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COLUMNS
A GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE UPDATE 23
CINDY MORLEY
A REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
FAMILIES DESERVE REAL TAX RELIEF 27
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 202 6
LT. GOV. BURT JONES
A DEMOCRAT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
GEORGIA’S AFFORDABILITY CRISIS 29
SEN. HAROLD JONES, II
DEPARTMENTS
15
43
PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE 4
FLOATING BOATS 7
GEORGIA PINES 51
DALTON STATE COLLEGE’S DR. JOHN FUCHKO 39
FEATURES
WILLIAM PATE
TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL
OF THE WORLD? MAYBE SO! 9
KEITH STRIGARO
FIFA & ATLANTA THE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING 43
A TIME FOR GEORGIA TO CELEBRATE & REFLECT 55
BAKER OWENS
A LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER 59
CHEROKEE COUNTY
ON THE MAP AS “THE” PLACE
TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY 15
LLEWELLYN KING
REBECCA JOHNSTON
CEO SPOTLIGHT
PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE’S
KEVIN BROWN 46
THE 2026 GOP & DEMOCRAT
MAY PRIMARIES
KEEPING TRACK
OF THE CANDIDATES 85
CHARLES BULLOCK, III
RIVIAN’S EV IMPACT ON GEORGIA 61
A JAMES INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CAPEZZUTO
GROWING “LIFE” IN MARIETTA 63
BAKER OWENS
IN MEMORY OF T. ROGERS WADE 67
MATT TOWERY
SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD AIRPORT FLYING HIGH 71
GREG KELLY
GEORGIA THE BEST STATE TO MAKE MOVIES 77
FRANK PATTERSON
CHOICES SHAPING GEORGIA’S EDUCATORS 83
ON THE COVER: ZOOM ZOOM
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THE NEXT ERA OF GLOBAL FILM PRODUCTION 37
RANDY DAVIDSON
PHIL KENT
CINDY MORLEY
61
LOVING GEORGIA’S CITIES 33
LARRY HANSON
TANA PAGE
WHERE IS MODERN MEDIA
HEADED IN THE FUTURE? 87
PHIL KENT
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PATRICK HICKEY
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