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ix years ago, Knapheide purchased Ranew's Truck Equipment in Milner, which at the time was a Knapheide distributor. In 2012, Knapheide opened the location on Highway 19/41 in north Griffin. Anyone who drives on that highway will notice the shiny rows of service trucks on the former car sales lot. Inside the building, longtime employee Debby Robison is the sales coordinator, Jason Watts is the general manager, and Mike Prince handles outside sales from South Georgia, Florida, and lower Alabama. Knapheide itself has been around for a very long time. It was founded in 1848 by Herman Heinrich Knapheide, a craftsman wagon builder. He spent 42 years running the business and passed it down through the generations. In 1910, during Knapheide’s third generation, they installed the first wagon body onto a Ford Model T. Even during the Great Depression, the company managed to survive. By the 1970s, Knapheide had become the largest producer of farm truck bodies in the country. Today, the company continues to thrive as the premier producer of steel service truck bodies.

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f you live anywhere in Georgia, then you’ve seen or at least heard about the buzz surrounding our suddenly booming in on the action this past winter by lending itself to show called The Walking Dead know, The Walking Dead is one of the most popular

have been zombie-crazy for years, but now it seems

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pon arrival at the Concord home of Peter Potter and his wife, Joy Walker, Betsy Harris and I noticed something parked in the front yard that you don’t see every day: a camouflage-painted airplane. This isn’t your typical lawn ornament—nor is a glider, which I noticed parked next to a sports car. This was going to be an interesting interview.

As we entered the Potters' bright and airy rural home, three large but docile Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs greeted us—quite the contrast to the bubbly Peter Potter himself. We found that the storytelling began the moment we entered their large country home. Peter was proud to tell us that Joy was the first female pilot for Delta Airlines and is still an avid aviator. That explained the presence of a glider and a plane. After a story or two, we were led through the fascinating living room, through the kitchen, and down the basement stairs to a cheery yellow room tucked behind closed doors. A carved green and gold wood sign indicated “Peter Potter’s Artel Studio.” Artel is a Russian term for cooperative associations that existed in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Historically, artels were semi-formal associations for various enterprises, where members, often far from home, lived as a commune. This is a perfectly fitting term for the art studio belonging to a man who spent most of his life far from home. Not only did Peter live in many different places, but he also traveled

extensively for some of his jobs. His position as a territory sales manager for a New Jerseybased printing equipment company took him throughout the entire Southeast. Peter finally settled down in Concord after reconnecting with Joy some 22 years ago. Born in Massachusetts, Peter moved to Mississippi as a child when his parents divorced. Memories of the Eastern Seaboard have lingered, as marine themes are his favorite to paint in his preferred medium of watercolors. As evidence of this, a beautifully painted watercolor of a fishing boat was propped up in his cozy studio. Peter remembers being artistically inclined even as a toddler in Massachusetts. He grew up wanting to be an artist, though he didn’t have much in the way of formal training. “I never had any art instruction except for a couple of classes when I was in grade school. When I got to college, I took an introductory art class with a great art teacher. He really helped me to develop,” Peter said. At the University of Southern Mississippi, Peter majored in art; however, he switched his major to library science so he could graduate sooner. Art and library science then dovetailed nicely for Peter when he was offered a job at the university’s library. One of the librarians, Lena Y. deGrummond, was overwhelmed with starting a children’s book collection, so she asked him to assist her. As Peter recalled, “In those days, if you had done illustrations for children’s books, you could donate a manuscript

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and your art and get a tax deduction. So she [the librarian] solicited everybody she knew who had ever written or illustrated a children’s book. They had children’s book festivals every year, and it was a fantastic opportunity [meeting so many famous authors and illustrators]. I ended up being the curator of that collection at the library. It was a wonderful experience.” Peter continued with his education as well, earning a Master’s degree in library science, which qualified him to teach at the college level. Over the years, he moved often as he went on to teach art, English, and communications at William Carey University; English as a Second Language for the University of Chicago aboard a ship; art at the University of Alabama and the University of South Alabama; and art to older adults in a continuing education class at a junior college. It was this last experience he described as a “hoot” because of the interesting personalities of the students who had never drawn or painted a picture in their adult lives. It was his college advertising art students who provided him an unexpected challenge, however: “A lot of kids were whizzes on computers, but they could not put together a sketch for a client when sitting with that client [and discussing an advertising project]. These students often had the best Apple computers with all the latest applications and would come to class with beautiful static graphic designs. If you gave them a sketchpad and a pencil, though, and gave them 15 minutes to come up with an advertising campaign for a client, they couldn’t do it. There was a real struggle with those kids,” Peter explained, adding,

