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10/11: Leadership Gwinnett; Biggest taxpayers; Pence and points

Click here to read latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Leadership Gwinnett Reviews Program; Announces New Officers
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Updated 2015 List of Top Ten Taxpayers in Gwinnett County
ANOTHER VIEW: Perhaps Governor Pence Was Trying to Pick Up Cheap Political Points
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Braves
FEEDBACK: Four Letters, Three on Politics, and One on Ancestry
UPCOMING: Here’s the Schedule As Lilburn Moves to New City Hall Soon
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Names Honorees for 2017 Heritage Medallions
RECOMMENDED: Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Coachman Dominates High Jumping, Becomes Champion Olympian
TODAY’S QUOTE: Comparing a Reviewer using a Hot Fudge Sundae
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately Buildings Usually Have Their Own Past
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Village CID Director Honored by American Society of Civil Engineers
CALENDAR: Drug Take Back Event in Snellville on October 22

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by · October 11, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Biggest taxpayers on Gwinnett, Jackson EMC’s big day and Jane Pauley

BRACK: Biggest taxpayers on Gwinnett, Jackson EMC’s big day and Jane Pauley

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Since October 15 is the deadline for you to pay your homeowner property tax, we’ll take time to look at the largest taxpayers in Gwinnett County, that is, from 2015.

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by · October 11, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: Leadership Gwinnett reviews program; Announces new officers

By T. Michael Tennant, chairman, Leadership Gwinnett Foundation | As we kick off the 31st Leadership Gwinnett class year, I thought it timely to give a community update on the program, as well as news of board and officer changes at the Leadership Gwinnett Foundation.

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by · October 11, 2016 · Today's Focus
WILSON: Perhaps Pence was trying to pick up cheap political points

WILSON: Perhaps Pence was trying to pick up cheap political points

By George Wilson, contributing columnist | It’s always good to look at patterns of reasoning and behavior of candidates for public office on issues. For example, Mike Pence, as governor of the state of Indiana, issued a ruling saying that he will not allow any Syrians to be placed in the state of Indiana—with federal money. So, the states receive substantial grants from the federal government to aid in the resettlement of refugees, including Syrians.

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by · October 11, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: Now if red brick could talk, lots of conservation could sprout here

MYSTERY: Now if red brick could talk, lots of conservation could sprout here

This elegant red brick building has its own stories to tell. It’s past will stun you with some of the escapades. Can you figure out where it is? Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · October 11, 2016 · Mystery photos
10/7: More on presidential race, SPLOST, fraud

10/7: More on presidential race, SPLOST, fraud

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Why This Writer Supports Donald Trump for President
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettians Need To Approve Continuation of SPLOST Funds
ANOTHER VIEW: Corporate Crime Fraud by Healthcare Companies and Banks
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District
FEEDBACK: Wants Voters Basing Their Ballots on Judgment, Real Qualifications
UPCOMING: Changes Coming To Peachtree Industrial Blvd. and Five Forks Road
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech, Mercedes-Benz To Announce New Partnership
RECOMMENDED: A President in our Midst by Kaye Lanning Minchew
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Siege Long Term Includes Restoration of Colonial Status
TODAY’S QUOTE: Lots of People Will Agree About the Return of Autumn
MYSTERY PHOTO: You May Find This Mystery Hard To Identify
LAGNIAPPE: Norfolk-Southern Hazmat Safety Train Plans Stop in Atlanta
CALENDAR: October 15 Is Deadline To Pay Property Taxes in Gwinnett

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by · October 7, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Gwinnettians need to approve continuation of SPLOST Funds

BRACK: Gwinnettians need to approve continuation of SPLOST Funds

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | What do you think your property tax payments to Gwinnett County would be if Gwinnett did not have a special fund for constructing major projects, in view of the tremendous growth Gwinnett has had in the last 50 years? (By the way, October 15 is the deadline to pay the 2016 property taxes.)

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by · October 7, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Why this resident supports Donald Trump for President

FOCUS: Why this resident supports Donald Trump for President

By Gregg Stopher, Peachtree Corners | As a lifelong conservative, Mr. Trump was not my first choice for the Republican nomination. Nor my second. Nor my third. I felt like Dr. Ben Carson was the best choice from a leadership standpoint…and I still do.

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by · October 7, 2016 · Today's Focus
WILSON: Corporate crime fraud by healthcare companies and banks

WILSON: Corporate crime fraud by healthcare companies and banks

By George Wilson, contributing columnist | From time to time you hear Republican office holders and seekers speak in generalities about excessive government regulations. However they are seldom, if ever, specific about what regulation they would do without. Wonder why? It seems to me we need more oversight of corporations not less. Recently, I have been keeping track on some of these corporate transgressions and will do so in the future.

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by · October 7, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: We predict that this photo will baffle most of you

MYSTERY: We predict that this photo will baffle most of you

Somehow, we think this lazy looking photograph will be difficult for our readers to spot. You may have had to be just in the same position on this water to have this angle for the photograph. Take a guess and send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · October 7, 2016 · Mystery photos
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