When a trainer at The Charlotte Observer posted the words “Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing,” asking where my team was in …
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Immediately after the Great Recession, commercial real estate investors focused on New York and a few other major markets. Things …
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With a daily subscription to The Washington Post, I was an outlier in my first-year college dorm. I found its …
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I was the closest human to The Temple on Peachtree Street when it was bombed in October 1958 – but …
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My Great Uncle Hughes Spalding, managing partner at King & Spalding, had just hired a bright attorney, Furman Smith, but …
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AJC columnists help divine our sports disasters
by Jan SchroderAs a youngster, I enjoyed starting each day with coffee and catching up on the latest opinions of AJC’s local …
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My children and I submitted DNA to 23andme. Results were not surprising: I’m a mix of many races and cultures: …
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This year, you indulged me. Thousands of readers clicked through to two much longer stories I wrote – one on …
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Growing up, Thanksgiving meant food, family and attending the Tech-Georgia freshman football game. Now Thanksgiving occurs daily.
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Today is my daughter Sally‘s birthday.
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Following yesterday’s acquisition of SPR Atlanta, the PR firm that launched The Atlanta 100 in 2013, The 100 Companies is …
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For three centuries, journalists and advertisers decided what you’d read in the media. The explosion of cable, satellite radio, websites, …
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Next spring, you’ll be able to brainstorm business ideas of the future in a collaborative building designed by beloved Atlanta …
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We all know eating healthy foods leads to healthier bodies, but what about the impact on the greater community?
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It’s gratifying to follow employees as they go on to bigger and better things. Sunday, I toured the latest project …
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I don’t sweat small stuff. With my granddaughter joining our planet, I worry about long-term issues – climate change and …
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Americans cheered in 1776 when Manhattan crowds destroyed a statue of King George III – and later when statues of …
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In SPR Atlanta’s crisis management training, we’ve introduced a musical segment that helps clients remember the importance of a “bridge” …
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Last week, I trained a client’s team on crisis management. It sparked memories of the first crisis I not only …
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In my first reporting job, each morning I’d stop by the office of Greenville, Mississippi Police Chief Robert Skinner, who’d …
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I’ve been a TV political news junkie since age 11, watching any available local or national news.
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“A little of each product goes a long way. And I really like the way the products smell.” That was …
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After nearly four years of producing The Atlanta 100 every week, we’re testing new designs. We’d like your input.
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I should’ve known better than to take restaurant owner and grade-school buddy Tom Murphy to the opening of a new …
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Twenty years ago, we moved our staff into downtown’s historic Flatiron Building. Rents were cheap, parking was easy and sidewalks …
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We bought seats on Row D at the Fox Theatre for Monday’s concert tribute to Col. Bruce Hampton’s 70th birthday …
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Twenty-five years ago Sunday, I looked out from my former AJC office and witnessed horror: swarms of rioters chasing and …
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I still remember my high school civics teacher Dave Drake’s final exam question: “What does it mean to say America …
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Did you have bacon and eggs for breakfast today? If so, thank the “Father of PR,” Edward Bernays.
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Amanda and Thomas Schroder met as high school sophomores at a basketball game and have been inseparable since. They were …