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MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this beautiful autumn nature photo

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this beautiful autumn nature photo

This beautiful fall photograph has few clues jumping out at you. But it is so beautiful that we just had to run it as today’s Mystery Photo. Try to figure out what and where this is, and send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.

In what we thought would be a difficult Mystery Photo, several readers were dead on target!

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by · February 1, 2022 · Mystery photos
Winter

Joseph Lloyd Winter

Joseph Lloyd “Joe” Winter, Jr, 77, of Nashville, Ga. died Monday, January 31, 2022 at his residence.

Winter

He was born April 8, 1944 in Atlanta, to the late Joseph Lloyd Winter and the late Jeanette Holcombe Winter.

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by · February 1, 2022 · Obituaries
NEW for 1/28: On PJ nonprofit and government denied

NEW for 1/28: On PJ nonprofit and government denied

Click here to read the new, full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Buford pajama nonprofit helps foster kids, now in 31 states 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Government delayed is government denied
SPOTLIGHT: Lail Family Dentistry
FEEDBACK: Let’s get better at policing and stop looking for scapegoats
UPCOMING: Three educators named to board of Rowen Foundation
NOTABLE: GMA names Lawrenceville as a 2022 Visionary City
RECOMMENDED: On the House, A Washington Memoir by John Boehner
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia has wide variety of waterfalls; go check ‘em out
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this somewhat romantic scene 
CALENDAR: D. Quincy Brown speaks to Snellville Commerce Club on Tuesday

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by · January 28, 2022 · Full issues
FOCUS: Buford pajama nonprofit helps foster kids, now in 31 states 

FOCUS: Buford pajama nonprofit helps foster kids, now in 31 states 

By Kasie Bolling | Since its launch in 2018, the nonprofit Jambos has sought to serve as a shining light on an uncomfortable journey by bringing brand-new pajamas to kids in foster care. 

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by · January 28, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Three educators named to board of Rowen Foundation

NEWS BRIEFS: Three educators named to board of Rowen Foundation

The Rowen Foundation announced today the addition of three people to its board of directors. They are Georgia Gwinnett College President Dr. Jann L. Joseph; University of Georgia Provost Dr. S. Jack Hu; and Georgia Institute of Technology Vice President of Institute Relations Bert Reeves. 

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by · January 28, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this somewhat romantic scene 

MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this somewhat romantic scene 

Today’s Mystery Photo may be another which proves difficult. It’s certainly taken at a different angle, and aims at something historic. Figure out this masterpiece of photography and send in your answers to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.

Only two sleuths recognized the Kehoe House in Savannah as our most recent mystery photo.

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by · January 28, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 1/25: On COVID fight; Summerour family; more

NEW for 1/25: On COVID fight; Summerour family; more

Click here to read the latest, full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Federal Drug Administration falls short in fight against COVID
EEB PERSPECTIVE: From Germany to Georgia: following the Summerour family 
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
UPCOMING: Free household hazardous waste day coming up on February 12
NOTABLE: Rainbow Village adds three members to its board
OBITUARIES: Hartwell B. Wash
RECOMMENDED: Luciano’s Ristorante Italiano, Duluth
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia last Southern state with Sunday sales “blue law”
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s more to this photo than you might think
LAGNIAPPE: Sometimes the light comes on at just the right time
CALENDAR: North Gwinnett Kiwanis sponsor father-daughter dance 

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by · January 25, 2022 · Full issues
Briggs

FOCUS: Federal Drug Admin. falls short in fight against COVID

By Joe Briggs  |  The news of U.S. COVID-related deaths approaching 900,000 and overwhelmed hospitals after two years is alarming. More concerning is why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is blocking our doctors from prescribing off-label use of known drugs for home use to prevent, treat, and reduce hospitalization rates. 

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by · January 25, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Free household hazardous waste day coming up on Feb. 12

NEWS BRIEFS: Free household hazardous waste day coming up on Feb. 12

With “Decluttering” and “Getting Organized” topping the lists of many Gwinnett County residents’ New Year resolutions, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and Gwinnett Water Resources have an event in store that will help them do just that. On Saturday, February 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., cars will line up in the sprawling parking lot at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds to rid their homes of household hazardous waste, that is, products like pesticides, antifreeze, spray paint, auto batteries and more.

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by · January 25, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s more to this photo than you might think

MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s more to this photo than you might think

There’s more than meets the eye in this photograph. First, identify where it is, and then tell us what’s different about this tight photograph. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown. 

The recent Mystery Photo again brought in multiple correct answers. The idea behind the photo came from Marlene Buchanan of Snellville. Holly Moore of Suwanee wrote: “That is a photo of the Joel Chandler Harris house, ‘The Wren’s Nest’ on Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard in Atlanta.

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by · January 25, 2022 · Mystery photos