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15.08: Protecting computers; On bad government; more

15.08: Protecting computers; On bad government; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Protecting Your Personal Computer: Know Your Enemies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s An Example Where Bad Government Has Erupted
ANOTHER VIEW: Getting Together With Old High School Mates: What Fun!
FEEDBACK: Informs Readers of Firearms Act of 1937
UPCOMING: Farmers Market Returns to Suwanee; Salvation Army Honors Publisher
NOTABLE: Boutwells Establish Scholarship at GGC; Gwinnett Tech Awards Scholarships
RECOMMENDED READ: Red Dirt by Joe Samuel Starnes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Erskine Caldwell Concentrates on Poverty and Disintegration of Family
TODAY’S QUOTE: How You May Not Appear to Others on the Internet
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Recognized Major Landmark in Paris
LAGNIAPPE: Art on a Limb Returns to Suwanee Creekway

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by · April 28, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: A key to protecting your computer is to know thine enemies

FOCUS: A key to protecting your computer is to know thine enemies

By Robert Covington | Security breaches are big news these days. It seems like the major media outlets discovered cybersecurity immediately following the Sony data theft, and it has been big news ever since.

The problem of information security threats is not a new one however. When I was a student in college years ago, I worked in the University of Miami data center. One of my jobs was tracking down students who broke security rules. In those days, hackers were usually bright college students breaking into systems just to prove that they could. My prime suspect began his hacking career as a high school student, bringing his skills with him to college. Invariably, I would track those types of perpetrators down, and given the low concerns about computer crimes in those days, they would get off with a wrist slap, and I would be after them again a few months later.

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by · April 28, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Looks like a great place to visit

MYSTERY: Looks like a great place to visit

CLUE: The bright colors and the lake in the distant look like a perfect place to visit. Tell us where you think this photograph was taken. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us where you live.

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by · April 28, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.07: Interstate truckers; Shivers down spine; Guns and ammo

15.07: Interstate truckers; Shivers down spine; Guns and ammo

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Why Interstate Truckers Don’t Buy Much Gasoline in Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Situation That Really Send Shiver Down My Back
ANOTHER VIEW: Tax Guns and Ammunition to Fund Security Measures
UPCOMING: Grayson Seeks Vintage Photographs; Ballet Offers Summer Program
NOTABLE: Allgood Expands into Knoxville, Tenn.; Sugar Hill Youth Council Is Active
RECOMMENDED READ: Amish Confidential by Levi Stoltzfus and Ellis Henich
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Erskine Caldwell Is Prodigious Author, Writing about the South
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why It’s Better To Know Some of the Questions
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Recognized Casablanca Mosque

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by · April 24, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Why do Interstate truckers not buy gas in Georgia?

FOCUS: Why do Interstate truckers not buy gas in Georgia?

By Tom Payne in Wayside, Ga. | The $300,000,000 question in Georgia is why 85 percent of interstate trucking companies do not buy fuel in Georgia.

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by · April 24, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Great architecture

MYSTERY: Great architecture

eautiful stone, great architecture, notable design, but where is it? Tell us where you think this week’s Mystery Photo is located, and give us its name. Send your thoughts to Elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us where you live.

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by · April 24, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.06: Sweet spot; transit poll; more

15.06: Sweet spot; transit poll; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Sugar Hill Hoping To Be Gwinnett’s Sweet Spot
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Transit Poll Gives Gwinnettians Hope of Possible Solution
FEEDBACK: On Respect for Police, What Progressives Want, and One Rant
UPCOMING: LDS Choir To Present Concert; Cardiac Screening; Barefoot Festival
NOTABLE: GC&B Announces New Wetlands Program; Gwinnett Tech Top Student
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Starring Adam West
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Overpumping from Aquifer Can Lead to Salt Water Intrusion
TODAY’S QUOTE: Watch Out Should We Achieve Improved Voter Turnout
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Guess Mystery Was in Columbia, S.C.

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by · April 21, 2015 · Full issues
FOCUS: Sugar Hill preparing facilities to become Gwinnett’s sweet spot

FOCUS: Sugar Hill preparing facilities to become Gwinnett’s sweet spot

By Megan Carnell | Over the last ten years, Sugar Hill hasbeen quietly and effectively managing its many assets and preparing for the future. Well, the future is now and the city is more than ready to take on the challenge! As the fourth largest city in Gwinnett County, and as the population continues to grow, city leaders are boldly moving forward with plans to build a 21st Century downtown destination for residents and visitors alike.

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by · April 21, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Compare and contrast

MYSTERY: Compare and contrast

CLUE: Is this not a beautiful scene? And compare the size of the people in the foreground with the building! Amazing! Wonder where it is? If you think you know, send your ideas to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us which town you live in.

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by · April 21, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.05: Ensuring justice; Treasures; Legislature

15.05: Ensuring justice; Treasures; Legislature

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TODAY’S FOCUS: More Translators Key in Gwinnett for Ensuring Justice
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Just What Treasures Are in Your Closet or Attic?
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels Progressives Want Legislature To Meet the Year Around
FEEDBACK: When Will Do Not Call Rules Be Enforced?
UPCOMING: OTC Troupe Offers 10th Anniversary Performance in Norcross on Saturday
NOTABLE: Lilburn Will Honor Former Councilwoman Helen Morris with a Bench
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charting the Flow of Georgia Rivers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Thinking Fanatics In Two Ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old Casino in Romania Didn’t Stump All Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville Is the Wisteria City

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by · April 17, 2015 · Full issues
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