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9/1: New Suwanee complex, Sautee-Nacoochee story, more

9/1: New Suwanee complex, Sautee-Nacoochee story, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Mixed-Use Apartment Complex Anticipated in Suwanee

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fascinating Story of Sautee-Nacoochee Valley in Two Versions

FEEDBACK: Raises Some Questions Concerning Roundabouts

UPCOMING: New Artist at Snellville City Hall; Seminar Concerns Internet Safety

NOTABLE: Brenau University Opens Campus in Jacksonville, Fla. Today

RECOMMENDED READ: Night and Day by Virginia Woolf

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Spanish explorers venture into Georgia from 1525-1646

TODAY’S QUOTE: The Duty of Every Patriot

MYSTERY PHOTO: No One Recognized Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library

LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Manager is Labor Department Team Play of the Years

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by · September 1, 2015 · Full issues
Anticipated view of new Suwanee project.

FOCUS: Suwanee could get $46 million in high-end apartments

By Lynne DeWilde | The City of Suwanee Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has taken initial steps to enter a public-private partnership with developer Terwilliger-Pappas that will create a mixed-use multifamily/retail building at Chicago Street and Buford Highway adjacent to Town Center. The proposed development, on a 3.5-acre tract currently owned by the DDA, is expected to feature a five-story structure with 10,000 square feet of street-level commercial/retail/restaurant space and 235 high-end apartments. The project also is expected to include a parking garage around which the mixed-use structure will be built. The City Council will consider a re-zoning to allow such a project at its September 8 meeting.

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by · September 1, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Picturesque scene may challenge your memory

MYSTERY: Picturesque scene may challenge your memory

The breeze is flapping the flags at this castle-like building, with a town below, and water in the distance. Now, tell us where this is located, and the significance of this location. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include the town where you live. The mystery photo (right) in the last edition, that of August 21, stumped […]

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by · September 1, 2015 · Mystery photos
8/21: Labor commissioner on skills; Corn dodger recipe; more

8/21: Labor commissioner on skills; Corn dodger recipe; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Labor Commissioner Pens Work Emphasizing “Soft Skills”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Corn Dodger Recipe Can Make Your Mouth Water
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Major Problems Threaten Stability of USA
UPCOMING: Pull Out Those Superhero Costumes for Suwanee Fest Race
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Leads Metro Atlanta (Again) in Population Growth
RECOMMENDED AUTHOR: Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Julian Bond Had Distinguished Career around Civil Rights
TODAY’S QUOTE: What People in the Expensive Seats Can Do
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Feature Returns with Depiction of a House
LAGNIAPPE: Another Scene from Gibbs Gardens

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by · August 21, 2015 · Full issues
Butler

FOCUS: Teamwork, respect, communication and attitude are key skills

By Mark Butler, Commissioner of Labor, State of Georgia | According to research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation and Sanford Research Center, well-developed soft skills account for 85 percent of job success. Soft skills, also known as “people skills” or “interpersonal skills,” refer to personal attributes such as teamwork, respect, communication, attitude and more.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: 3 major problems threaten country’s stability

ANOTHER VIEW: 3 major problems threaten country’s stability

By George Wilson | Anyone running for President and any political office should address the three major problems that threaten our country.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Another View
MYSTERY: Photo might even have a Georgia connection

MYSTERY: Photo might even have a Georgia connection

Try on this photograph and see if you recognize it. The house may be more famous than you realize, and might even have a Georgia connection. We’ll give this tip: it’s not in Georgia. Send in your idea to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your home address.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Mystery photos
8/18: Farm friends, Legion leader; Southern men

8/18: Farm friends, Legion leader; Southern men

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Farm Friends Have Been at Gwinnett County Fair 25 Years
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Suwanee Resident Is New Commander of Georgia American Legion
ANOTHER VIEW: How Southern Men Are Threatened: Manipulation by GOP
FEEDBACK: Roundabouts Work Only “When used properly”
UPCOMING: Snellville Arts Council Schedules Annual Gala
NOTABLE: New Class of Leadership Gwinnett Announced for Coming Year
RECOMMENDED LISTEN: Literature of C.S Lewis by Professor Timothy B. Shutt (on tape)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lillian Smith Earns Position in Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
TODAY’S QUOTE: Sometimes the Citizen Is Stuck Between Two Tough Alternatives
MYSTERY PHOTO: Architectural Gem in South Carolina Was Last Mystery

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by · August 18, 2015 · Full issues
From 1990

FOCUS: Help celebrate 25th year of “Farm Friends” at Gwinnett County Fair

By Sharon Cassidy | In 1991, two 4-H Program Assistants, Audrey Hardin and I, decided Gwinnett 4-H had served enough funnel cakes at the Gwinnett County Fair. We wanted to educate youth and adults about “farm” animals and where and what products come from the farm.

We went to the county extension agent, Bill Baughman, and asked to start the “Gwinnett 4-H Petting Zoo.”

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by · August 18, 2015 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Continued GOP manipulation threatens Southern men

ANOTHER VIEW: Continued GOP manipulation threatens Southern men

By George Wilson | W.J. Cash’s The Mind of the South, first published in 1941, is a brilliant examination of how the Southern elite, even with slavery no longer possible, managed to extend the same economic and political philosophy and system to their own benefit for 100 years, using Jim Crow.

When I see the Confederate flags waved today, I always think about the social unfairness that existed in the South during the Civil War. Here are a few examples.

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by · August 18, 2015 · Another View
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