This issue contains our Top Hospitals ranking and our feature on the current state of Georgia’s hospitals. Like many other states, we see a pattern of closures in rural areas that threatens the health and economy of all of Georgia.…
I’m glad to see the election is bringing affordable housing issues into focus. While both parties are late in the game with their potential solutions, there may be time to find a way out of the dilemma at the root…
Celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates generations of Hispanic Americans and features many events and tributes in Georgia honoring the accomplishments of our…
It’s a tough time for the education world. While Georgia made strides in making up for pandemic loss in math and reading from 2022 to 2023, full recovery will likely take another year or two. That’s according to the Education Recovery Scorecard,…
Georgia’s broadband infrastructure is seeing dramatic improvements due to a combination of federal investment and bipartisan local leadership bringing the dollars home. The results could see Georgia enhancing its status as a technology hub, with more data centers, fiber manufacturing,…
Starting this school year, Georgia students will be required to take a half-credit financial literacy (Finlit) course during the last two years of high school. Frankly, many adults could also benefit from this. But what is “Finlit” exactly? It’s not…
I was in St. Simons recently at Barbara Jean’s restaurant, having the shrimp salad sandwich and crab bisque I always get when I visit, when a printed flyer caught my eye. A certain percentage of proceeds from my meal…
Small business ownership is an American dream that should be shared by all, and large entities often have an interest in increasing their interaction with their vendors that are owned by women and minorities to level the playing field. A…
Since the opening of Augusta’s Georgia Cyber Center in 2018, the state has become a leader in the cybersecurity sector, hatching dozens of startups and expanding several existing companies. In the past few years, local cyberattacks have shown the clear…
This month’s issue features an excellent article by Phillipa Maister about artificial intelligence (AI). It’s amazing how quickly this technology has embedded itself into our daily lives. It has crept up a bit in the sense that we often don’t…
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