Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an appropriate occasion to reflect on the Haitian people’s struggle for human rights and dignity five years after the earthquake.
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An award for all mankind, a dinner for one — the Atlanta Nobel Prize party for MLK, given by the city’s image-conscious white leadership
This week guest contributor SHEFFIELD HALE, president and CEO of the Atlanta History Center and a Georgia Humanities Council board member, tells the story of white Atlanta’s reaction to MLK’s Nobel Peace Prize.
On October 14, 1964, the Nobel Committee announced that thirty-five-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Atlanta Housing Industry: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
After a year of significant progress in the housing industry with strides made in increased inventory, reduced foreclosures and rising home prices, the final month of 2014 didn’t provide many boosts for the Atlanta residential real estate market. The Cal-Culator, Atlanta’s residential real estate index, dropped 0.2 to a 6.0 due to declines in three […]
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Do Immune Boosters Really Work?
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations The New Year is off to a very chilly start. Last week, parts of the United States were colder than Mars. It’s frigid across the country and this year’s flu season is harsher than usual. So far this season, almost 5,500 people suffering from flu have been […]
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The Georgia way — coming together to give and serve
This week guest contributor LAURA MCCARTY of the Georgia Humanities Council talks about a Georgia tradition — giving.
Last month I attended the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta holiday meeting. Almost 200 people were there, which is about double the number that gather each Tuesday at the Loudermilk Center to learn, serve, and connect. The reason why? Santa Claus was in attendance, and he and Tom Gay (president of Gay Construction) presented checks totaling almost $235,000 to 58 nonprofits to assist with projects that benefit the children and youth of metropolitan Atlanta.
From longtime recipients the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta and Hillside to first-time recipient the Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land, board members and staff turned out to accept the checks, say thank you, and celebrate with the Kiwanians.
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What Martin Luther King, Jr. Can Teach Us About Serving Others
As Atlanta prepares to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service, I am reminded of one of his most famous quotes: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘what are you doing for others?’”
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Leprosy, Not Just a Biblical Problem
As World Leprosy Day approaches on Sunday, January 25, we thought it fitting to bring one of the world’s oldest known diseases to light.
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Development of Healthcare Workforce Allocation Tool Demonstrates Real Collaboration Among Atlanta-based Global Health Organizations
Chronic shortages of healthcare workers (HCWs) represent one of the biggest barriers to development and improvements in health outcomes for people living in developing countries.
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Are your 2015 resolutions simple, slow, and satisfying?
It may sound more like an ad for scotch than a primer for likely success at achieving New Year’s resolutions, but here’s why simple, slow, and satisfying works as a way to be healthier in 2015.
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Why “Location, Location, Location” Actually Matters
This week, we are reviving one of our most popular columns. Though the saying’s origin is unknown, everyone is familiar with the phrase that three most important factors when searching for a new home are “location location location.” However, location goes beyond a great school system and grocery store convenience. A great location is also […]
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The allure of history in Rome and Floyd County
Floyd County lies in the green ridges and valleys about 90 minutes northwest of Atlanta. Its presence is a reminder that we need not travel the world to find exotic monuments and clues to civilizations’ ebbing and flowing.
In fact, its history is almost a perfect national prism: the jostling for a place to call home by diverse populations, and the gradual as well as sweeping social changes they ignited.
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Lights, garden, action: Is personal change possible in 2015?
At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, you put down that second slice of deep dish apple pie and start the diet, or tip the foot of the champagne glass skyward and swallow what you vow will be your last sip of alcohol.
Or maybe you pledge to quit the mill where you work or learn a new language or read a book a week. Or perhaps you make no resolutions at all. After all, what’s the point?
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How Do You Avoid Christmas Stress? Choices You Can Make To Reduce Holiday Rabies
You do have choices this holiday season: you can choose to take care of yourself and say no. And as you count your blessings, your blood pressure may well go down in equal measure.
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How to get back in shape after the holidays? Keep the focus on wellness.
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations It’s no secret that the holidays are rough on our waistlines and our health. By all means, eat, drink and be merry this December! But once the new year starts, it’s time to rededicate ourselves to health. After taking a holiday break, what’s the best way to […]
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Courthouses of Georgia book celebrates county hallmarks
This week guest contributor ROSS KING, executive director of ACCG, Georgia’s county association, and a Georgia Humanities Council board member, invites readers to take a new look at Georgia’s courthouses.
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Forging a new future for GSU Holiday Iron Pour
The Iron Age of Atlanta ended Saturday night at 184 Edgewood Avenue. The 43rd annual Holiday Iron Pour, held at a makeshift foundry operated by Georgia State University sculpture students and professors, marked the end of an era and an uncertain future for this tradition of making one-of-a-kind items from molten metal.
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From fear, to preparation
The Haiyan nightmare is something I couldn’t imagine my family and the rest of the Philippines experiencing again, only a year after one of the strongest storms on record. Even its name – Hagupit (a Filipino term which means ‘lash’)- evoked fear.
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Have the flu? Know the best home remedies?
December is peak time for flu. If you or someone you love ends up with the flu this holiday season, here are tried and true home remedies, and advice on when to see the physician.
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Atlanta Real Estate Celebrates Successful Year
With the end of 2014 quickly approaching, The Cal-Culator has a lot to celebrate in the Atlanta real estate industry. Despite the overall success of 2014, the industry is experiencing a standard winter decline.
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Over time, over easy: Waffle House melts into memories
Unlike the Southern cult(ure) that it represents, the Waffle House Museum in Avondale Estates is only open twice a year. Saturday was one of those special days. I drive by the museum all the time but, like the chain itself, it’s so much part of our landscape that who pauses to consider what it’s accomplished?
This day—the 21,642nd day of continuous Waffle House service—I paused to celebrate the kitschy regional eatery that has inspired country songwriters and served as a backdrop for movies.
