George Mathis

Technology has a way of making everything cheaper and better.

The truth is out there, it’s just getting harder to find.

I once had a boss who said all journalists work in “paragraph factories.”

“Elon Musk” sounds like cheap cologne, but it’s actually the name of a billionaire CEO who says people should become cyborgs to remain useful .

If being frisked by a stranger makes you frisky, I’ve got some good news.

As any roadrunner will tell you, the only good coyote is a dead coyote.

The worst job in America?

The 16-mile journey to work is never pleasant.

News has always traveled fast. Thanks to social media, it’s never moved faster.

It’s not easy running one of the biggest cities in the U.S.

Georgia has its share of problems. Traffic, crime and rain currently top my list in the Atlanta area.

At the risk of boring you, I must ask: “Why does government exist?”

A Georgia rancher’s battle against bald eagle attacks on his pasture-raised chickens continues, but he’s won a skirmish against the federal government.

Georgia students are back to hitting the books, but their parents seem to have spent the summer hitting the bottle.

DeKalb County voters will soon decide the top officeholders in the county’s 13 cities, including part of Atlanta.

Those wanting to vote before Election Day Tuesday don’t have much time; Friday is the last day for voters to submit early votes. Completed absentee ballots can be dropped off Friday at drop box locations, or as late as Tuesday at county registrar’s offices.

A midnight train from Georgia finally began moving Tuesday afternoon after being stuck in Virginia more than a day and a half after leaving Atlanta. Those passengers were not alone; Amtrak reported delays of several hours for trains along the East Coast.

As the world celebrates 50 years of hip-hop, use our timeline to trace how Atlanta made its central spot and changed the culture forever.

Human imagination is a powerful thing, as evidenced by the conversation of friends and neighbors frothing over the $1.7 billion lottery now waiting to be won by yours truly, or at least someone I know who might not miss a few spare millions.

Columbus, Georgia’s second-largest city, wants to get bigger. And it will pay you to move there.