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NEW for 7/8: On library program, an exemption, Vidalia onions

NEW for 7/8: On library program, an exemption, Vidalia onions

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Ex-inmates find opportunity for work: they hire themselves
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taxing real property is not always easy and often not fair
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflecting on the powers of the distinctive taste of a Vidalia Onion
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
FEEDBACK: Forcing someone to carry a pregnancy to term is abhorrent   
UPCOMING: Economy dooms proposed GBC-People’s bank merge
NOTABLE: GC&B’S Citizens Advisory Board gets six new members
OBITUARIES: Gladstone Ferle Snell
RECOMMENDED: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
GEORGIA TIDBIT: No one knows who paid for the Georgia Guidestones
MYSTERY PHOTO: Aged structure awaits your prognostication
CALENDAR: Author Vanessa Riley speaks July 13 at the Norcross public library

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by · July 8, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tranquil lake scene belies the hot Georgia weather

MYSTERY PHOTO: Tranquil lake scene belies the hot Georgia weather

With the weather getting to the hot stage in Georgia these days, here’s a photograph that has a cooling feeling. There are few clues, and so this might be a difficult photo problem to solve. Send your best guess to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown. Several readers recognized the Mystery Photo, this time a local photo.  Mary […]

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by · June 28, 2022 · Uncategorized
NEW for 4/8: On Alzheimer’s, regulating time, missing people

NEW for 4/8: On Alzheimer’s, regulating time, missing people

Click here to read the latest full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Care partners in life, and now with Alzheimer’s  
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The government is considering regulating how we keep time
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: By deploying camera systems, maybe our area is catching up
UPCOMING: Snellville announces bands and dates of 2022 concert series
NOTABLE: GGC team searching for missing people—from years ago
RECOMMENDED: Dictionary of Words and Phrases by William Morris and Mary Morris 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia playwright has knack for delighting mainstream audiences
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps these buildings can give you a clue to this Mystery
CALENDAR: Reclaim Gwinnett Place Mall Block Party will be Saturday, April 9  

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by · April 8, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 3/22: Swan Queen on way; Oldest Gwinnett business?

NEW for 3/22: Swan Queen on way; Oldest Gwinnett business?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Swan Queen ballet returns to Buford’s Sylvia Beard Theater
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help us figure out which is the oldest business in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Maybe the United Nations should move its headquarters
UPCOMING: County awards $28 million resurfacing to Snell firm
NOTABLE: County buys new vehicles for Paratransit and Microtransit
RECOMMENDED: Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Aeck firm now has office in Ann Arbor, Michigan
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today there is a second mystery for you to solve

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by · March 22, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 2/15: On honesty, integrity and court’s religion

NEW for 2/15: On honesty, integrity and court’s religion

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Honesty and integrity await resurrection; fight on!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Taking a look at the religion of Supreme Court members 
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
FEEDBACK: Wants Court to be represented with diverse religious backgrounds
UPCOMING: Braves’ World Series Trophy Coming Twice to Coolray Field
NOTABLE: GGC event moves to address teacher shortage problem
RECOMMENDED: Pie in the Sky for streaming on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Scripto strike ends with workers getting four cent raise
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can identify this colorful photograph
CALENDAR: Join Arbor Day observance in Norcross on Friday at 10 a.m.

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by · February 15, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 10/26: On county fire department, Sugar Hill, Alexander Stephens

NEW for 10/26: On county fire department, Sugar Hill, Alexander Stephens

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett’s Fire Department marking 50th anniversary
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Sugar Hill’s downtown has amazing growth in 10 years
ANOTHER VIEW: Stephens’ “Cornerstone” speech part of today’s thinking
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Questions high density housing apartments with high fees
UPCOMING: County needs poll workers; plans three hiring events
NOTABLE:  Peach State Credit Union marks 60th year; Contributes $360,000 
RECOMMENDED: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Right to vote for women in Georgia was slow process
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another lighthouse for you to determine its location
LAGNIAPPE: Check out photographs of inside the new Aurora Theatre
CALENDAR: Ribbon cutting today at Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility

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by · October 26, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 10/1: On Hice, railroads, old-time Republicans

NEW for 10/1: On Hice, railroads, old-time Republicans

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgians should reject radical Jody Hice for secretary of state
EEB PERSPECTIVE: When folks in the country got the time of day from railroads
ANOTHER VIEW: Old-line Republicans should retake control of their party
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Drama-filled headlines will continue to dominate news
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville smallest U.S. city to get $5 million ReCAST grant
NOTABLE: Gwinnettian adopts nieces who were in foster care in Canada
RECOMMENDED: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Tom’s Foods of Columbus now owned by San Antonio Snacks
MYSTERY PHOTO: Spectacular night shot of classic structure is the Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Part of what it takes to put on a really big weekend in Duluth
CALENDAR: Former County Chairman to speak Sunday at Snellville Historical Society

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by · October 1, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 9/10: On abortion ruling and community pride

NEW for 9/10: On abortion ruling and community pride

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Texas abortion ruling might find impact in Georgia, too
EEB PERSPECTIVE: One way to know if a community is proud of itself
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: No room in his heart for people who do not get shots
UPCOMING: County awards $618,450 contract for Equity Action Plan
NOTABLE: GGC grad wins national award synthesizing waste cooking oil
RECOMMENDED: 44 Scotland Street series by Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gold leaf atop state capitol has been applied twice
MYSTERY PHOTO: What’s the location of this Mystery Photo of a tall church?
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Festival coming on September 18-19

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by · September 10, 2021 · Uncategorized
Dr. Miles Mason III

BRACK: Second doctor named Miles Mason goes into retirement

JULY 6, 2021  |  If you were living in the Duluth area in the last 60 years, chances are you knew of the medical practices of Miles Mason. You see, there have been two doctors named Miles Mason practicing medicine out of Duluth.  Miles Mason Jr. tended to all sorts of medical needs in the Duluth area until 1994.

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by · July 6, 2021 · Uncategorized
Clower

Grace Long Clower

Grace Long Clower, age 72 of Snellville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Summarizing Grace Long Clower’s life’s activities resembles a nomination for Volunteer of the Year. This Snellville lady was a tireless and lifelong contributor to a number of organizations that she deemed worthy.

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by · June 26, 2021 · Uncategorized
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