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8/30: Top community college; Perils of social media for kids

8/30: Top community college; Perils of social media for kids

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Site Ranks Gwinnett Technical College Top Community College in State
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Social Media Blocking Today’s Kids, Curtails Reading and Curiosity
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Polio Is a Terrible Disease Initially, and Can Return Years Later
UPCOMING: 16th British Car Fayre Will Be In Downtown Norcross on September 10
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC’s Todd Evans To Move to Texas with Pedernales EMC
RECOMMENDED STREAMING VIDEO: The Very Secret Service
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gold in Georgia First Reported in Print in Milledgeville Newspaper in 1829
CALENDAR: Master Violin Makers Coming to Suwanee on September 10
TODAY’S QUOTE: When Everything Seems Under Control, Take Another Look!
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately Georgian Building Could Be Located Almost Anywhere
LAGNIAPPE: Another Look at that Building in Bath, England

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by · August 30, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Site ranks Gwinnett Technical College top community college in state

FOCUS: Site ranks Gwinnett Technical College top community college in state

By Paige Havens | Gwinnett Technical College is the highest ranked community college in Georgia, and ranks in the top five percent nationally, says WalletHub, a national personal finance website. WalletHub’s ranking released this week speaks volumes about the value and return on investment students get from a degree from Gwinnett Tech.

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by · August 30, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Stately Georgian building could be located almost anywhere

MYSTERY: Stately Georgian building could be located almost anywhere

Here’s a stately Georgian building, no doubt at least a museum, library or similar government building, awaiting your searching. Figure out where this building is, and then send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 30, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/26: Lilburn festival, summer concerts, more

8/26: Lilburn festival, summer concerts, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival Coming to Lilburn on September 10
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Relatively New City Summer Concerts Delight Many Gwinnettians
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
UPCOMING: Medical Foundation To Host International Grief Counselor
NOTABLE: Medical Foundation To Host International Grief Counselor
RECOMMENDED: Readers Invited To Contribute Their Own Recommendations
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Governments in Canada and Nova Scotia Modeled after Georgia’s
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Firefighters Plan 9/11 Remembrance
TODAY’S QUOTE: Well, She Didn’t Want To Be in There Anyway
MYSTERY PHOTO: Giant Building Awaits Your Solving

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by · August 26, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival coming to Lilburn on Sept. 10

FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival coming to Lilburn on Sept. 10

By Nikki Perry, | Celebrate music, food, and traditions from around the world at Small Town, Big World: Lilburn International Festival on September 10 in Lilburn City Park. This free event features cultural performances, food vendors, a parade of flags, international games and crafts, and free bounce house play for the kids.

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by · August 26, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Giant mystery building photograph awaits your solving

MYSTERY: Giant mystery building photograph awaits your solving

Here’s a stately building for you to identify as our Mystery Photo for this issue. No telling how long this took to build, or how many bricks are in the building. And that’s no small lawn to mow, either. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 26, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/23: On Gober Plaza; The end of polio; more

8/23: On Gober Plaza; The end of polio; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Sugar Hill Names Adjacent Plaza for Dawn P. Gober
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The World Is Just “This Close” To Eradicating the Polio Virus
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Recent Column by Houston Prompts Two Immediate Replies
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners To Have First Recycling Event on Sept. 10
NOTABLE: New Ga-PCOM Physician Assistant Class Earn White Coats
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Governor Henry Ellis Viewed as “Georgia’s Second Founder”
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Business Association Plans Charity Event
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s FDR’s Definition of a Conservative
MYSTERY PHOTO: The Mountains, the Buildings, the Water….Where Is This Place?

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by · August 23, 2016 · Full issues
Family all smiles with Dawn P. Gober recognition

FOCUS: Sugar Hill names plaza for Realtor Dawn P. Gober

By Varessa Butts | The newly-created plaza at the Sugar Hill City Hall has been named for Dawn P. Gober, a Sugar Hill resident and long-standing advocate for the city. Mayor Steve Edwards and Council of the City of Sugar Hill have recognized her for her infectious energy and dedication to public service. Her work has helped define the Sugar Hill of today and set the stage for the welcoming and iconic destination city of tomorrow.

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by · August 23, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: The mountains, the buildings, the water, but where?

MYSTERY: The mountains, the buildings, the water, but where?

The mountains, the buildings, the water….where is this area, in Europe, or perhaps Colorado, or you figure where it is. It certainly seems like a wonderful summertime setting. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 23, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/19: On JapanFest; New funeral home; November’s vote

8/19: On JapanFest; New funeral home; November’s vote

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TODAY’S FOCUS: 30th Annual Japan Fest Coming to Duluth Weekend of September 17-18
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Byrd and Flanigan in Lawrenceville Is City’s Fifth Funeral Home
ANOTHER VIEW: She Might Just Stay at Home When Election Day Rolls Around
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Thinking Forward To What Might Happen in the Election
UPCOMING: Suwanee Council Plans Millage Rate Which is 5.18% Higher for 2017
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Grants in Gwinnett for July Total $67,500
RECOMMENDED: Hillbilly Elegy-A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fort Gillem in Forest Park Was First Opened in 1941
CALENDAR: Suwanee Library To Close One Day for Renovation in September
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Cynicism Really Amounts To
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Snowy Mystery Photograph During These Dog Days of Summer`
LAGNIAPPE: Presiding Fulton Juvenile Court Judge Speaks at GGC

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by · August 19, 2016 · Full issues
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