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Fri., February 10, 2012 5:45pm
Being let go at your job is hard enough, but then you have to explain it at job interviews to your next potential employer. Brandon Smith answers a blog reader’s question about how to handle this delicate issue.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 7:18pm
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday approved the final construction permit for work to begin building two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 6:00am
Music collectors are releasing the entire digital library of a prolific folklorist who archived scores of everyday Georgia musicians. Alan Lomax made his life’s career recording unheralded artists, largely in the South.
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Wed., February 8, 2012 3:09pm
Google is among a group of organizations urging Georgia legislators to oppose Senate Bill 313. It would prevent funding public broadband networks and subsidizing costs of services with public tax dollars.
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Fri., February 3, 2012 5:45pm
“Nice guys finish last” is cliché, but it can also be true at work. Recent studies are pointing to the fact that people tend to pass over nicer people when they look for leadership in times of turmoil, instead favoring more aggressive, seemingly powerful individuals.
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Thu., February 2, 2012 5:00pm
Nuclear power plant expansions are moving forward in the South while they are stalled or have been scrapped in other parts of the country. The South's politics have a lot to do with that trend. Lawmakers here prefer regulated markets and smooth the way for expensive new reactors.
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Thu., February 2, 2012 12:10pm
Former Fort Benning Army Ranger Cory Smith is making a journey to raise awareness for veterans' issues and to reunite with his wife and infant daughter who live in Indiana. He arrived in Louisville, Kentucky Wednesday. The run is in partnership with GallantFew, a nonprofit veteran’s mentor network.
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Fri., January 27, 2012 5:45pm
Many companies require their employees to use their vacation time in the course of a year or forfeit it. That might be a problem for lots of workers: Just before the holidays, more than half of people in a Harris Interactive survey said they would have unused vacation time at the end of the year.
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Fri., January 27, 2012 6:35am
Geologists have counted 43 different colors of soils and sediments in Georgia’s Providence Canyon, which is known as the state’s “Little Grand Canyon.” Geologists blame poor farming practices 150 years ago for creating the formation, but environmental historian Paul Sutter said it’s a more complicated combination of human impact and the natural environment.
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Fri., January 20, 2012 5:45pm
With job prospects looking slightly better as we begin a new year, you could be sitting across from an interviewer talking about a new job. Before you leave that interview, career and workplace consultant Brandon Smith says there are several very important questions you need to ask.
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