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NEW for 1/3: Two views on Peachtree Corners, one on grieving

NEW for 1/3: Two views on Peachtree Corners, one on grieving

Click here to read the full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Peachtree Corners Council considering hiring a city marshal
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Peachtree Corners showing how to produce State of the City
ANOTHER VIEW: When you have a loss, grieving is a natural process
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company.
FEEDBACK: Search out for credibility in seeking information today
UPCOMING: Veterans Hall of Fame offering $4,000 ROTC scholarships
NOTABLE: After three years in business, Parsons Roofing earns its new name
RECOMMENDED: Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Carroll County’s Babbie Mason is Christian singer-songwriter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distant shoreline asks for its location
CALENDAR: Duluth library to host two local authors on January 12

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by · January 3, 2023 · Full issues
Wright

FOCUS: Peachtree Corners Council considering hiring a city marshal

By Alex Wright, city councilman  |  Since its incorporation in 2012, the City of Peachtree Corners has provided police services to its citizens through an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Gwinnett County.  The city and its citizens have mostly been pleased with the level of service provided by the Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD), but a level of change may be on the horizon for community safety in Peachtree Corners.

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by · January 3, 2023 · Today's Focus
Brunson

ANOTHER VIEW: When you have a loss, grieving is a natural process

By Randy Brunson  |  One of the great beauties of life is that we have the opportunity to meet so many people. And we find that the varied and diverse backgrounds, countries of origin, belief systems and perspectives that each of them brings, adds richness to the tapestry of our lives.

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by · January 3, 2023 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans Hall of Fame offering $4,000 ROTC scholarships

NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans Hall of Fame offering $4,000 ROTC scholarships

The Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame (GMVHOF) is currently accepting applicants for college scholarships worth up to $4,000. The announcement was made by GMVHOF founder and scholarship director Col. Paul Longgrear (US Army-Ret) of Pine Mountain. 

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by · January 3, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distant shoreline asks for its location

MYSTERY PHOTO: Distant shoreline asks for its location

Here’s a single clue to this issue’s Mystery Photo: it’s not around here. Figure out where this photo was taken, and send your answer to Elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.

When is a Lighthouse not a Lighthouse? Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. sent in the recent Mystery Photo, which he explains: “It is a miniature model of the Phare de la Pointe-Mitis (Translation: Pointe-Mitis Lighthouse), a lighthouse located in a small village of Métis-sur-Mer in Quebec, Canada.

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by · January 3, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 12/23: Levengood award; Christmas carol; 2023 wish

NEW for 12/23: Levengood award; Christmas carol; 2023 wish

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: J. Michael Levengood to be honored with Benham Award
EEB PERSPECTIVE: About the carol: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 
ANOTHER VIEW: Wish for 2023 is for no more corrupt politicians
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: Peachtree Christian Health thanks donors for saving center
UPCOMING: Jaletta Long Smith is seventh judge of State Court of Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Be alert to imposter posing as Water Department employee
RECOMMENDED: Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Thornton Marye was key architect and preservationist in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery: When is a lighthouse not a lighthouse?
CALENDAR: Andrews Raid presentation to be at The Georgia Archives January 13 

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by · December 23, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: About the carol “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

BRACK: About the carol “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

By Elliott Brack  |  At this time of year, words of Christmas carols reverberate in my mind, giving me pleasure.  This carol, “It came upon the midnight clear,” has particularly been on my mind this year. The carol comes from 1849, when Edward Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Mass., wrote the words in a poem. It is said that the poem was first heard by parishioners gathered in Sears’ home on Christmas Eve. 

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by · December 23, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Levengood

FOCUS: Levengood to be honored with Benham Award

ATLANTA, Ga.  |  Lawrenceville attorney J. Michael Levengood is to be honored with the Justice Robert Benham Community Service Award by the state Bar of Georgia and The Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, to be presented on March 2, 2023.  This is the top award and Levengood is the first Gwinnett resident to be honored by this statewide honor.

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by · December 23, 2022 · Today's Focus
Fort

ANOTHER VIEW: Wish for 2023 is for no more corrupt politicians

By Tom Fort |  My wish for 2023 is for no more political officeholders to be revealed as corrupt. One of my pet peeves about politicians is how many are shown to have used their public office for personal gain, whether financial “hand in the cookie jar” or otherwise.

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by · December 23, 2022 · Another View
Smith

NEWS BRIEFS: Smith is 7th judge of State Court of Gwinnett

Smith

Jaletta Long Smith of Peachtree Corners is the new judge of the State Court of Gwinnett, named to the post by Gov. Brian Kemp. The position is a newly-created one, giving Gwinnett seven State Court Judges.

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by · December 23, 2022 · News
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