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NEW for 9/18: On inflation, wildfire and kindness

NEW for 9/18: On inflation, wildfire and kindness

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Recognize governmental overspending is inflation, not bankruptcy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Thoughts of forest fires and raking leaves for fire prevention
ANOTHER VIEW: Many acts of kindness seen even during coronavirus pandemic
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Here come hair appointments to enter into the political world
UPCOMING: County seeks input on possible McGinnis Ferry Road interchange
NOTABLE: Fred Dawkins heads Gwinnett Transit Education Forum 
RECOMMENDED: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Patrick Hues Mell was influential educator, minister and chancellor
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may have to research 50 or 51 sites to ID this Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: PCOM Plans Wellness Festival on September 26

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by · September 18, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 9/15: On tax law, Buckley campaign, new hero

NEW for 9/15: On tax law, Buckley campaign, new hero

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Congress, not the president, only has powers to write tax laws
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Allen Buckley bases his Senate campaign on totally new tax plan
ANOTHER VIEW: California hair salon owner is now her new hero
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Highlights problems with obtaining absentee ballots
UPCOMING: Once again, GGC ranks No. 1 in Southern regional college diversity
NOTABLE: Lilburn yard of Krauses features 200 species of native plants 
RECOMMENDED: A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: LaGrange Art Museum focuses on primarily Southern art
MYSTERY PHOTO: This structure has quite a story behind it; where is it?

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by · September 15, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 9/11: On hate crimes law, Senate campaign, illegally-dumped tires

NEW for 9/11: On hate crimes law, Senate campaign, illegally-dumped tires

Click here to read the latest edition. IN THIS EDITION:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Background on how Georgia’s hate crimes law got passed
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wayne Johnson bases Senate campaign on student loan reform
ANOTHER VIEW: Support a proposal to rid our area of illegally dumped tires
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Government not intended to be all things to all people
UPCOMING: UK firm to bring 100 new jobs to Gwinnett County
NOTABLE: PCOM student-doctors offer free flu shots at Lawrenceville ministry 
RECOMMENDED: The Book of Joy by The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu (with Douglas Adams)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Author Mary Hood is two-time winner of the Townsend Prize
MYSTERY PHOTO: One major clue about this Mystery Photo: no mountains!
LAGNIAPPE: Winn DAR chapter represented at Eutaw Springs ceremony

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NEW for 9/8: On choices, candidates and economic disaster

NEW for 9/8: On choices, candidates and economic disaster

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Choices, choices, choices …violence or non-violence? 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Study this list of 21 Candidates for Senate to pick your preference
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump and the Republican Senate make economic disaster for USA
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett 
FEEDBACK: Help George Puicar become write-in candidate for school board
UPCOMING: Census nearing deadline; afterward census workers will knock on doors 
NOTABLE: Local artist adds colorful art to manhole covers on two Norcross trails
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Oglethorpe repels the Spanish on the south at battle of Bloody Marsh
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lovely area seems like good place to visit
CALENDAR: Remembrance Program about 9/11 is Friday in Peachtree Corners

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by · September 8, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 9/4: On Rowen, Senate race, GOP

NEW for 9/4: On Rowen, Senate race, GOP

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Rowen project to be a knowledge community, distinctive for Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE:Athens professor has forward thinking ideas in Senate race
ANOTHER VIEW: Is Marjorie Greene the future of the GOP in Georgia?  
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Sees calming and encouraging leadership as the way out of our fears
UPCOMING: County to purchase Lawrenceville water distribution system
NOTABLE: 2020 Northside Hospital Gwinnett Pink 5k to be held virtually
RECOMMENDED: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Oglethorpe places forts strategically along Inland Passage
MYSTERY PHOTO: Agricultural past of the area illustrated by Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Peaceful setting for relaxing and thinking about what’s ahead

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by · September 4, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 9/1: On politics and watching birds

