Today’s Focus
FOCUS: Some reasons that newspapers may be declining
By Joe Briggs | While I grieve with Raleigh Perry on the demise of U.S. newspapers, I disagree with his analysis. He states that people who once stayed informed through daily newspapers have shifted to the convenience of the internet. But he then laments the absence of any substance in the nightly broadcasts. So have the consumers lost interest in the news, or have the news providers lost interest in the consumers?
FOCUS: Our democracy may be in trouble with today’s poorer newspapers
By Raleigh Perry | Coming from a family in Chattanooga with a lot of newspaper people in it and having a newspaper on my breakfast and dinner tables, I have an appreciation of the printed media. There were two dailies. The Times in the morning and the Free Press in the afternoon. One leaned left, the other right.
FOCUS: Utah program gets unemployed folks back to work quickly
By Buzz Brockway | Last month I joined two of my colleagues on a trip to Washington, D.C. Our purpose was to meet with Congressman Rick Allen (Ga.-12) and Congressman Burgess Owens (Utah-4) to discuss integrating workforce development programs with safety net delivery. The reception we received was most supportive of this idea. We hope to eventually see federal legislation to allow states to do this.
FOCUS: Morsberger heard air raid sirens on Ukrainian mission trip
By Emory Morsberger | In Ukraine, I spent a few days helping with food distribution, and meeting a number of the refugees. Most of them were people just like us. I mean, you wouldn’t know them from your average American walking down Peachtree Street. They were disrupted and forced out of their homes, under great pressure, and suddenly ended up in all parts of Ukraine.
FOCUS: Gwinnett Tech offers wide array of continuing education
By Cher Brister | At Gwinnett Tech, we aren’t just “Basketweaving 101. You may have heard that Continuing Education is for people pursuing a hobby, or a new craft such as basket weaving, pottery or photography. You will find those classes at your local community centers, but they will not be found at Gwinnett Technical College’s Continuing Education department. At Gwinnett Tech’s CE, you will find that the focus is on jobs, careers and economic development in Gwinnett and North Fulton counties.
FOCUS: Okabashi Brands of Buford to expand production 100%
By Jaclyn Allison | Okabashi Brands Inc., a third-generation family-owned and woman-led shoe company, will renovate their 100,000-square-foot facility, creating approximately 340 new jobs and $20 million in capital investment over the next five years. The facility, located at 4823 Roy Carlson Boulevard in Buford, will accommodate new manufacturing lines, increasing production by 100 percent.
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