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11/13: On public transit, college football, representation

11/13: On public transit, college football, representation

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Majority of Gwinnett Citizens Now Favor Public Transit
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Unrest in Midwest Could Be Changing College Football
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Change in the U.S. Constitution for “Fairer Representation”
FEEDBACK: We’re Rewarded with Three Letters for Readers Today
UPCOMING: Two Gwinnett Properties Named as “Places in Peril” by Historic Trust
NOTABLE: GGC Dedicates Military Success Center in Memory of Deborah Reato
RECOMMENDED READ: Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve by Ian Morris
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Christopher Murphy Jr. Prominent Artist For Years in Savannah
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why Voting Just Doesn’t Make Any Difference
MYSTERY PHOTO: What a Beautiful Photograph of a Harbor Town!
LAGNIAPPE: Vines Park Wins International Award for Grounds Maintenance

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by · November 13, 2015 · Full issues
11/10: Library improvements, plurality victory, more

11/10: Library improvements, plurality victory, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Major Improvements Seen in Gwinnett Library System

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lilburn Councilman To Take Seat with Plurality Victory

FEEDBACK: Items on Huckabee, E-SPLOST, Closing Bars Earlier….and an Error

UPCOMING: Snellville Presents Well-Known Artist; Entries Sought in Promoting Event

NOTABLE: Dahlonega’s Calhoun Gold Mine Offered at Auction

RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Glen Ella Springs

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Yamacraw Indians Important When Oglethorpe Founded Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Differences Between Hearing and Seeing

MYSTERY PHOTO: Four Readers Identify Recent Mystery

LAGNIAPPE: Vines Park Wins National Award

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by · November 10, 2015 · Full issues
11/6: Remembering veterans; thankful on E-SPLOST

11/6: Remembering veterans; thankful on E-SPLOST

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Many Veterans Who Served Are Still Hurting

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Big Relief Felt from E-SPLOST Voting from Small Turnout

UPCOMING: Christmas in 1860s Coming to McDaniel Park Farm in November

NOTABLE: Sidewalks and Resurfacing Coming To Parts of Gwinnett

RECOMMENDED READ: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hazel Gaines First Woman in Georgia To Earn Pilot’s License

TODAY’S QUOTE: Yogi Sees Value in Little League Baseball

MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Recognize Last Edition’s Mystery Photo

LAGNIAPPE: GAC Dancers Cop State Championship for Fourth Time

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by · November 6, 2015 · Full issues
11/3: School testing, bar regulations, learning from each other

11/3: School testing, bar regulations, learning from each other

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TODAY’S FOCUS: School Testing Reduction Can Expand Students’ Minds
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Needs More Regulation on Drinking Establishments
ANOTHER VIEW: Democrats and Republicans Can Learn from One Another
FEEDBACK: More on When People Are Free; Suggests Group to Help Pet Adopters
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Invests in Business Incubator
NOTABLE: Watch Out for Scammers on New Chip Cards
RECOMMENDED READ: The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Royal Georgia Was Unsettled Time for Most Residents
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Season Which Is Far Richer Than the Others
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three Recognized Location in Western France

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by · November 3, 2015 · Full issues
10/30: Remembering Rhodes Jordan, E-SPLOST, more

10/30: Remembering Rhodes Jordan, E-SPLOST, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering Rhodes Jordan, Namesake of New Lawrenceville School
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here Are More Reasons To Vote for E-SPLOST Continuation
ANOTHER VIEW: There Are Many Ways an Individual Is Not Free
FEEDBACK: Letters on our Constitution; Annandale Run; and E-SPLOST
UPCOMING: Connie Wiggins Plans To Retire from Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
NOTABLE: Suwanee Medical School Names “Champions of PCOM”; YSS Expands
RECOMMENDED READ: The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia During Administration of Royal Governor James Wright
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Small People Talk About in Gatherings
MYSTERY PHOTO: Five Recognize Home in Slovenia

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by · October 30, 2015 · Full issues
10/27 issue: From Christian singles to schools to gun laws

10/27 issue: From Christian singles to schools to gun laws

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Christian Singles Group Meets in Peachtree Corners

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Buford and Gwinnett Schools Among High Districts in Nation

ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett Native Finds New York Gun Laws Distasteful

FEEDBACK: Wants Foreign Policy Bill of Rights; On E-SPLOST Voting

UPCOMING: City of Peachtree Corners Steps Toward Having Town Center

NOTABLE: Road Work Coming to Five Forks Area; Norcross Gym To Get Renovation

RECOMMENDED TRIP: Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Ga.