NEW for 9/1: On politics and watching birds

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Concerning the Democrats, Bernie Sanders and Climate Control 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Like Before, President Trump Introduces the Fear Card
ANOTHER VIEW: Find Pleasure Watching Birds in Your Own Backyard
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Defunding Police Departments Is Living in Never-Never Land
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Names 11.5 Mile Trail “Corners Connector”
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber Presents Third Annual Moxie Awards
RECOMMENDED: Ghostwritten by Isabel Wolff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Shakers Establish Colony in Georgia, Which Was Short Lived 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Laid Back Scene Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Morgan No Longer Heading Georgia Activities for Renasant Bank

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by · September 1, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 8/28: On Brexit, robocalls and innovation

NEW for 8/28: On Brexit, robocalls and innovation

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Virus Muddles Brexit Talks, Stalling Before December Deadline
EEB PERSPECTIVE: These Days I Look Forward To Getting More Robocalls!
ANOTHER VIEW: Other Democratic Countries Use Innovation, Intelligence for Problems
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Forum Column Draws Several Responses from Readers
UPCOMING: New GGC Graduate Looks Forward to Teaching at Elementary Level
NOTABLE: Snellville Officials Break Ground on Its Greenway Trail
RECOMMENDED: Before and After by Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Poet Rosemary Daniell Continues Contributions to Literary Heritage
MYSTERY PHOTO: Artistic Mystery Photo Is Set in Location Many Have Seen
LAGNIAPPE: Photographs Show Landmarks of Eastern Continental Divide Here

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by · August 28, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 8/25: Bowen elected; Governor and news; Trump lauded

NEW for 8/25: Bowen elected; Governor and news; Trump lauded

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Rudy Bowen of Suwanee Elected Head of State Transportation Board
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Governor’s Idea of News Seems More Reasonable Than AJC’s Views 
ANOTHER VIEW: Lists What He Feels Are Accomplishments of Trump Administration
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: If You Mail in Your Ballot, Do So Well in Advance and It’ll Be Counted
UPCOMING: Health Care Firm Moving 400 Employees to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Lilburn Businessman Funds Third Edition Printing of Gwinnett History
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Words on Bathroom Walls
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Learn of the Differences in Butterflies and Moths for Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Put on Your Thinking Cap To Determine This Mystery Location
CALENDAR: Duluth To Host Special Drive-in Movie on August 29

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by · August 25, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 8/21: On Congress Center, package store, patriotism

NEW for 8/21: On Congress Center, package store, patriotism

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnettian Chairs GWCC, Now Quiet Because of COVID-19
EEB PERSPECTIVE: First Package Store in Peachtree Corners to open Wednesday
ANOTHER VIEW: Time for All Americans To Be Patriotic About COVID-19
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
FEEDBACK: Whole Lot Easier To Vote Absentee or at Early Voting Sites
UPCOMING: Gwinnett’s Chamber Announces Support for Fall Transit Referendum
NOTABLE: County Lowers Millage Rate as Tax Digest Grows by 6.5 Percent
RECOMMENDED: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lots of Sources Available in Tracing a Family’s Genealogy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clock Tower Feature May Be the Key for This Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Library Presents Dr. David Gushee in Virtual Talk August 27

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by · August 21, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 8/18: On Mountain Park, speeding tickets, ballots, rights

NEW for 8/18: On Mountain Park, speeding tickets, ballots, rights

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Feels Mountain Park Area is Rural Oasis inside Bustling Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How You Can Get a Speeding Ticket Without a Policeman Around
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a Simple Way To Ensure Your Ballot Gets Counted in November
ANOTHER VIEW: Life, Liberty and Property: Using Your Rights Speaks Volumes
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber Is Supporting Extension of E-SPLOST Vote in Fall
NOTABLE: Jonathan Patterson Is Sole Finalist for Fayette County Superintendent
RECOMMENDED: Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Only Two Quilts of Harriet Powers, Georgia Artist, Survive Today
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s More Than Meets the Eye in Today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Korean-American and Gwinnett Chamber Agree to Alliance
CALENDAR: Mountain Park Community Association Plans Zoom Meeting Thursday

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by · August 18, 2020 · Full issues