In many communities, the Kiwanis Club is most closely associated with its local Pancake Day fund raiser. And while the all-you-can-eat bonanzas do tend to raise a bundle for local clubs, there’s far more to this international organization than tasty…
• Georgia’s access to Lake Lanier for drinking water has been challenged by Alabama and Florida; nearly a quarter of the federal reservoir that has been permitted to Georgia is at stake. A 2003 decision ruled in favor of shifting…
It’s growing: Enrollment in Georgia’s public colleges increased by more than 10,000 students this academic year to an all-time high of 270,022. That’s a 3.9 percent increase over the enrollment for fall 2006. “Our new strategic plan indicates we should…
Once criticized for being a “do-nothing governor,” Sonny Perdue has recently risen like a phoenix to become the leader he was meant to be. For this he has been chosen as “Georgian of the Year” by our magazine. In our…
On a family vacation to Florida when I was a kid, I struck up a conversation with a girl about my age from south Georgia. We got along pretty well until she called me a Yankee, which took me completely…
Georgia’s Got Game: Since 2005, an emerging sector of the Georgia economy has tiptoed its way to importance, barely getting a glance from trend watchers. “It’s very, very low under the radar,” says Georgia Department of Economic Development Deputy Commissioner…
Two years ago, insurers posted their best underwriting performance in 57 years. They did that by emphasizing premium growth over market share. Last year, the industry’s re-focus on fundamental underwriting standards was sorely tested. Insurers flinched and premiums declined, but…
Robin Rhodes was the youngest of four children in her family, thus it fell to her to “Run, go get the paper.” Perhaps it’s not surprising, then, that for the past 21 years, Rhodes has been involved in the business…
Talk about sports families: Who in the world can top the Rhinos of Atlanta, formerly of Charlotte, NC? In the professional ranks, there were prizefighters, Max and Buddy Baer; in baseball, Joe, Vince and Don DiMaggio, Dizzy Dean and Daffy…
When Sonny Perdue won his improbable victory in the 2002 governor’s race he called his campaign “Perdue for a New Georgia,” and he followed up in office by appointing a “Commission for a New Georgia” to revise state government’s business…
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