“I was fortunate. I made most of my money working in selling advertising for a newspaper, because I could draw.” Although Peter no longer teaches art at the college level, he has taught art privately to teenagers and adults, passing along the same lessons he taught his college students. “I try to get my students to develop their own style.” Peter advised, “Spend a lot of time drawing, and find out who you are.” Asked about the style he developed in his own art, Peter replied, “I love to draw. I don’t consider myself to be a photo realist. I consider myself to be interpretive and not really impressionistic, but sometimes I get that way. I do portraits, but not as many as I used to, because I don’t enjoy it as much anymore.” In addition to his favorite watercolors, Peter works with oils. Betsy and I wondered if Peter had plans to explore any other media in the future. Peter laughed, “I don’t think I’ve missed any!” At the present, Peter’s own works of art stay pretty much close to home, although he has exhibited his paintings in cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, Houston, Savannah, and several others across the country. “I used to do a lot of outdoor shows, but it became a hassle,” Peter lamented. In addition to pursuing his love of painting, Peter is currently serving on the regional library board, spending time with his kids and grandkids, and mostly just having fun savoring life with Joy. Further, Peter speaks several languages, so perhaps he’ll tell his next visitors a story in one of them—perhaps Russian—and then show you the way to his cheery yellow “artel” studio.

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“Historic” is an adjective that’s thrown around pretty freely these days. With seemingly every dingy building and dormant battlefield tagged “historic,” one has to wonder if the designation has been cheapened somehow. Clearly, branding something “historic” should indicate a high level of importance—a suggestion that an event of extreme significance occurred on this spot. To my knowledge, no precise litmus test yet exists for determining when a site truly becomes historic, but were a foolproof technique ever devised, the Hawkes free Children’s library building in griffin—architecturally meaningful, socially important—would undoubtedly fit the bill.

trade, built a successful eyeglass business in atlanta—a “celebrated” firm, as described by the griffin Drug Company in an advertisement from 1911. and, like so many of his accomplished contemporaries, Hawkes underwent a transformation late in life, from businessman to benefactor.

a middle-aged albert king Hawkes arrived in georgia in 1886, entrepreneurial, innovative, and eager to make his mark. over the next two decades, Hawkes, an optometrist by

While the services provided by Hawkes’ libraries were supremely important, in many cases the buildings themselves were just as significant stylistically. This is because Hawkes’ foundation enlisted a-list architects for their projects, sparing no expense in providing facilities both practically useful and beautifully constructed. a number of them—including griffin’s, still standing on South Sixth Street— were designed by georgia’s most celebrated architect of the early twentieth century, neel reid.

Hawkes’ philanthropy, while not at the level of a Carnegie or a rockefeller, was no less important for many rural georgians who benefited from his giving. Donating tens of thousands of dollars, Hawkes funded free children’s libraries all over the state, providing generations of georgians with unfettered access to books, periodicals, and picture shows. Motivated by lofty ideals, Hawkes told The Atlanta Journal the “welfare of the nation” rested on “child-life,” specifically the education of children. furthermore, Hawkes said, the “instruction of a child” would lead to the “redemption of the world”—even today, a difficult argument to counter.

