2003 Silver Spoon Awards
Despite a slow economy, our Silver Spoons reflect few dramatic shake-ups this year. Most of the state's most highly regarded restaurants weathered the storm, although a few reported record slumps.
Georgia Trend - November 2003
Girls and Football
I've never quite found a way to explain the appeal of college football to people who have to have such things explained to them in the first place.
Georgia's Top Public Servants
Meet the winners of the first Excellence In Public Service Awards, presented by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia in partnership with Georgia Trend. The awards honor five outstanding government professionals at the state and local levels: Dr. Kenneth Breeden, head of Georgia's Department of Technical and Adult Education; Peggy Merriss, Decatur City Manager; Jim Burgess, Social Circle Mayor; Charlotte Nash, Gwinnett County Administrator; and Stephen Gooch, Lumpkin County Commissioner.
Walls To Lead Georgia Lottery
An interim president for Georgia's big moneymaker, the Senate race heats up and Zell blasts the Democrats.
A Georgia Riddle
I elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and the applauded every time he voted with the Republicans. Who am I?
Collecting and Investing
A happy marriage of food and wine prompts some advice for budding collectors.
Putting It On The Line
In the 60 years I have been watching prep football, I never have seen a lineman as good as Gene Chandler. He was fast, quick, agile and a devastating tackler. He was so fast that when he snapped the ball on punts, he would beat the ball down field and patiently wait for the safety man to catch it. And then he would crash into him with such force that he would often cause a fumble.
