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July 31: World champs; Rest Haven’s future

July 31: World champs; Rest Haven’s future

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Local Ten and Under Baseball Team Wins Title in Panama City
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Before End of Year, City of Rest Haven May Be No More
FEEDBACK: Describes Another “Social Movement Caused by Liberals”
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Tech Photograph on Exhibit; More Sidewalks Coming
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Saves Money By Recycling Ladders on Fire Trucks
RECOMMENDED AUTHOR: Louise Penny of Canada
GEORGIA TIDBIT: More Than 300 Pastors Sign Second Atlanta Ministers’ Manifesto
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here Is the Route If You Really Want To Be Noble
MYSTERY PHOTO: Apparently Few Gwinnettians Have Been to New Mexico
LAGNIAPPE: Four New Officers Sworn into GGC Police Force

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by · July 31, 2015 · Full issues
Lleyton Jones and Dylan Lonergan both pitched no-hitters.

FOCUS: Team from Peachtree Ridge wins championship in Panama City

By Bill Long | The Peachtree Ridge Lions did something that the Atlanta Braves haven’t been able to do since 1995: they won a World Series title.

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by · July 31, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: What’s story behind this building?

MYSTERY: What’s story behind this building?

CLUE: This building has a story behind it, but what is it and where? Send your guess to Elliott Brack at elliott@brack.net — and be sure to include your name and hometown.

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by · July 31, 2015 · Mystery photos
July 28: Library’s new resources; new cider; rail transit

July 28: Library’s new resources; new cider; rail transit

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Libraries Adapting to New Resource Materials
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Operation near Helen Begins Bottling of Hard Cider
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett: Time Now To Move Forward on Transit
FEEDBACK: More Reflections on Problems of Gun Violence
UPCOMING: Kudzu Artists at Unitarian Church; Snellville Plans Brick for Fallen Marine
NOTABLE: Alan Chapman Picked To Lead Gwinnett Dept. of Transportation
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Taziki’s, In Suwanee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ministers’ Manifesto Leads to Peaceful Integration of Atlanta Schools
TODAY’S QUOTE: Something Inherent in Far Too Many Books
MYSTERY PHOTO: Some Have Way Wrong Guess on Previous Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Lifeguards Win Fourth Title in Row, a New State Record

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by · July 28, 2015 · Full issues
Pace

FOCUS: Libraries in Gwinnett adapting to new resource materials

By Charles Pace, executive director, Gwinnett County Public Library | LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., July 28, 2015 | The last few years have been a time of significant transformation in libraries across the United States. Many libraries, including the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), have had to deal with severe budget cuts because of the economic recession. However, I firmly believe that those libraries that adapt and evolve with the times will emerge stronger and better than ever.

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by · July 28, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Where’s this commemorative statue?

MYSTERY: Where’s this commemorative statue?

CLUE: It’s a commemorative statue, and your job to solve this mystery, is to tell us where this is, and what is happening in this mystery photo. Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and be sure to mention your hometown.

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by · July 28, 2015 · Mystery photos
Wilson

ANOTHER VIEW: Rare time for transit decision

By George Wilson | A county stands and falls on the decisions and vision of her leaders. All too rarely, a county has an opportunity to decide an issue that will set its future course for generations to come. Such is bringing of rail to Gwinnett County. Now is the time to act and show some bold leadership and not be bureaucratic care takers of the status quo.

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by · July 28, 2015 · Another View
July 24: Morman youths; gun culture; a kindness

July 24: Morman youths; gun culture; a kindness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mormon Youths Experience Their Heritage in Mountain Trek
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why Doesn’t the USA Do Something about Reducing Gun Violence?
ANOTHER VIEW: Small Kindnesses Can Sneak Up on You
FEEDBACK: Medical Needs Are Shifting; More on Passing School Buses and Dudley-Do-Right
UPCOMING: Dance Photography Exhibit Comes to Gwinnett
NOTABLE: DAR Project Helps To Preserve Historical School Records
RECOMMENDED READ: Refund by Karen Bender
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Island in Savannah River near Augusta Is Site of Major Pottery Find
TODAY’S QUOTE: You Get What You Pay for in Medical Care
MYSTERY PHOTO: Last Mystery Was from Camden, S.C.
LAGNIAPPE: Returning to Washington

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by · July 24, 2015 · Full issues
Sawing wood

FOCUS: Mormon youths experience heritage in 3 days in mountains

By Mindy Durden | Recently in July, over 300 youths and leaders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints showed up on a Thursday at 8 a.m. to start their three-day journey to link them with the past. They arrived in full pioneer attire, which most of them made themselves, and a five-gallon bucket that held only the bare necessities.

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by · July 24, 2015 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: Small kindnesses can sneak up on you when you least expect it

HOUSTON: Small kindnesses can sneak up on you when you least expect it

By Debra Houston | On a recent Saturday, my husband and I ordered dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Tucker. Neither of us spoke thereafter, nor smiled. Our minds were elsewhere.

Across the aisle, an animated young couple flirted with one another, while we, the older couple, sat static and listless. Drawn to their laughter, I’d occasionally sneak a peek, hoping their cheer might rub off on me.

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by · July 24, 2015 · Another View
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