neel reid, an alabaman transplanted to georgia at 18, was interested in architecture from an early age. after a brief apprenticeship at 19, reid began his educational odyssey, traveling first to Columbia University’s School of architecture, and later to the École des Beauxarts in Paris. following this period of training, reid landed back in atlanta, forming the renowned architectural firm Hentz, reid & adler. from 1909 until his death in 1926, reid and his collaborators were highly sought after and extremely prolific, designing houses, hospitals, train stations, libraries—any number of structures throughout georgia, both public and private. in 1915, Hawkes and reid converged, bringing their considerable resources—both financial and intellectual—to bear on a library in griffin. With construction and design costs of $10,000 (alongside an additional $5,000 kicked in by locals for books and equipment), reid created a stunning building notable for its fanlights, bracketed cornice, wrought iron balusters, and Corinthian columns—and that’s just on the outside. inside, patrons could use a first-floor lending library or a second-floor theater, complete with projection booth. This building, still in use today as school system office space, was placed on the national register of Historic Places in 1973. The Hawkes free Children’s library in griffin grew throughout the 1900s. from a small collection of just under 1,000 books, the library eventually became the headquarters for the flint river regional library—in a few short decades, Hawkes’ gift to the city of griffin grew exponentially. The Hawkes library wasn’t the last neel reid would see of griffin. over the next few years, reid returned to town, designing multiple homes and a church, all of which still stand within griffin proper. His work remains widely admired. albert king Hawkes died in 1916. His generosity benefited thousands of georgians, providing access to educational materials that might otherwise have been unobtainable. Hawkes’ vision, combined with reid’s timeless design, make his library truly historic.

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An exciting move for the team and the fans

y now, most of you faithful readers are probably aware that the Atlanta Braves will be "leaving" Atlanta and moving to a brand-new stadium in Cobb County, making it their permanent home by the start of the 2017 season. Perspectives differ radically among the fans in Braves Country, especially some particularly grumpy Cobb residents who don't want a stadium here to tell you that this move will do wonders for the Braves as an organization and has the potential to propel the team to a place it hasn't been since the magical run of the '90s. Many fans might be surprised to hear this, but the Braves organization does not actually own Turner Field. Since 1997 (when the stadium was built), the Braves have leased the building and thus

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received only a portion of the income created at the ballpark. This means that the organization's earning potential has been somewhat hampered

further complicate matters, reports indicate that Turner Field needs an estimated $150-$200 million investment to remain in good working order for the years to come. Add the problems caused by downtown doesn't seem like such a strange choice after all.

thing is sure: a dramatic spike in team revenue. A new ballpark will generate more interest in the team,

ticket sales and purchases at the stadium. Even when the veneer of the new stadium wears off, the organization will still television and media deals were hard to negotiate with the uncertainty of the Turner Field lease looming over the discussions. With a permanent home secured, the Braves will be able to put down new roots, both geographically and in the business world. To top it all off, the organization will be planning events all throughout the offseason, making the new stadium a place to visit—and create revenue—all year long.

November 13, 2013, and just a few months later, the Braves began aggressively signing their young talent to long-term them to comfortably commit to their players in a substantial way:

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that await the Braves in Cobb County should put all your fears and frustrations to rest.

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here is a treasure in Griffin that is so rare only two other locations in the world house the same discoveries. And yet Fort Collins, Colorado, and a vault on a little Norwegian island called Svalbard (that’s strategically so remote it’s identified by its proximity to the North Pole) are really the beneficiaries of nearly 65 years of thoughtful research and preservation conducted alongside Experiment Station Road. Created in 1949, the Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU) is at home on the Griffin Campus of the University of Georgia. More commonly referred to as the seed bank, this unique co-op between the USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Southern State Agricultural Experiment Stations is the source for our nation’s Southeastern seed collection. Supervisory Geneticist and Research Leader Gary Pederson, Ph.D., heads up the effort.

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As the self-described caretaker, Pederson and his operation have often been compared to Noah’s Ark—and from a plant perspective, that comparison is not far off. Pederson and his team of state and federal employees have been entrusted with the well-being of more than 92,000 plant samples. To name a few—every known sweet potato, peanut, sorghum, warm season grass, mung bean, watermelon variety, cowpea, and chili pepper collection—all their seeds are preserved here. But without jumping ship two-by-two, what is the purpose of preserving these seeds? Long-term conservation “There are two reasons we do this.” says Pederson. “The first is for long-term conservation of genetic variability for future use.” In an industry better known for producing mass quantities of the same crop than for nurturing varied samples of crop and native species, this may seem a curious statement. But as Pederson points out, “One bag of seed can revolutionize an industry.”

