his team, moving players from one position to another.  …

Mending Broken Hearts

Nell Morris has a long, vertical scar in the middle of her chest, a lingering reminder of the broken heart that would have finished her if not for some fortunate timing.   For about 25 years she’d endured a condition…

Added Value

The letters MBA in a title or on a resume have long signified prestige and garnered a certain amount of respect, so it’s not surprising that Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees remain in high demand among Georgia professionals. This…

Face-To-Face Teaching

Just beyond the only traffic light in Demorest, a pedestrian bridge crosses above the street, with a sign letting you know you’re at Piedmont College. The college chapel rises to one side, its hilltop setting making it seem even taller…