Issue link: http://maconmagazine.uberflip.com/i/315819
4 l MACON MAGAZINE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 2208 Ingleside Ave. Macon, GA 31204 478-746-7779 • 478-743-4608 fax ESTABLISHED JUNE 1986 maconmag@maconmagazine.com www.maconmagazine.com PUBLISHERS/EDITORS James and Jodi Palmer ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Carla Douthit Dodd Michelle Lisenby ART DIRECTOR Brandi Thomas Vorhees PHOTOGRAPHY Danny Gilleland Steve Schroeder SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER Beth Wilson MULTI-MEDIA MANAGER Susannah Maddux FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jusak Yang Bernhard Debbie Blankenship Jonathan Dye Cindy Hill Susannah Maddux Jeff Manley Lisa Pritchard Mayfield Matt Miller Jennifer Myer Tiffany Davis Olson James Palmer Jodi Palmer PRINTING: Panaprint • Macon, Ga. OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Macon Magazine (ISSN No. 1090-3267) (Issue No. XXVII, No. 2) is published bimonthly at Macon Magazine Inc., 2208 Ingleside Ave., Macon, GA 31204-2032. Periodicals postage (USPS No. 020965) paid at Macon, GA. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited by law. The publishers are not respon- sible for the comments of authors or for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or drawings. Subscription price is $16 for one year, $22 for two years and $30 for three years in the United States. To subscribe, send check, money order or credit card information to Macon Magazine, 2208 Ingleside Ave., Macon, GA 31204-2032 or subscribe online at www.maconmagazine.com. All letters sent to Macon Magazine will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and copyright purposes and as such are subject to Macon Magazine's unrestricted right to edit and comment editori- ally. POSTMASTER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO MACON MAGAZINE AT 2208 INGLESIDE AVE., MACON, GA Feel better. Live better. MERCER Medicine Cardiovascular Care Advanced. Specialized. Jalal K. Ghali, MD Chief, Division of Cardiology Professor of Cardiology Associate Chair for Research Ahmed I. Shah, MD Director, Cardiology Services Assistant Professor of Cardiology 707 Pine Street Macon, Georgia 31201 (478) 301-5800 John C. Hawkins, MD Associate Professor of Cardiology 657 Hemlock Street Suite 200 (2nd Floor) Macon, Georgia 31201 (478) 301-2109 Mercer Medicine cardiologists are recognized for their expertise and advancements in the research, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disorders and diseases. Mercer Medicine cardiologists provide a full range of comprehensive outpatient and inpatient cardiovascular care—from prevention and early detection, to advanced therapies and interventional procedures. Mercer Medicine cardiologists don't just teach medicine. ey practice it. Celebrating the Good Life magazine macon