A few years back, one little bag of peanut seeds stored inside Pederson’s 1,200 square-foot refrigerator did just that. Of the nearly 9,000 peanut accessions (bags of peanut genotypes) on site, that one bag of seed collected from Brazil in 1952 turned out to be resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus, a disease that was terrorizing farmers, as all known peanut varieties were susceptible. Quantifying the discovery of the Brazilian peanut seed’s resistance, Pederson says, “Resistance to the virus in all current peanut varieties came from that one plant introduction. It is estimated to have saved the peanut industry $200 million a year.” In the selfproclaimed Peanut State, where Georgia produces almost 50 percent of the U.S. peanut crop and leads the nation in exporting them, that’s no small feat.

research and education The second reason for maintaining the seed bank is to provide material for researchers and educators. PGRCU freely distributes germplasm or seeds throughout the U.S. and around the world. Every year, Pederson’s team sends out roughly 35,000 bags of seed. Recipients include almost all 50 states and 35-45 countries worldwide. Pederson says what Griffin has is, in fact, “the world’s resource.” Because teams have collected seeds from as many as 190 countries, it’s the seed bank’s practice to provide seeds to the nations that want them. In several cases, countries such as Mexico and Kenya have requested seeds originally collected from their lands that they can no longer find growing natively. The seed bank’s assortment boasts genotypes from countries to which American researchers no longer have access and from areas within countries where the native crops are no longer found. Additionally,

Pederson is only allowed to share seeds with countries that have diplomatic relations with the U.S. So what is Pederson’s most requested plant? The sorghum seed, hands down, he says. “It is not only a valuable gluten-free grain crop grown from Texas to South Dakota, but because of its sweet, syrupy properties and biomass, researchers are also investigating its potential to produce biofuel and become an ethanol resource.” Research with these seeds isn’t limited to the agriculture industry. Pederson sends out thousands of seeds each year for medical, disease resistance, insect, nutritional, food, and even archaeological research. With 92,000 plus bags of various seed, there is a lot that’s not known. From undiscovered nutritional qualities to plant cell research that may hold the cure to cancer, Pederson says, “That’s why this is so important—to preserve these seeds for future use.”

Protecting the treasure With the potential benefits of the collection, Pederson’s team can’t allow the seeds to be misused. The seed bank is a limited resource that can’t provide free seed to at-home gardeners or fill a request from one person who wants to try out the hottest chili pepper. These seeds primarily go to federal, university, and private company research and university-funded educational studies. They are also sent to organic farmers, used in grad students’ theses, incorporated into the occasional home school science project, and provided to Native American tribes working to resurrect the original crops of their ancestors. So what if anything were to happen to this national treasure that is the Griffin Seed Bank? That’s the reason for the other two locations. Both the Fort Collins collection and The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway are there to securely store what Pederson regularly shares with the world from Experiment Station Road.

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anchester, Georgia, is home to an elegant, prissy little tea room. Located on that town’s 5th Street, Practice Hospitali-Tea is the brainchild of tea consultant Gwen Bankovich; she’s the consultant and chef. I am fortunate enough to have been a guest at a recent tea party there. The ladylike,

Although all of this literary fun was wonderful, let’s face it—this tea party was about FOOD. And what a spread it was! Finger sandwiches—cucumber, pimiento cheese, homemade chicken salad; orange-pecan scones with mock Devonshire cream and spice cakes decorated with caramel sprinkles; mini strawberry

and even prevailed. Further, like the other guests and the honoree of this “literary tea party,” I had a great time. The honoree, Nancy Duffey Story, is the sister of a friend of mine, Carol Duffey Gill. Nancy lives in Gainesville, Georgia, where she, a PhD, teaches English at North Hall High and also serves as a writing consultant. A lover of books, she would naturally be pleased to have a literary tea. In fact, all twelve of us participants are bibliophiles. Knowing this, Carol had obviously put a lot of thought and time into providing entertainment. Before saying grace, she read a beautiful tribute written by her father, the late Rev. Charles H. Duffey. This piece, entitled “My Books,” featured Rev. Duffey’s paean to his favorites, directly addressing those books. She also read three of her own poems and to her own guitar accompaniment sang “Books Are My Favorite Things,” to the tune of the famous song from Sound of Music. As if this weren’t enough, she then distributed literary quotations by C. S. Lewis, Maya Angelou, Ogden Nash, Thomas Jefferson, and others. Our clever and creative hostess asked us to read aloud, if we were willing, one or more of the quotations we especially liked. My favorite was Neil Gaiman’s “What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not fooling a soul.”

