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Facing the Giants images   by Melonee McKinney
Troubled by what they saw as a rising tide of negative messages in motion pictures, members of a Georgia church challenged Hollywood, started making their own movies and triumphed with films of faith.
first appeared: 10/14/2007
Easter Memories images
Easter is remembered in an array of colors, from new purple dresses, yellow bonnets and black patent-leather shoes to multicolored eggs hidden in tufts of green grass and fragrant white lilies surrounding the Sunday church altar.
first appeared: 4/1/2007
Offering More than Chicken Sandwiches images
Melonee McKinney Hurt
first appeared: 2/25/2007
Home Sweet Home images   by M.B. Roberts
On a crisp, sunny day on a quiet street in Atlanta, about two dozen people gather in the driveway of a light yellow house with white trim to celebrate move-in day with the owner
first appeared: 1/28/2007
The Civilian Conservation Corps   by Marti Attoun
Honoring the boys of the Civilian Conservation Corps who rebuilt America and became men
first appeared: 5/28/2006
Acts of Kindness   by Marta W. Aldrich
Our 5th annual account of ordinary Americans doing good deeds for one another
first appeared: 12/25/2005
Georgia on Her Mind   by Beverly Keel
Trisha Yearwood's journey of self-discovery leads her home.
first appeared: 9/11/2005
A Father's Dream, a Son's Mission   by Beverly Keel
Martin Luther King III reflects on his father's legacy
first appeared: 1/9/2005
Gifts of Life   by Mardy Fones
Organ donors offer hope to those awaiting transplants
first appeared: 1/2/2005
Read All About It!   by Marti Attoun
Generation after generation, they’ve chronicled the big events, but just as important, say their publishers, they’ve chronicled the little events.
first appeared: 6/6/2004
Walking Carter's Road   by Beverly Keel
During the darkest days of the Great Depression, the Carter family never turned away any of the strangers, sometimes entire families, who showed up at their home in Plains, Ga., asking for food or water.
first appeared: 3/28/2004
Poet of the Common Man   by Michael McCall
Alan Jackson chuckles when he describes his childhood as resembling the wholesome, close-knit family life depicted on the 1970s TV show The Waltons.
first appeared: 9/14/2003
Pet Tales   by Hannah Wolfson
The bond between animals and people
first appeared: 2/23/2003
Nuts Over Fruitcake!   by Karan M. Robinson
When the ovens crank up during the height of summer in Claxton, Ga., a sweet aroma of fruitcake wafts down the streets and around the corners.
first appeared: 12/29/2002
Giving Back   by Pat Curry
Jim O'Hara beat cancer and now helps others fight back
first appeared: 12/23/2001
Hometown Eateries   by Michael Nolan
Where food, not fanfare, is today's special
first appeared: 11/25/2001
The Ride of a Lifetime   by Michael Nolan
The Great Race meanders across the nation, retracing westward trails of pioneers, cattle drives, and gold seekers, cruising America's mother road, Route 66.
first appeared: 9/16/2001
Off the Beaten Path   by Alan Ross
This year’s 10 family getaways include peaceful state parks, a historic mining town-turned-artist colony, a space travel attraction, and the place where it all started for America nearly 400 years ago.
first appeared: 4/29/2001
Reasons to be Thankful   by Stephen Leon Alligood
As the holiday turkey is served this Thanksgiving, for what do you find yourself thankful?
first appeared: 11/19/2000
Restoring America's Beacons   by Alan Ross
Creative preservation efforts coupled with environmental awareness and education are paving the way for more community involvement in the maintenance of lighthouses.
first appeared: 11/12/2000
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