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FOCUS: The West needs to come together with Islam to destroy ISIS

By Alvin Leaphart, Jesup, Ga. | The moving forces in society are not lawyers. Lawyers simply work within the framework of society as it exists during a period in history, trying to make sense out of it, and maintain peace and harmony in society.

The moving forces, or the changers, are religious leaders, activists, and radicals in all groups. Religious leaders work to keep things as they are; activists seek change; and radicals use one or the other, or both, to destroy a society and create a new one in their own image.

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by · December 2, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Does this architecture tell you anything about this building?

MYSTERY: Does this architecture tell you anything about this building?

See if you can tell where this Mystery Photo is located. You might also see if you can determine what this building was originally used for. It might not be as easy as you think. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · December 2, 2016 · Mystery photos
11/29: 7 points on election; Gwinnett’s first distillery; more

11/29: 7 points on election; Gwinnett’s first distillery; more

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Making a Few Points As She Waits for the 2018 Elections
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lilburn Will Be Site of Gwinnett’s First Distillery by January
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Three Letters Contribute to Dialogue on Political Events
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Cities Plan Their Own Christmas Tree Lighting Events
NOTABLE: Kudzu Art Zone To Mark 10th Anniversary through January
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah River Has Major Impact All Along Its Flow
TODAY’S QUOTE: How One Person Thinks after Being Given a Blow
MYSTERY PHOTO: America Based Scene Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Grand Reopening of Fire Station One Museum is December 3

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by · November 29, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Making a few points as she waits for the 2018 elections

FOCUS: Making a few points as she waits for the 2018 elections

By Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville, Ga. | Please allow me to make a few points.

Point 1. Yes, Mr. Trump won the election with the help of the “White Man,” especially in the rural areas, but here’s a fact that needs to be pointed out: most of their jobs went overseas way before President Obama came into office and most jobs were out-sourced because of cost concerns. Here the fault lies with big business, which Mr. Trump is a part of.

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by · November 29, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY:  Where’s this American-based photo?

MYSTERY: Where’s this American-based photo?

At least with the American flag, you know the country of this Mystery Photo. Use these clues in the photo to help you guess its location. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · November 29, 2016 · Mystery photos
11/22:  New water garden; Nonprofit service; Post-election thoughts

11/22: New water garden; Nonprofit service; Post-election thoughts

Click here for the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Distinctive Marble Water Garden To Grace New Braselton Hospital
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering a Friend Who Served a Unique Non-Profit Board Service
ANOTHER VIEW: One Way to View the Change: Seven Post-election Thoughts
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
UPCOMING: Alyssa Davis Will Become Sugarloaf CID’s Initial Director
NOTABLE: Norcross Completes Its Own Mural with Skin Alley Red Foxes
RECOMMENDED VIEWING: Britain’s Bloody Crown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mary Hutchinson Attracts Following in New York and Atlanta
TODAY’S QUOTE: Another Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
MYSTERY PHOTO: Nighttime scene from which city?
LAGNIAPPE: Area DAR Chapters Greet State Regent with Tea
CALENDAR: Lilburn Tree Lighting is Tuesday, November 29

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by · November 22, 2016 · Full issues
Jack and Janice Frost

FOCUS: Distinctive marble water garden to grace new Braselton hospital

By Sean Couch, Braselton, Ga. | Thanks to a signature gift to The Medical Center Foundation from Janice and Jack Frost, owners of Memorial Park Funeral Homes and Cemeteries in Gainesville, The Janice and Jack Frost Water Garden will be constructed next year by the public entrance to the Emergency Department at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton.

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by · November 22, 2016 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: One way to view the change:  Seven post-election thoughts

HOUSTON: One way to view the change: Seven post-election thoughts

By Debra Houston, contributing columnist | What did we learn from the election?

1. Trump earned the white guy vote. They didn’t organize, demonstrate, or riot, but they voted. The Midwestern guy thought in accord with the Southern one: “I’m tired of being blamed for all the ills of the world.” Unemployment is a big issue for these guys, especially after manufacturing went overseas. Trump addressed their concerns.

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by · November 22, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY:  Nighttime scene for which city?

MYSTERY: Nighttime scene for which city?

There are at least mighty obvious clues in this hazy nighttime scene from some city some where as this edition’s Mystery Photo. Can you figure this out? If so, send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · November 22, 2016 · Mystery photos
“Christmas in Dacula” starts with a 5K and Fun Run, as these four participants show from the 2015 Run.  The City of Dacula is planning this third annual Christmas activity for December 3.

11/18: From Christmas in Dacula to smoke across Georgia

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Third Annual ‘Christmas in Dacula’ Scheduled for December 3
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Mountain Fires in Georgia Impacting State as Far South as Macon
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Look at smoke in Macon from wildfires
UPCOMING: 29th Annual Lighting of Tree at Historic Courthouse Is on Thanksgiving
NOTABLE: County To Purchase Historic Promised Land Maguire-Livsey House
RECOMMENDED: A Lowcountry Heart: by Pat Conroy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Little Known Today, Mary E. Hutchinson Was Acclaimed Artist
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Will Rogers Thought of Individual Greatness
MYSTERY PHOTO: Massive Overlapping Steel Provides This Issue’s Quandary

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by · November 18, 2016 · Full issues