The tagline of our local AM radio station was The Sound of the Village. If you were curious about what was going on in town, WCHL was the up-to-the-minute source.

How much of our DNA do we share with those who lived generation upon generation ago? You could say Cindy and I have nothing in common, or that we share a great deal. At the very least, we can both tell the stories of the ones who came before.

My aunt gave me this photo of her, my mother and their parents at the Paradise Room in the Henry Grady Hotel.

Life in a dorm turns out to be pretty comfortable. One of the best things about my room is the windows that crank wide open so I can feel the summer air and hear the tree frogs at night.

In an inspirational career shift, Debra Mager transitioned from her marketing career to artist and instructor with Debra Mager Mosaics — and traded Atlanta traffic for the mountains ofAsheville.