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Period of 1752 to 1775 Known in History as Royal Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way You Can Be Sure of Winning Any Game

MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Find Mystery of the Bells

LAGNIAPPE: GACS Students Make Sandwiches for the Homeless

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by · October 27, 2015 · Full issues
10/23: On driving safer, E-SPLOST vote, more

10/23: On driving safer, E-SPLOST vote, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: DOT Commissioner Asks Georgians To Drive Safer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why You Should Vote “Yes” on E-SPLOST Proposal
FEEDBACK: Urges Approval of E-SPLOST; Looks Forward to New Cyclorama
UPCOMING: Health Center To Move to Buford Highway Location in Norcross
NOTABLE: New Waste Recovery System Produces Fertilizer, Saves Money
RECOMMENDED READ: It’s Your World by Chelsea Clinton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Supreme Court Upholds Native American Self-Determination
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Other Seasons Leave for the Fall of the Year
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Logan Duke Spotted Previous Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: GACS Wins One-Act Play Competition; Finazzo Is Best Actress

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by · October 23, 2015 · Full issues
10/20 issue: New Cyclorama, Obama and Afghanistan

10/20 issue: New Cyclorama, Obama and Afghanistan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Saving a Natural Treasure: The Cyclorama To Be at History Center

EEB PERSPECTIVE: How President Obama Disappoints Many in This Country

UPCOMING: Good Samaritan Health Clinic To Move to Buford Highway in Norcross

NOTABLE: Suwanee Saves $180,000 When Re-Financing City Hall

RECOMMENDED READ: The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Missionaries Sentenced to Prison in Cherokee Rights Affair

TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Movement Away from September

MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Persons Were Eagle-Eyed in Spotting Recent Mystery

LAGNIAPPE: Waffle Houses Are Located in 25 of the Lower 48 States

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by · October 20, 2015 · Full issues
10/16: Remembering Pat Johnson; on gambling; divide and conquer

10/16: Remembering Pat Johnson; on gambling; divide and conquer

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering Former Gwinnett Newswoman Pat Johnson
EEB PERSPECTIVE: We Don’t Need Additional Gambling in Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Examples of Questionable Divide and Conquer
FEEDBACK: Photo of Dumpster with Trump Sign; Comment on Stone Mountain Proposal
UPCOMING: City of Lilburn To Erect New Police Station on U.S. Highway 29
NOTABLE: Aurora Theatre Launches New Ticketing Program Aimed at Younger Set
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Matthews’ Cafeteria, Tucker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Key Worchester Case Tests Cherokee Nation’s Time in Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why So Little Is Known of the Canadian Country
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two People Recognized Town Doing Duty as Second Time Around
LAGNIAPPE: One Happy Duck at Rhodes Jordan Park

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by · October 16, 2015 · Full issues
10/13: New GGC provost, good Stone Mountain plan, more

10/13: New GGC provost, good Stone Mountain plan, more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Gwinnett College Announces New Provost
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Innovative Thinking from the Stone Mountain Memorial Association
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Seeks Input for Direction at Simpsonwood Park
NOTABLE: Time for Annual Fall Plant Sale at Gwinnett Tech
RECOMMENDED READ: Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: See 28 Georgia Art Pieces at the Georgia State Art Collection
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Movement away from September
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Recognized Recent Photo with Mountain and Tin Can
LAGNIAPPE: Some 8,000 Stand for Two Hours To Hear Donald Trump Saturday in Norcross

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by · October 13, 2015 · Full issues
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