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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
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FOCUS: GGC to research initiatives for diversity in STEM education

By Jacqueline Todd  |  Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) will join with 103 higher education institutions nationwide that will research initiatives to advance diversity and inclusiveness practices in STEM education.

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by · December 20, 2022 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: National Republicans’ right-wing policies might backfire

FOCUS: National Republicans’ right-wing policies might backfire

By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist  |  GOP national leaders complain about the Democrats “Far-Left socialist policies.” Well, the Republicans have won the House, although barely, because of  their right-wing extremism. So, what are they going to do? 

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by · December 16, 2022 · Today's Focus
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
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
FOCUS: Sound off to Congress about reducing all our drug costs

FOCUS: Sound off to Congress about reducing all our drug costs

By Jack Bernard |  Congress and President Biden are to be commended for beginning to negotiate some drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). We wonder  why did it take so long and why isn’t the drug negotiation benefit more comprehensive?

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by · December 6, 2022 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Joy in Duluth as Peachtree Christian Health raises $593,900

FOCUS: Joy in Duluth as Peachtree Christian Health raises $593,900

By Paige Havens |  Peachtree Christian Health (PCH) has been saved! After announcing recently that it might be forced to close unless the community could raise $500,000, the community came through. Many large anonymous gifts came in. As of Wednesday morning, the community had rallied by contributing $593,900 for PCH. 

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by · December 2, 2022 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Peachtree Christian Health hoping for a Christmas miracle 

By Paige Havens  |  An announcement came on Nov. 11, 2022 that Peachtree Christian Health (PCH) would permanently close its adult day center at the end of the year because of insurmountable financial hardships caused to their business in the wake of the pandemic.

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by · November 29, 2022 · Today's Focus
Briggs

FOCUS: How legislators can help with high home living costs

By Joe Briggs |  Today’s high heating, food, and housing costs should make us all think about what tools we might have to mitigate the issues and what to ask from our state legislators. 

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by · November 22, 2022 · Today's Focus
Morsberger

FOCUS: Join in the movement to send assistance to Ukraine

By Emory Morsberger  |  Eight months ago, Russia’s unprompted attack on Ukraine shocked the world. It was another historical event unfolding before our horrified eyes that compelled me to find a way to help.

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by · November 18, 2022 · Today's Focus