One could spend all day listening to Wyche Fowler recount tales of his colorful life in and out of Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Saudi Arabia. Fowler’s political and diplomatic career has spanned decades, starting with the civil rights era in Atlanta and the nation’s capital. Now, there’s a biography that chronicles his life, focusing primarily […]
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‘Conserving America’s Wildlands’: Rhett Turner’s ode to his father
Rhett Turner, one of Ted Turner’s five children, has captured the spirit of his father in a recently published book – “Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner.”
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From presidents to punk rock, new book documents a metro Atlanta photographer as ‘Witness’ to history
The photo of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking home run in 1974 is so literally iconic it hangs in the Baseball Hall of Fame: the Hammer running the bases while two teens who sneaked onto the field congratulate him. It’s one of many historic moments captured by metro Atlanta photographer Ron Sherman in more than a half-century […]
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Local leaders celebrate President Carter’s legacy, impact of Jimmy Carter Boulevard
The program allowed visitors to honor Carter as he nears the end of his life.
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Atlanta-based Friendship Force celebrates 45 years of fostering global unity
By Hannah E. Jones In the late 1970s, an Atlanta man named Wayne Smith envisioned connectivity from every pocket of the world, creating a global sense of friendship. He wanted to foster citizen diplomacy, giving folks from different countries the chance to connect on an individual level, rather than just relying on news headlines or […]
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Atlanta pushes ahead with Nobel Peace initiatives
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, progress is being made to brand Atlanta as a “city of peace.”
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A coming home for Paige Alexander – new CEO of the Carter Center
For Paige Alexander, becoming president and CEO of the Carter Center was a coming home in more ways than one.
“Atlanta is like the bookends of my professional and personal life,” Alexander said in a recent interview in her office at the Carter Center. “It really is the only job I would have back to Atlanta for because it capitalizes on all the areas I’ve worked on.”
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Reporter’s Notebook June 5: Protests and COVID-19
Protestors and COVID-19 are still in the streets.
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Column: Atlanta’s Friendship Force launching major global growth plan
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 20, 2019
Atlanta-based Friendship Force International says it’s launching a major global growth plan in 2020 with a goal of raising more than $421,000 and increase its membership from 15,000 to 25,000.
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National Park Service hits home with King-Carter exhibit – possible peek into future
An axis of peace. That’s probably the best way to define the relationship between two of Atlanta’s greatest leaders and their families – the late Martin Luther King Jr. and former President Jimmy Carter.
It is a special multi-layered relationship that keeps building upon a shared foundation of non-violence, human and civil rights. And both MLK Jr. and Carter were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts.
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The future of the world — according to former Vice President Al Gore
By Maria Saporta
Trying to follow Al Gore as he speaks is like trying to drink water from a fire hose.
The former vice president is a fountain of knowledge and ideas, stimulating thought and concern as he weaves a tale of the future.
Gore was in Atlanta Friday evening at the Carter Center to talk about his most recent book: “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change.”
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Behind the high price of peanut butter is a tale worth spreading
Quit fretting over Twinkies that you can’t buy and the Thanksgiving groceries that you have to purchase.
Take a look at the crazy-high shelf price of a Georgia-grown staple – peanut butter.
Paying well over $3 per 18-ounce jar – more than a buck more than a year ago — made this choosy mother ask what was going on in peanut country a hundred miles south.
Big swings in peanut production are causing price increases — and future price cuts — for this pantry staple. And a closer look at the peanut’s powerful simplicity is quite inspiring.
In a nutshell, behind the high price of peanut butter is a story worth spreading.
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Jimmy Carter, Jason Carter inspired by matriarchs and family values
The two men, connected by a last name and DNA, separated by two generations and different dreams, together reflected on the forces that have driven their family.
Driven Jimmy Carter past national vilification for his presidential failures, driven him into the humanitarian work that has changed the world, and driven his grandson to appreciate the example set by the older generations – especially the women behind the men.
