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FOCUS: Dr. King showed us the power and impact of service

By Dr. Michael Lomax |  As we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I reflect on his thoughts about the blueprint for a person’s life. He asserted that a person should have a deep belief in his/her own dignity, worth and “somebodiness.” 

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by · January 16, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Here are 14 choices you can make in this new year

FOCUS: Here are 14 choices you can make in this new year

By Randy Brunson  |  Last year we shared a few thoughts on the choices we made. Given its popularity, we decided to share it again as we enter 2024. 

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by · January 12, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry

FOCUS: Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024: Mulberry

JAN. 9, 2024  |  Gwinnett could get its 17th city in 2024 if a proposed bill to come before the Georgia General Assembly is successful.  Under the proposal, the city would be named Mulberry, consisting of  land on both sides Interstate 85 in northeast Gwinnett, including the Hamilton Mill area.

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by · January 9, 2024 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Suwanee resident reacts to what Bernard says

By Jeff Gorke  |  It’s always fun to read Jack Bernard’s missives. They tend to be short on data, long on aspersions while often slamming 50 percent of the population for being mindless rubes. Understand, I’m no Trump supporter, but he isn’t one of the Riders of the Apocalypse, either. 

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by · January 5, 2024 · Today's Focus
FOCUS: Gwinnett Chamber completes $5.4 million renovation

FOCUS: Gwinnett Chamber completes $5.4 million renovation

By Lisa Sherman  |  The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce today unveils a $5.4 million renovation that will set the stage for a new era of innovation and inclusion. This monumental undertaking signals the Chamber’s commitment to championing business and fostering a collaborative environment that reflects the organization’s core values.

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by · January 2, 2024 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: What a great pre-Christmas holiday — a visit to New York City!

By Billy Chism  |  I have traveled to New York City several times since my first visit in 1979, but never during the Christmas season. My wife and I, along with a friend, made the trip on December 11-15.

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by · December 22, 2023 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: There’s a reason Georgia’s highways are mighty smooth

By Larry Dent  |  Early in Buford resident Tom Moreland’s era of the Department of Transportation, an emphasis was placed on the smoothness of the roads of the State Highway System of Georgia.

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by · December 19, 2023 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: Consider this area for your vacation: Greenland!

By Laura Ballance  |  On a Tuesday morning in late November, my husband and I sat at a boarding gate in Copenhagen, looking out at the bright red Airbus A330-800 neo, Air Greenland’s only jet aircraft, which runs twice weekly flights to Kangerlussuaq.

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by · December 15, 2023 · Today's Focus
FOCUS, Bernard: Former President Trump is clueless on health care

FOCUS, Bernard: Former President Trump is clueless on health care

By Jack Bernard  |  Recently appearing in a Modern Healthcare column entitled: “Trump attack on ACA elevates healthcare in 2024 election.”  But Trump has no new suggestions to fix the malfunctioning health care system. He never proposed anything specific to replace it when he was president.

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by · December 12, 2023 · Today's Focus
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FOCUS: The work of American democracy is never ever finished

By Andy Brack  |  There’s been a growing, gnawing sense among many Americans that the nation’s fragile democracy is flailing amidst an authoritarian threat from within.

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by · December 8, 2023 · Today's Focus