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MOVIE REVIEW By CLARK DOUGLAS

n his 21st birthday, an ordinary fellow named Tim (Domhnall Gleeson, Anna Karenina) receives an extraordinary piece of information from his father (Bill Nighy, Notes on a Scandal): for many generations, every male member of the family has had the ability to time travel. There are limitations, of course: they can only go back into the past and they can only revisit places they’ve already visited before. There are all sorts of things one might do with such an ability, but Tim primarily uses it in the romantic pursuit of a woman named Mary (Rachel McAdams, The Notebook). Every time he says the wrong thing or makes the wrong move, he simply has to travel back a bit and start over. Time travel movies are often complicated affairs, as the mere inclusion of the idea requires many movies to spend an

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inordinate amount of time detailing the complexities of such a thing (recall Christopher Lloyd’s frantic rants throughout the Back to the Future series). About Time director Richard Curtis (who previously gave us the delightful Love Actually and the underrated Pirate Radio) mostly brushes such concerns aside, never worrying much about the possibilities of infinite parallel universes or doppelgangers or accidentally changing the course of human history. Curtis is much more interested in using the plot device as a springboard to discover more relatable, emotionally driven ideas. It’s bad science, but good storytelling. At first, About Time appears to be an updated riff on the classic comedy Groundhog Day, as a hapless man relives the same moments over and over again in the hopes of finally 47

making a woman fall in love with him. However, this romantically charged plotline is more or less concluded by the film’s halfway point, subtly guiding the viewers into a deeper, more emotionally complex film about bigger themes. This is the uncommon cinematic love story which is about something bigger than two people—it’s about romantic love, yes, but also about the love we all share with siblings, parents, children, and friends. In fact, it’s even bigger than that: it’s about the way we approach life itself and what we do with the precious time we’ve been given. I won’t spoil the plot developments which unfold to get us there, but suffice it to say that this is much, much more than a quirky romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist. That being said, I have no hesitation about telling you that the performances are endlessly charming. Lead actor Domhnall Gleeson is a real discovery; he has the stammering charm of a young Hugh Grant. I suspect we’ll be seeing a lot more of him in the years to come. McAdams is as effortlessly natural and appealing as ever, while Tom Hollander shines in a smaller supporting turn as an irritable playwright. However, the finest performance comes from that incomparable character actor Bill Nighy, who played key roles in two of Curtis’s previous films. (Who can forget his rakish, drug-addled rock star in Love

Actually?) The veteran actor brings so much understated humor and grace to the role of Tim’s father and ultimately forms the heart and soul of the film. The more I consider About Time, the more I realize what a rare thing it really is. It’s simultaneously deep and accessible, hilarious and heartbreaking, lovable and challenging. It’s also an overtly sentimental film which wears its heart on its sleeve at all times, but there’s never a trace of insincerity or calculated manipulation in that sentiment. This is a great, big, warm bear hug of a movie, and I can’t think of many things more appealing than that. Watch it with someone you love.

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IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) INDUSTRY HAS STEPPED INTO THE SPOTLIGHT AS AN EXCITING AND FUN CAREER CHOICE. WE SEE IT SPECIALISTS PORTRAYED ON TELEVISION AND FILM ALL THE TIME, AND WE WONDERED HOW CLOSE TO THE TRUTH THOSE PORTRAYALS ARE.

Andrea: Oh, and printers! We sell and install copiers. Despite the fact that most IT professionals agree that copiers were made to personally torture us, the Xerox machines we sell make for quick work, so that’s a relief. My role at Liberty, though, is dispatch. I receive the service tickets our clients put in and get them scheduled with a tech, among other things.

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Drew Dutton has been employed by Liberty Technology for over a year; Andrea Goodsell has worked there for about a year and a half. They took the time to sit down with Kitchen Drawer to talk about what they do.

TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT wHAT YOU DO AT LIBERTY. Drew: Remove the viruses people get from searching questionable websites, mostly. Also, I do sales in the showroom and work on tickets put in by our managed service clients. I also do the iPhone screen replacement.

wHAT kInDS OF BUSInESSES ARE YOUR MAnAGED SERvICE CLIEnTS? Andrea: We have a wide range of clients. Many are small-tomedium businesses. Our largest clients have over 200 computers and several servers, and they call us with requests as large as complete infrastructure overhauls app for editing documents on their smartphone.

