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9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

Click here to read the latest issue.Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Friends of the Disabled Helps With Distribution of Medical Equipment
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Voters on Both Sides Lament “What to Do?” in Presidential Race
ANOTHER VIEW: Not Everyone Will Decide That They Just Cannot Fail To Vote
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Plans First Ever Recycling Event Sept. 10
NOTABLE: Re-organized Summerour Middle PTA Adopts Promise of Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Dahlonega Spa Resort
GEORGIA TIDBIT: A Brief Look at Eastern Air Lines, Once Dominant in Atlanta
TODAY’S QUOTE: Often It Is Difficult To Work Around Silence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Couple Seek Help in Identifying Location of This Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Photographer Enjoys Day at the Atlanta Zoo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion September 17 on the late Pat Conroy

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by · September 9, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Voters on both sides lament “What to do?” in presidential race

BRACK: Voters on both sides lament “What to do?” in presidential race

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | If I have heard this once, I have heard it a dozen times this political year. It continues, here two months before the presidential election.

“I just don’t know what I’m going to do in the presidential election.”

It sometimes comes from Republicans. At other times, it comes from people who would normally vote Democratic.

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by · September 9, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FODAC clients like Joyce Pina Brown benefit from FODAC’s services as they look to engage more fully with their communities and live more independent lives.

FOCUS: Friends of the disabled help with distribution of medical equipment

By Lisbeth Dison, Stone Mountain | Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) is a non-profit organization providing over $10 million annually in durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies to people with injuries and disabilities. It recently announced that Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) has fully accredited the organization as a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) provider. DMEPOS accreditation is required when working as a vendor with Medicare/Medicaid and many insurance carriers and their clients. The organization is headquartered in Stone Mountain at 4900 Lewis Road.

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by · September 9, 2016 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: Figuring out who to vote for this time is trying

HOUSTON: Figuring out who to vote for this time is trying

By Debra Houston, contributing columnist | All right, already. I got the message! Since I wrote that I might not vote in the presidential election because we have less than stellar candidates, my friends have gently reprimanded me. My friend “D” says, “It is your civic duty to vote.”

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by · September 9, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: Couple seeks help in identifying location of this photo

MYSTERY: Couple seeks help in identifying location of this photo

Today’s mystery photo is more of a quest. Lou Camerio of Lilburn sends in his photo. He and his wife, Dee, “…would like to know where this photo was taken. It is of members of her family and was taken prior to 1946. Everyone in the photo is deceased. Maybe one or two of your readers can identify the location.”

So how about it, guys? Can you help them out? There are several identifiable clues, so who’s up to making the ID? Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · September 9, 2016 · Mystery photos
9/6: On nature photographers; Bryan’s new book; more

9/6: On nature photographers; Bryan’s new book; more

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Nature Photographers Group Meets Monthly in Lawrenceville
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Late-in-Life Book Publication is “Highlight” for Mary Anna Bryan
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
UPCOMING: Suwanee To Reveal Plans for New Park in the City on September 7
NOTABLE: Mary Our Queen Catholic Church Welcomes New Pastor
RECOMMENDED: The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Publication Begun in 1926 Seeks to Preserve Info on City and State
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why You Can’t Confuse Excellence with Perfection
MYSTERY PHOTO: Wow! Take a Look at the Sleuthing To Identify the Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: City of Suwanee Plans Remembrance Day To Commemorate 9/11
CALENDAR: Symposium on Public Health Coming to Georgia Archives

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by · September 6, 2016 · Full issues
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BRACK: Late-in-life book publication is “highlight” for Mary Anna Bryan

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | After a lifetime of teaching school and raising a family, what’s it like to see your book published after you have retired?

That’s what we asked Mary Anna Bryan of Lawrenceville recently. She had her novel, Cardinal Hill, published by Mercer University Press. The publication came after she was awarded their Ferrell Sams Award for Fiction in 2014 for one of the best books of the year. However, the actual printing of the book was not until August of 2016, with no reason given for the gap.

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by · September 6, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Georgia nature photographers meet monthly in Lawrenceville

FOCUS: Georgia nature photographers meet monthly in Lawrenceville

By John Criminger | The Georgia Nature Photographers Association (GNPA) is dedicated to helping nature photographers of all skill levels improve their photography, learn and grow, meet other outdoor photographers, participate in great trips and events, help others understand the value of the natural world, and give focus to a special area of interest in photography.

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by · September 6, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Wow! What sleuthing it took to identify recent photo

MYSTERY: Wow! What sleuthing it took to identify recent photo

Today’s Mystery Photo may remind you of cities in Mexico, or South America, or Europe. One additional clue: its use today may throw you off. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · September 6, 2016 · Mystery photos
9/2: Duluth Fall Festival; Alligators here?; 12×12 Xtravaganza

9/2: Duluth Fall Festival; Alligators here?; 12×12 Xtravaganza

Click here to read the latest full edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Founder Looks Back on 34 Years of Duluth Fall Festival
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Watch Out: Live Alligators Could Be Roaming Waters in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Kudzu Art Zone’s Sixth Annual 12×12 Xtravaganza Opens September 16
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville Seeks Input on Changing Name of Street toward College
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Library To Present Three Workshops for September
RECOMMENDED: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Miners Head West After California Gold Discovery
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Hero At Least Admits to Some Befuddlement
MYSTERY PHOTO: One Hint: You Can Be Sure This Photo Is Not in Downtown Atlanta
LAGNIAPPE: Perform Your Own Musical Concert on Outdoor Piano in P-Corners
CALENDAR: Rescheduled Splash Park Opening in Sugar Hill Is Today (Friday)

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by · September 2, 2016 · Full issues
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