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NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun

NEW for 11/1: Battle for U.S. Senate; Old Man Sun

Click here to read the new full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  That old sun moves a lot faster than you realize
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company 
FEEDBACK: Remember who was first disrespectful of officials
UPCOMING: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million
NOTABLE: 4th Harvest Festival in Lawrenceville is Nov. 9
RECOMMENDED: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
OBITUARY: Bob Rule
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Stutzmann is first female to lead Atlanta Symphony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields
LAGNIAPPE: GGC hosts Grizzly networking night
CALENDAR: Local Author’s Day come to Lilburn library

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by · November 1, 2024 · Full issues
Sunrise at Myrtle Beach. (Photo by Susan McBrayer)

BRACK: That old sun moves a lot faster than you realize

By Elliott Brack  |  The earth rotates around the sun ever so slowly, but in reality to mankind, it moves pretty fast.  That’s the conclusion we got all of a sudden recently.  We were resting in a chair in our den, after our morning dog walk.  We were possibly nodding, when to our surprise, we felt direct heat on our face.  

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by · November 1, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate

FOCUS: Whoever wins could face a Republican Senate

By Jack Bernard | The Senate currently has 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats (Senators Angus King and Bernie Sanders). All the GOP needs is to win one race to tie the Senate, or  two flips of seats to give the Republicans control of the Senate. 

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by · November 1, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million

NEWS BRIEFS: Rainbow Village moving fast toward raising $15 million

DULUTH, Ga.  |  Thirty three years after its creation as a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring Help, Hope, Housing, and Healing to families experiencing homelessness, Rainbow Village has launched a capital campaign to more than double the number of people it can serve. 

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by · November 1, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields

MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic building sports colorful shields

Look at the colorful shields on this classic building.  It’s no doubt a one-of-its-kind. Can you determine where this Mystery Photo was taken? Try your luck, and send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com, including your hometown.

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by · November 1, 2024 · Mystery photos
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Robert McLemore (Bob) Rule

Bob Rule, (1936-2024), of Duluth, known worldwide as “Mr. Yo Yo,” died Oct. 29. He was also one of the seminal figures of the commercial slot-racing industry and hobby. He died at Northside Gwinnett Medical Center after recent triple bypass surgery. Funeral services are planned at Bill Head Funeral Home in Duluth on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m.

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by · November 1, 2024 · Obituaries
NEW for 10/29: From standing up to pressure to sound institutions

NEW for 10/29: From standing up to pressure to sound institutions

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Standing up to pressure to keep elections honest
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Sound institutions, good leadership, develop prosperity
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: A million died from Trump’s pandemic ineptness
UPCOMING: Suwanee wins second annual food fight vs. Sugar Hill
NOTABLE: GGC lecturer returns from Fulbright in Uganda
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jam band Widespread Panic out of the mid-1980s
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clouds surround this seaside mansion
CALENDAR: America Recycles Day is Saturday, Nov. 2

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by · October 29, 2024 · Full issues
Nobel Prize

BRACK: Sound institutions, good leadership, develop prosperity

By Elliott Brack  |  Sometimes, the obvious stares you in the face and you cannot see the obvious. That’s our thinking about the recent awarding of a Nobel prize in economic sciences. 

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by · October 29, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: Standing up to pressure to keep elections honest

By Andy Brack | It’s the second day of a new year just after a presidential election  and you pick up the phone.  At one point, the guy on the other end of the line says, “All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes , which is one more that we have because we won the state.” 

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by · October 29, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Suwanee wins 2nd annual food fight vs. Sugar Hill

NEWS BRIEFS: Suwanee wins 2nd annual food fight vs. Sugar Hill

The City of Suwanee has emerged victorious over Sugar Hill in the second annual friendly “Community Food Fight.” This friendly competition pits the two cities against each other to see who can gather the most donations to support the North Gwinnett Co-Op, which provides vital services to the communities of Suwanee, Sugar Hill, and Buford.

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by · October 29, 2024 · News
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