Drew: Accessing their email is a big one. A lot of times it’s as simple as a forgotten password. Then other times, it’s a total catastrophe—see question one. There’s a lot that goes into the diagnostics of their machines if it gets to that point.

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technology and when something just doesn’t work, it can be one of the most frustrating things ever. I’m

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for people. And the fact that I can have this kind of career locally is fantastic.

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n 2010, Brandon Stanton began a photography project in New York City. His goal was to take random photographs of 10,000 citizens and post them on an online photo map. The idea quickly evolved into something much different. The more Brandon talked with his subjects, the more he realized that the stories they told were what made the photography special. He then began asking questions and posting the interviews online with the portraits. Now with 4 million followers and a best-selling book, Humans of New York has become a worldwide hit, inspiring us to look at strangers in a new light. Here at Kitchen Drawer, we also embrace the idea that everyone has a story and a perspective, and we felt inspired to capture the stories and images of the people around us. We are pleased to share some of these with you. Photographing

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Our Facebook friends answered the question, “If you could have coffee with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be and why?”

Gilbert Godfrey. Can you imagine Gilbert Godfrey after drinking this much coffee? Mark Flynn

JESUS! Because he’s Jesus. Brandon Tober

Plato—because he was a philosopher, because he questioned everything. I would love to pick his brain, find out what it was like to live in that era.

It would be GoD, because I have a few suggestions for him. George McDonald

Batman

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Josh Groban, the nerd of my dreams. We could recite Kanye tweets together. Meredith Jane Yantis

my sister Susan. She died 34 years ago...I never got a chance to tell her how sorry I was we argued and how much I loved her. I’d give anything to be able to talk to her again and share a cup of coffee! Beth Wilson Griffin

margaret mitchell—to hear from her the stories of her life and about our local history surrounding the Civil War.

Sigmund Freud

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Jim morrison—so I can gaze into his eyes and make him sing to me and write poetry for me. KC Presley

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Dave Grohl. No need for explanation. Emily Bethune

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heather beauchamp, because I believe she has some interesting stories to tell. What would this Super Mom of three amazing children be able to tell you? Michelle Ridgeway Williams-Boggus

My grandfather, Pietro Bertocchini, who emigrated from Lucchiana, Italy. He died when I was 17. I barely understood him, his accent was so pronounced, but I always knew he adored us. I would love to sit in his kitchen— and figure out what he was trying to say to me. Catherine Smith Slegl

Frank Sinatra. Just because he’s cool. Josh Keadle

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KD readers share their favorite parts of the magazine... answers a particular question. Always neat to see how different everyone is and how weird Ben can be. :-)

Chris Watson

It’s hard to decide what part is my favorite. My favorite cover was Volume 5 Issue 2.

Mark Greene My favorite cover was L’Homme Tatoué. I really enjoy the old-timey looking covers from different eras.

I enjoy the pets that are available for adoption; I think

Morganne Mann

I secretly love to hear people complain since I try to not do it (out loud). It’s a guilty pleasure to read what

Local business and restaurant stories.

Trisha Dabbs

Nov/Dec cover—so stylish and deco looking.

Catherine Smith Slegl

My favorite part was when I was the featured artist. Can I have another 15 minutes?

Jennifer Schultz

My favorite part was when I contributed photography and travel stories. Laurie Cochrane did a story on

Freedman Finds...I just love it all!

it always brings tears to my eyes. I loved the sailboat cover (don’t remember when it was).

Michelle Ridgeway Williams-Boggus

Nan Jolly Moore

Impossible to pick one thing. Print quality and paper so years ago when I moved to the area and anxiously await each new issue. I have learned so much about businesses because of KD. I’ve read each issue cover to cover. Only other magazine I read that way is Garden and Gun. Staff is wonderful! Just the right mix of retro style and up-to-date issues. Love the ads. Staff of KD is an amazing mix of talent. Thank you for the efforts!

Anne Fargason Kelley

I love every single cover. I look forward to it the paparazzi part.

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Natasha W Stansel

such an interesting history and beautiful architecture. I love seeing it showcased in your awesome magazine!! I will say that the advertisements have really paid off for me; I have found lots of places I never would have found if not for them. Thank you!!

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