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FOCUS: School board misses point of why people are upset

By Lisa Ramsey  |  The Gwinnett County Public School’s (GCPS) board continues to miss the point of why so many are upset with the board’s fiscal irresponsibility and support HB767.  

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by · March 25, 2025 · Today's Focus
Marquis de LaFayette in a 1791 portrait by Jean-Baptiste Weyler, via Wikipedia.

FOCUS: Why the USA still celebrates the Marquis de Lafayette

By Tom Fort   |  Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, was born into French aristocracy in 1757. Orphaned young, he inherited great wealth but little guidance.

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by · March 21, 2025 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: With no mandate, Trump oversteps his boundary

By Mike Wood  |  He can say it again and again, but Donald Trump did not get a mandate in the 2024 election! He is far overstepping the boundary of what a president should do, and needs to be curtailed in his efforts.

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by · March 18, 2025 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: View on USA from French Parliament member  

FOCUS: View on USA from French Parliament member  

By Howard Hoffman  |  This comment is edited from a recent speech by Claude Malhuret,  a member of the French Parliament. Malhuret is a physician, lawyer and head of France’s centre-right party since 2014.

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by · March 14, 2025 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: 10th annual Burger Week coming March 17-23

FOCUS: 10th annual Burger Week coming March 17-23

By Cameron Trice |  The 10th annual Burger Week is on the horizon for Gwinnett County. Sponsored by Explore Gwinnett, it will be March 17-23 this year, inviting burger lovers to enjoy exclusive, chef-crafted creations for just $10 at 23 locally owned restaurants across the county. 

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by · March 11, 2025 · Today's Focus
Nicole Hendrickson, chair of Gwinnett County Council.  File photo.

FOCUS: Chairwoman’s State of County focuses on ‘One Gwinnett’

By Deborah Tuff  |  Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson announced a historic step in addressing affordable housing during her fifth State of the County address.

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by · March 7, 2025 · Today's Focus
CEO  President of Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett Nick Masino and Vice President Operations of Green Boom Parker Pruett.

FOCUS: Partnership Gwinnett brings 1,600 new jobs in 2024

By Rebecca Reis |  Partnership Gwinnett, the region’s local economic development initiative, recently noted that more than 1,600 new jobs, representing $275 million in capital expenditures, chose Gwinnett in which to locate or expand in 2024.

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by · March 4, 2025 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: New Gabriel Garcia Marquez adaptation worth the wait

By Ruthy Lachman Paul  |  The television adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude was worth the wait.

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by · February 28, 2025 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: What we’re seeing is no way to run a country 

FOCUS: What we’re seeing is no way to run a country 

By Andy Brack  |  When did it become cool to cozy up to the Russians? Answer:  Never – since the time Russia pointed thousands of nuclear weapons at the good old U.S. of A. 

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by · February 25, 2025 · Today's Focus
New engineering, science and design lab.

FOCUS: GACS investing $30 million in campus improvements

By Annie Wells  |  Greater Atlanta Christian School (GACS) is investing over $30 million in facilities and program improvements. This transformation will be made possible through its Light the Way campaign, a initiative designed to elevate the educational experience for generations of students. 

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by · February 21, 2025 · Today's Focus