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MYSTERY PHOTO: Twin Towers are the subject, but where are they located?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Twin Towers are the subject, but where are they located?

Check out these twin towers. Your job is to figure out where this photo was taken, and tell us something about the photo.  Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

The last Mystery Photo, Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex, said: “Surprised me, as it was shot just four miles away from where my wife of 44½ years was born and raised! This photo was shot in the small tourist town of Percé at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada.

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by · December 16, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 12/13: On Rowen project; Rejecting political ads; Hiking surprise

NEW for 12/13: On Rowen project; Rejecting political ads; Hiking surprise

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Start of Rowen project means new focus for Gwinnett development
EEB PERSPECTIVE: One publisher has new policy: rejecting some political ads
ANOTHER VIEW: AT thru-hikers surprise TV crews awaiting The Freedom Train
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Carpet bombing of TV political advertising leads to flipping
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett researchers study food insecurity
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber announced winners of 10 Small Business Awards
OBITUARIES: James “Jim” Wesley Ellis Jr. 
RECOMMENDED: Resie’s Restaurant in Duluth
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Architect William Jay designed many historic Savannah landmarks
MYSTERY PHOTO: First, find two people; then tell us where this photo was taken
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Parks plans holiday tour of Gwinnett

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by · December 13, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: One publisher has new policy: Rejecting some political ads

BRACK: One publisher has new policy: Rejecting some political ads

By Elliott Brack   |  Georgia’s runoff election put the state in the political spotlight. With the way political campaigns work, it also targeted the state for a barrage of political advertising that the two Senate runoff candidates generated. Boy, did they fund them! And boy, did we all get tired of them!

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by · December 13, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Dignitaries at the Rowen ceremony on Friday included former County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, current Chairman Nicole Hendrickson and Rowen President Mason Allstock. Photos provided.

FOCUS: Start of Rowen project means new focus for Gwinnett development

By Brian Brodrick  |  Gwinnett County began a new focus of activity last week, as ground was broken for Rowen, a 2,000-acre, non-profit-led knowledge community located near Auburn, equidistant from Atlanta and Athens off University Parkway. 

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by · December 13, 2022 · Today's Focus
Two Daves, Dave Simmons and Dave Morley, in hiking garb.

ANOTHER VIEW: AT thru-hikers surprise TV crews awaiting The Freedom Train

By David Simmons  |  Back in 1988, my best friend, Dave Morley (DAM, his initials) and I were about to begin our thru hike of the Appalachian Trail (AT) after months of planning.

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by · December 13, 2022 · Another View
Student Brittany Conklin is conducting ethnographic research as part of her internship with the Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry. Photo provided.

NEWS BRIEFS: Georgia Gwinnett researchers study food insecurity

By Collin Elder  |  The growth of food insecurity among families has accelerated in recent years, according to Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) faculty members Dr. Jenna Andrews-Swann and Dr. Gregory Gullette. The pair, who teach anthropology at GGC, along with their students, seek to study the physical, social and emotional effects of food insecurity among underserved populations in the Atlanta metro region (AMR).

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by · December 13, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: First, find two people; then tell us where this photo was made

MYSTERY PHOTO: First, find two people; then tell us where this photo was made

Look carefully. Can you see two people in this photo?  Now, can you tell us where this photograph was taken?  Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown. 

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by · December 13, 2022 · Mystery photos
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James “Jim” Wesley Ellis Jr. 

James “Jim” Wesley Ellis Jr., age 90, of Duluth, peacefully entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 9, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

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by · December 13, 2022 · Obituaries
NEW for 12/9: Rich’s Great Tree; Reflections on Senate race

NEW for 12/9: Rich’s Great Tree; Reflections on Senate race

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering the lighting of downtown Rich’s Great Tree
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Reflecting on the 2022 Senate race and thinking of 2032
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District 
FEEDBACK: Concerning student loans: which students can repay?
UPCOMING: Ten schools from Gwinnett competing for Shuler Awards 
NOTABLE: County workers getting one-time cost-of-living payment
RECOMMENDED: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bandleader Harry James was born in Albany, Ga.
 MYSTERY PHOTO: Test your architectural intelligence with today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: International aspect of senior center in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Historical Society plans meeting on December 12

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by · December 9, 2022 · Full issues
FOCUS: Remembering the lighting of downtown Rich’s Great Tree

FOCUS: Remembering the lighting of downtown Rich’s Great Tree

By Marlene R. Buchanan  |  Time was when the lighting of the Great Tree at Rich’s in Atlanta was the beginning of all things holiday. Most everyone went downtown or watched the annual phenomena on television. Time magazine featured it on the cover of December, 1961. It was always an impressive event. 

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by · December 9, 2022 · Today's Focus
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