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Atlanta Magazine July 2008 Spreads

Atlanta's 40 Best Places to Work, as chosen by employees (hint: none of them are Fortune 500). Including a special look at the top ten, keys to making the most of the job you have, and how to lead in tough economic times.

PLUS: Talking jobs with Jack McBrayer. Six Braves on the game that still brings them to their knees. Why the city sent $1.5 million down the toilet—literally. And more.

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I’ve had my share of odd jobs. Making doughnuts. Construction. Sitting—for babies, pets, and invalids. PR at the State of Georgia (okay, not “odd,” really, unless you count repairing grammar on then-governor Joe Frank Harris’s memos). READ MORE

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	THE MOMMY DIARIES Mary Jo DiLonardo on parenting Meet Nate, My Personal Trainer (On TV) Last Edited by Mary Jo DiLonardo 7/2/2008 11:51 AM			ABOUT TOWN Elizabeth Westby on style and the social scene Downtown happy hour: 'Shroomin, FAB, and honeydew martinis Last Edited by Elizabeth Westby 7/1/2008 4:11 PM
	RIGHT DOWN PEACHTREE Sports with Jay Busbee In Memoriam: UGA VI Posted by Jay Busbee 6/30/2008 12:46 PM			POP-O-MATIC Amanda Brown on pop culture Hot off the Pop Presses: Canton High-grad (and Lost’s “Sawyer”) Josh Holloway to star in “Stay Cool” with my father, Chevy Chase Last Edited by Amanda Brown 7/2/2008 12:09 PM
	NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Christine Van Dusen on real estate Buy a home, get a free wedding reception Posted by Christine Van Dusen 6/20/2008 2:38 PM			CITYSCAPE News and politics with Steve Fennessy Atlanta and reverse white flight Posted by Steve Fennessy 7/3/2008 10:21 AM
	BITES AND FLIGHTS Jennifer Senator on dining and travel Still no plans for the Fourth? Try a “Picnic in a Pod” at the SunDial (and see pretty much every fireworks show in Atlanta) Posted by Jennifer Senator 7/1/2008 4:04 PM			THE HOME PAGE Betsy Riley, editor of Atlanta Magazine’s HOME Square Bathtubs Posted by Betsy Riley 6/30/2008 3:36 PM

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