When my great-grandfather Jack Spalding and partner Alex King opened their Atlanta law firm in 1885, they alternated lugging coal …
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This week marks the fifth anniversary of The Atlanta 100 – a simple idea our small team had that we …
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60 years ago this week: Terror struck next door
by Jan SchroderSixty years ago, tribal hate blew a hole in the walls of Atlanta’s Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple on Peachtree Street. …
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Early Christians, unsure if a stranger was a believer or persecutor, drew a line in the sand. If the stranger …
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Today everyone has a camera on their phone, but as a youngster when my parents gave me a Kodak Instamatic …
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As a circumspect newspaper reporter, I was wary of salespeople. They wore cologne, dressed fancy and drove nice cars.
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Will world we know survive coming storms?
by Jan SchroderLunch with a former client and longtime friend was going well until conversation drifted toward macro topics. I proffered my …
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Football returns, despite drop in popularity
by Jan SchroderMy adrenalin’s already pumping as the Atlanta Falcons kick off the NFL season Thursday against the Philadelphia Eagles. I’ve been …
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MLK assassination spot a kick to the gut
by Jan SchroderWalking down Memphis’ Main Street last week, I was admiring new restaurants, bars and trolley cars. Then I gazed to …
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Golfers daydream of making a hole-in-one. I don’t play often, but claim two. Alas, neither hole exists today.