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10/28: No, Yes, No, No on constitutional amendments, more

10/28: No, Yes, No, No on constitutional amendments, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Voting “Yes” on Amendment Means Helping and Hope for Child Victims
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Vote Against Three of Four State Constitutional Amendments
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
UPCOMING: Telling the World of Holocaust Is Subject of Gwinnett Presentation
NOTABLE: Primerica Foundation Announces 2016 Grants Totaling $960,000
RECOMMENDED: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta Is Home To the Arthritis Foundation, Founded in 1948
TODAY’S QUOTE: Determining If It’s A Good Time to Take a Hike
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Classic Building Could Be Anywhere in the World
LAGNIAPPE: Lack of Rain Shows Drought Being Felt at Gwinnett Lakes
CALENDAR: Luxomni Community Fall Festival Is This Sunday, October 30

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by · October 28, 2016 · Full issues
Unterman

FOCUS: “Yes” on amendment means help, hope for child victims

By Renee Unterman, Buford, Ga. | On October 18, the FBI announced over 239 arrests for trafficking and prostitution as part of Operation Cross Country X, a nationwide initiative conducted in partnership with local law enforcement agencies. Nearly 70 of those arrests were from locations in Georgia including Alpharetta, Marietta, Dunwoody and Gwinnett County.

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by · October 28, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: This classic building could be anywhere in the world

MYSTERY: This classic building could be anywhere in the world

Now here’s a classical building if we’ve ever seen one. It could be a replica of another building in the USA, or in any one of a number of countries. Tell us where you think it is located by sending your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · October 28, 2016 · Mystery photos
10/25: On Gwinnett’s libraries and a new Dahlonega distillery

10/25: On Gwinnett’s libraries and a new Dahlonega distillery

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Libraries Cement Knowledge and Community in One Place
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Dahlonega Distillery Aims at Producing Spirits by January, 2017
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Several Readers Respond To GwinnettForum Candidate Endorsements
UPCOMING: Advanced Voting Adds Two Sites This Week, Five Sites Next Week
NOTABLE: Metro Chamber Recognizes Gwinnett Water Plant Byproduct
RECOMMENDED: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian Moves to Stage, Screen But Best Known for Voiceovers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Your Memory Can Be Useful in Determining If World Is Weird
MYSTERY PHOTO: These Bowl-Like Objects May Give A Clue about Photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Visitor Enjoys Zoo Atlanta Amphibian and Reptile House
CALENDAR: Open House Saturday at Lilburn’s New City Hall and Library

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by · October 25, 2016 · Full issues
Goodman

FOCUS: Libraries cement knowledge and community in one place

By Dick Goodman, Lilburn, Ga. | There is one thing the other speakers this afternoon didn’t mention: the important role of libraries in our community and in our definition of who we are as Americans.

Libraries were not always as convenient as they are today, but we all have memories as children of going to a library. But libraries weren’t always accessible. In some communities they just didn’t exist, or they weren’t open to ordinary people.

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by · October 25, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: These bowl-like objects may give you clues

MYSTERY: These bowl-like objects may give you clues

Perhaps GwinnettForum readers will be able to explain the bowl shaped objects at this development, as they recognize where it is. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · October 25, 2016 · Mystery photos
10/21: Women are winning; Presidential endorsement; more

10/21: Women are winning; Presidential endorsement; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: WIN Cites Progress Made in Electing Women to Political Office
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Our Endorsement for the Presidency of the United States
SPOTLIGHT: Hayes Family Dealerships
UPCOMING: Several Gwinnett Cities Plan Scary Halloween Activities
NOTABLE: County Approves Two Non-Profit Grants for Chronic Care
RECOMMENDED: Brown is the New White by Steven Phillips
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Once Techwood Homes, Atlanta Site Now Is for Student Housing
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Scientists Usually Think About Philosophers
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if this Mystery Photo Means Anything To You
LAGNIAPPE: More Progress at GGC To Accommodate Growing Student Body
CALENDAR: Tannery Row Artist Colony Fall Juried Art Exhibit Is Saturday

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by · October 21, 2016 · Full issues
Easters

FOCUS: WIN cites progress made in electing women to political office

By Melita Easters, Georgia’s WIN List, Atlanta, Ga. | As citizens vote early in record numbers, women will be the deciding factor as polls and political pundits increasingly predict Georgians will vote blue for the first time since 1992.

This shift is not entirely unpredictable. Legislative seats and private sector leadership positions held by women are leading indicators for a strong Georgia progressive streak. This is obscured by the fact that all statewide offices, the majority of congressional seats and House and Senate majorities are held by Republicans, who in Georgia are predominantly pale and male.

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by · October 21, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Does this photograph signal you with its identity?

MYSTERY: Does this photograph signal you with its identity?

Here’s another mystery photo from one of our readers. There are several elements in this photograph that may signal its identity. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · October 21, 2016 · Mystery photos
10/18: On SPLOST projects and something good out of presidential campaign

10/18: On SPLOST projects and something good out of presidential campaign

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Committee Spells Out Project Categories for 2016 SPLOST Vote
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Finally, Something Good Comes Out of the Presidential Campaign
ANOTHER VIEW: Defends Trump By Saying Women Talk Dirty, Too
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Electric Membership Corporation
FEEDBACK: Understands Trump Appeal; But Clinton Is Far Better Qualified
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Commission OKs Agreement To Buy Former Olympic Site
NOTABLE: Fitch Ratings Affirms Gwinnett County’s AAA Credit Rating
NOT RECOMMENDED: Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Building Techwood Homes Was Model, and Led to Housing Act of 1936
TODAY’S QUOTE: Something That Most of Us Use Too Little These Days
MYSTERY PHOTO: You’ll Have To Be Really Good To Spot This Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Electronic Recycling To Benefit Friends of Disabled Adults and Children
CALENDAR: Cooking School Coming Soon at Infinite Energy Center

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by · October 18, 2016 · Full issues
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