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FOCUS: Lionheart Theatre company announces play offerings for 2016

FOCUS: Lionheart Theatre company announces play offerings for 2016

By Sean Casey | Lionheart Theatre Company of Norcross announces its 2016 season complete with comedy, drama and children’s plays. The company will be presenting nine different plays in the coming year, ranging from classics of the theatre to new creations for audiences. The company makes its home at the Norcross Cultural Center.

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by · January 12, 2016 · Today's Focus
WILSON: Reforming the U.S. Senate; Answers to reader comments

WILSON: Reforming the U.S. Senate; Answers to reader comments

By George Wilson | Many people read my two articles about the U.S. Senate and the need for reform. Someone reminded me that even through the U.S. Senate is the least representative body in the world; the British House of Lords is just as bad. I couldn’t agree more and reform is needed in Great Britain.

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by · January 12, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: Can you place this photograph of row houses?

MYSTERY: Can you place this photograph of row houses?

It’s merely a photograph of simple row houses, at least their back porches. But is this some of the famous row houses of Baltimore or Washington, or where? Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include the town where you live.

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by · January 12, 2016 · Mystery photos
1/8: Musical healing; outlandish statements; fear

1/8: Musical healing; outlandish statements; fear

Click here to view the latest issue. INSIDE:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Medical Students in Suwanee Also Practice Musical Healing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Outlandish Statements Seem To Bring Results for Some Candidates
ANOTHER VIEW: Hot Topic for Women in the Coming Year Is Simply Fear
UPCOMING: City and County Agree on New Library for Downtown Duluth
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Honors Two With Heritage Trail Medallions
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Alfredo’s Italian Restaurant
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pivotal Part of Confederate Plan Was Battling Blockade
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Type of Thoughts Bring Joy, Hope and Songs To Our Lips
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful Photo Meant One Area Was Featured Twice
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn’s New City Hall-Library Coming Out of the Ground

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by · January 8, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Georgia PCOM students also practice musical art of healing

FOCUS: Georgia PCOM students also practice musical art of healing

By Barbara Myers| When considering the study of medicine, pharmacy and biomedical sciences, it’s easy to picture microscopes, anatomy charts, chemical formulas and all things mathematical or scientific. We imagine healthcare students hunched over physiology textbooks and not, for instance, painting works of art or singing opera.

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by · January 8, 2016 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: Hot topic for women in the coming year is simply fear

HOUSTON: Hot topic for women in the coming year is simply fear

By Debra Houston | I entered the crowded waiting room for a routine exam in early December and found ladies in pink hospital gowns with their noses buried in magazines or otherwise staring into cellphones. Similarly attired, I sat down and asked, “Are they running behind?”

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by · January 8, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: So who’s this guy?

MYSTERY: So who’s this guy?

There’s not much to go on to identify this week’s Mystery Photo, since it’s merely the bust of some long-departed soul. Figure out who he is and that could tell you the location. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include the town where you live.

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by · January 8, 2016 · Mystery photos
1/5: Global investors; continuing objectives; our money

1/5: Global investors; continuing objectives; our money

Click here to see the latest edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Global Investors Look at Gwinnett and See Some Drawbacks
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A Look at GwinnettForum’s Continuing Objectives for Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Where is Georgia’s share of federal dollars? Some is still in Washington
UPCOMING: Several New Art Classes on Tap at Kudzu Art Zone
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Distributes $67,000 to Gwinnett Charities
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Newk’s in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Here’s How You Pronounce One of Georgia’s Smallest Counties
TODAY’S QUOTE: Calvin Coolidge’s View of the Spirit of Christmas
MYSTERY PHOTO: Beautiful Photograph Asks You “Where Was This Taken?”
LAGNIAPPE: High Waters in Atlanta

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by · January 5, 2016 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Global investors look at Gwinnett County and see some drawbacks

By John Snyder | “Global investors are looking toward Atlanta.”

This was the headline of an article in the Dec. 23, 2015 AJC, dealing with the regional economy and what major investors are looking for. These investors, both national and international, are impressed with the variety of business-to-business technologies the area possesses. They view Atlanta as a fertile ground for investing thanks to the Advance Technology Development Center and the Atlanta Tech Village. This region is looked upon favorably as being supportive of technology growth.

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by · January 5, 2016 · Today's Focus
WILSON: Where is the money that Georgia sends to DC? Still in Washington

WILSON: Where is the money that Georgia sends to DC? Still in Washington

By George Wilson | Your money stays in Washington because of reactionary conservative Republican state government policy. Let me explain. Georgia ranked 39th in per-person receipts from the federal government in fiscal year 2013, the most recent calculated by State Policy Reports, a publication of the Washington-based Federal Funds Information for States. The state’s lowest ranking, 46th, in terms of federal grants per person, is the money doled out for projects like highways, sewer projects, education and mostly Medicaid.

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by · January 5, 2016 · Another View