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NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips

NEW for 2/3: On guns, roadside living and polar trips

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: In era of NRA influence, mass killings continue in USA
EEB PERSPECTIVE: No housing should be permitted along major thoroughfares
ANOTHER VIEW: In spite of setbacks, Gwinnettian enjoyed Antarctic adventure
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another local couple’s Antarctica’s trip had emergency
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber to mark 75th anniversary tonight
NOTABLE: Sherman promoted to new position with Chamber 
OBITUARIES: Myron E. Bullock Sr.
RECOMMENDED: J Alexanders in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Country music artist Jerry Reed was an Atlanta native
MYSTERY PHOTO: Do you recognize this famous building?
LAGNIAPPE: Suggest some young cartoonist to submit his work to GwinnettForum
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra has concert Sunday

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by · February 3, 2023 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville plans Harvest Fest on Nov. 12

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville plans Harvest Fest on Nov. 12

The City of Lawrenceville will have a free Harvest Fest  on the Lawrenceville Lawn on November 12.   Harvest Fest will bring together live entertainment by four eclectic artists ranging from jazz to R&B to indie to alternative. Festivities will run from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.

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by · October 28, 2022 · Uncategorized
NEW for 9/2: On Appalachian Trail, stadiums, lots of letters

NEW for 9/2: On Appalachian Trail, stadiums, lots of letters

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dahlonega family is flip-flopping the Appalachian Trail
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Baseball stadiums, beautiful medians, shoe soles and $50 co-pay
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Big count: six letters to the editor on varied subjects
UPCOMING: Georgia Gwinnett bucks trend, with freshman enrollment up
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill gets Historical Record grant for digitizing records
RECOMMENDED: Bicycles Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni
GEORGIA TIDBIT: GEORGIA Magazine is publication of EMCs of the state
MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery is not quite a Cream Puff, but should be easy
LAGNIAPPE: Ninth annual run at Annandale Village raises $125,000
CALENDAR: Public Health law scholar speaks in Norcross September 8

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by · September 2, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless

NEW for 8/16: On Methodists, weather and homeless

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Methodists struggling on whether to stay or leave denomination
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett needs someone to step up and be the Weather Keeper
ANOTHER VIEW: Home of Hope provides safe haven for those homeless
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Had problems after depositing mail at local post office
UPCOMING: Artworks Gwinnett launching year-long Create Gwinnett process
NOTABLE: Discovery student wins UGA scholarship from military veterans
OBITUARIES: Guy Ben Findley
RECOMMENDED: No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean Paul Sartre 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: An early history of the Methodist Church in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat modern building is today’s Mystery
CALENDAR: Do business with Gwinnett County event is August 18 in Lawrenceville

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by · August 16, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
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?

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
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

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
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

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
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
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