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9/16: New church building; Newspapering of yore; Progressivism

9/16: New church building; Newspapering of yore; Progressivism

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church Plans New Building in Spring, 2017
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Oh, Many of Us Wish Back to the Better Days of Newspapering
ANOTHER VIEW: Progressivism and Checking Beyond the Edges in the Trump Arena
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Associates
FEEDBACK: Looking at People Not Voting, and Possible Makeup of Congress
UPCOMING: Suwanee Fest for 2017 Features Family of Super Heroes
NOTABLE: Gwinnett’s Jamie Cramer Named to State Palliative Care Board
RECOMMENDED: Piatto Restaurant, Duluth
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia State University Hold Southern Labor Archives
TODAY’S QUOTE: What September Brings Just About Each Year
MYSTERY PHOTO: These Rushing Waters May Throw You Off Base!
CALENDAR: Ninth Annual Rock’n Ribville, Saturday, September 17 on the Lawrenceville Lawn

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by · September 16, 2016 · Full issues
Another window from St. Gerard's.

FOCUS: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church plans new building in spring 2017

y Christine Norwood, Peachtree Corners | In 2008 Father David Dye, recently retired pastor of Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, desired to relocate St. Gerard Catholic Church from Buffalo, N.Y., The Buffalo church had been de-consecrated because of failing attendance, and sought a buyer.

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by · September 16, 2016 · Today's Focus
TUGGLE: Progressivism and checking beyond the edges in the Trump arena

TUGGLE: Progressivism and checking beyond the edges in the Trump arena

By Hoyt Tuggle | This is in response to Debra Houston. It is history and the current political situation from a different perspective.

Progressivism has been a significant component of the Democratic Party since Woodrow Wilson. This division within the Democratic Party has been pretty much an ongoing battle except for the FDR years. In modern times it surfaced between Jimmy Carter and the Democratic establishment. It accounted for as much of his failures as did anything.

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by · September 16, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: These rushing waters may throw you off base!

MYSTERY: These rushing waters may throw you off base!

You might say this is a more traditional Mystery Photo for this space. And watch it, this one may be more tricky that you think. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · September 16, 2016 · Mystery photos
Lillian Webb, center, pictured in 2010 with state Rep. Tom Rice, left, and Pedro Marin, right, when a Norcross park was named in her honor. More.

NEWS: Former County Commission Chair Lillian Webb dies at 87

[UPDATED, 4:10 p.m., Sept. 15] GwinnettForum learned today of the passing of Lillian Webb, 87, former chair of the Gwinnett County Commission for eight years, and former 11-term mayor of Norcross.

She was named Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year in 2013. More.

The family will accept visitors on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Crowell Brothers Home, while the funeral will be Saturday, September 17, at 2 p.m. at Norcross United Methodist Church, with burial following at Crowell Cemetery.

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by · September 15, 2016 · News
9/13: On drug addiction, voter registration, campaign smokescreen

9/13: On drug addiction, voter registration, campaign smokescreen

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Grieving Father Ponders Problems of Addiction to Drugs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The Way Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Looks at Voter Registration Drives
ANOTHER VIEW: Can Voters See Through Smokescreen of Campaign for President?
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica Inc.
FEEDBACK: How Do Exit Pollsters Wind Up with All These Silly-Season Details?
UPCOMING: Norcross Plans Neighborhood Clean Up and Recycling on September 24
NOTABLE: Suwanee LDS Congregation Helps Baton Rouge Storm Victims
RECOMMENDED: Cardinal Hill by Mary Anna Bryan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kolomoki Mounds near Blakely Date Back Maybe Before Christ
TODAY’S QUOTE: Oh, The Joys of Our Many Freedoms, Which We Often Seldom Use
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Peaceful Mystery Photograph Could Be from Anywhere
LAGNIAPPE: Georgia Gwinnett College Hosts Reception for Fellows Program
CALENDAR: 64th Annual Gwinnett County Fair Opens on September 15

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by · September 13, 2016 · Full issues
Waters

FOCUS: Grieving father ponders problems of addiction to drugs

By Derby Waters, Jesup, Ga. | On August 7 a young woman lay down to sleep and never woke up. She was a mother of two children, beautiful, highly-educated person, and my daughter.

She was also a drug addict. A great part of my heart is empty.

What I can feel of it is sorrow so profound there are no words to describe it. Almost 600,000 people in the United States will die this year, just as my daughter did. Death from drug use is among the top killers in this nation. More than 1,600 will die every day this year. That’s 1,600 more grieving families, 1,600 funerals every day, 365 days each year.

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by · September 13, 2016 · Today's Focus
WILSON: Can voters see through smokescreen of campaign for president?

WILSON: Can voters see through smokescreen of campaign for president?

By George Wilson, contributing columnist | The Dallas Morning News broke with more than 75 years of tradition to endorse a Democrat for president, choosing Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.

The Dallas Morning News’ editorial page is very, very conservative. It hasn’t endorsed a Democrat for president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. But a recent editorial went on to savage Trump:

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by · September 13, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: This peaceful photograph could be from anywhere

MYSTERY: This peaceful photograph could be from anywhere

What a peaceful-looking scene. It might be anywhere, from New England to the Deep South. But who says it is in the USA? Figure out where this is and send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · September 13, 2016 · Mystery photos
9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

Click here to read the latest issue.Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Friends of the Disabled Helps With Distribution of Medical Equipment
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Voters on Both Sides Lament “What to Do?” in Presidential Race
ANOTHER VIEW: Not Everyone Will Decide That They Just Cannot Fail To Vote
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Plans First Ever Recycling Event Sept. 10
NOTABLE: Re-organized Summerour Middle PTA Adopts Promise of Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Dahlonega Spa Resort
GEORGIA TIDBIT: A Brief Look at Eastern Air Lines, Once Dominant in Atlanta
TODAY’S QUOTE: Often It Is Difficult To Work Around Silence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Couple Seek Help in Identifying Location of This Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Photographer Enjoys Day at the Atlanta Zoo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion September 17 on the late Pat Conroy

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by · September 9, 2016 · Full issues
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