Signs of the Dream Weavers’ colorful generosity can be seen far away and close to home: a water buffalo in the Philippines; therapy for an injured zebra; a steady stream of clothes and toys for 10 children in Mexico. And…
A bill in the Senate (SB 86) would allow communities to blow off the Georgia Planning Act. They can still make plans, but they won’t be penalized by the state for failure to craft and implement their plans through denied…
Ox In A Ditch: Former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who used his last day in office to grant himself some insurance licenses without taking the exams that mere mortals are required to pass in order to acquire such licenses, may…
Are the phones ringing again? Yes! In this April issue we publish our annual Economic Yearbook for Georgia, traditionally one of the best-read features of the year. We interview economic development professionals from all eight regions of the state to…
So State Rep. Bobby Franklin from Marietta introduced yet another version this year of his annual attempt to criminalize abortion. What else is new? Well, HB 1 would not only prohibit abortion, but would require any woman who suffers a…
Innovation is a popular business buzzword, but Danah Craft, the first paid executive director for the Georgia Food Bank Asso-ciation (GFBA), believes some of the greatest innovators are in the nonprofit sector. “There’s so much creativity and innovation in nonprofits,…
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Whoever heard of a college football star make a career out of carving ice? Well, meet John William (Bill) Van Dyke, a two-time All-Southeastern Confer-ence guard and founder of Ice Carvings by Bill Van Dyke. Van Dyke makes his home…
It was 1975 and our futuristic electric monorail was weaving through the treetops in central Florida, enroute to the Magic Kingdom. I’ll never forget that wonderful first ride on the Disney Monorail. That said, high-speed rail for Georgia and much…
Zach Hayes thinks he flew out through the sunroof, but he isn’t sure. His memories of the accident that nearly killed him are choppy and grainy bits of sound and vision that don’t complete the story; the only arc he…
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