Until this camp began blazing trails, children with disabilities usually waited until the off-season at state parks to paddle a canoe, ride a horse, or shoot with a bow and arrow. Even then, though, much of the terrain was unsafe.…
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority is changing its name to reflect a stronger focus on enabling institutions to use the Ameri-can Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars it has been authorized to disburse. It will subsequently be known as Georgia Environmental Fi-nance…
Barnes VS. Handel or Deal: No surprise that former Gov. Roy Barnes won the Democratic primary outright, and will have a chance to win back his old job in November. Meanwhile, Republicans Karen Handel, former Secretary of State, and Nathan…
On a recent “guy trip” to visit cousins Archie and Scott Griffin near Pensacola, I was able to see up close the damage being done on the Gulf Coast by the BP oil spill. As I completed this column, there…
Those of us who, in our youth, occasionally wished there was no such thing as school – that great interrupter of play time, that perennial cause of early-to-bed – may be feeling a bit childish in our response to the…
Stanley Bergman came to Georgia for directions to India that Google Maps can’t provide. Bergman is chairman and CEO of Henry Schein Inc., a provider of healthcare products and services to dentists, physicians and veterinarians, a New York-based Fortune 500…
Agribusiness is Georgia’s No. 1 industry, bringing in $7.39 billion in 2008. Its economic impact is rivaled only by its political clout. Yet, like most industries in the state, agribusiness is changing. In addition to the more traditional sectors like…
Jack Rudolph was in the doghouse at home, which was appropriate since the dog was the only one in the family showing him any love. It was October 1977. Rudolph, defensive coordinator for the mighty Valdosta football team, had just…
With more than 11,000 employees, WellStar Health System is big healthcare business for Georgia. From its origins at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, the system has grown over the last 50 years to include four hospitals, extending out to West Georgia…
Reinhardt College in Waleska changed its name to Reinhardt University June 1. Leaders at the school say the change does not represent ambitions for the future – it just brings the name up-to-date with the school’s recent growth. The United…
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