The times, they were a-changin’ when Tom Land-rum arrived at the Univer-sity of Georgia in 1968. “The 1960s leading into the mid-1970s was an exciting, extraordinary time to be on a college campus,” he says. “I felt like a firsthand…
If you had won the Heisman trophy and quarterbacked your team to an undefeated season (14-0) and the national collegiate football championship, which would you say was your biggest sports thrill? Danny Wuerffel, who did just that for the Florida…
Carver's Country Kitchen 1118 W. Marietta St. NW (at Longley Ave.) Atlanta 404.794.4410 www.carverscountrykitchen.com When I first visited Carver’s Country Kitchen many years ago, the luncheonette was a small section of this grocery store in working-class Howell Station, west of…
Both the U.S. and Georgia economies are performing slightly – but not dramatically – better than expected, but I’m still concerned about the stability of the credit markets and the housing markets. Domestically, I worry most about an increased number…
Voters increasingly identify themselves as “Independents” instead of Democrats or Republicans. Recent polls put self-classification as “Independent” near 30 percent, with the GOP and Democratic parties holding only slightly higher percentages. Contrast this with the U.S. Senate’s 100 members, with…
A couple of years ago, when Toccoa-Stephens County sent a delegation to Washington D.C., they asked to meet with U.S. Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. The congressman listened to their concerns, then he asked about the Tugaloo River. He told…
“Location, location, location” may be the real estate industry’s mantra, but it’s also the most commonly cited factor in Douglas County’s continuing growth. The county straddles Interstate 20 west of Fulton County, less than half an hour’s drive from downtown…
Sometimes it’s your best friend who can hurt you the most. At least that’s the way Hinesville and Liberty County were feeling about the sprawling 280,000-acre Fort Stewart, home to the 3rd Infantry Division and more than 22,000 soldiers and…
Todd Manack is driving his SUV slowly past Statesboro Crossing, a two-year-old retail center just south of the downtown area of the Bulloch County seat. For Manack, the estimated $250-million investment that created Statesboro Crossing is evidence of the value…
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