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BRACK: Watch out: Live alligators could be roaming Gwinnett’s waters

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | It was on a Wednesday about 5:30 p.m. back about 1967, when putting together the front page of the weekly Wayne County Press in Jesup. A phone call from the county health director, Dr. Dan Glover, was urgent.

“We’ve got a real problem we just realized, and we want you to put this story on the front page for tomorrow’s newspaper,” he pleaded with me. (That would consist of tearing up what we had laid out previously on the front page, just near the deadline time, not a good time for re-doing this page. I was skeptical.)

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by · September 2, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: Founder looks back on 34 years of Duluth Fall Festival

By Kathryn Willis | The year 2016 marks the 34th anniversary of the Duluth Fall Festival. It’s coming September 24-25 this year.

Let’s look back over those years. The first festival was in October of 1983, in the rain, and it produced only $300 in proceeds. However, despite this inauspicious beginning, the decision was made to make it an annual event, and have all future proceeds go to improving Downtown Duluth.

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by · September 2, 2016 · Today's Focus
BRADY: Kudzu’s 6th annual 12×12 Xtravaganza opens Sept. 16

BRADY: Kudzu’s 6th annual 12×12 Xtravaganza opens Sept. 16

By Lucy Brady | On September 16, Kudzu Art Zone will open silent auction bidding on works of art for its sixth annual fundraiser, the 12×12 Xtravaganza. Each year Kudzu Art Zone members create special works on canvases measuring 12 inches by 12 inches for the event. The kick-off reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on September 16 at the Kudzu Art Zone gallery and art center at 116 Carlyle Street in Norcross. Bidding will close on Friday, October 14 at 4 p.m.

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by · September 2, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: You can be sure this isn’t in downtown Atlanta

MYSTERY: You can be sure this isn’t in downtown Atlanta

For sure, this photograph isn’t in downtown Atlanta, since Atlanta doesn’t have a big fleet of street cars any more. Can you figure out where this photograph was taken. If so, send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · September 2, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/30: Top community college; Perils of social media for kids

8/30: Top community college; Perils of social media for kids

Click here to read the latest full issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Site Ranks Gwinnett Technical College Top Community College in State
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Social Media Blocking Today’s Kids, Curtails Reading and Curiosity
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Polio Is a Terrible Disease Initially, and Can Return Years Later
UPCOMING: 16th British Car Fayre Will Be In Downtown Norcross on September 10
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC’s Todd Evans To Move to Texas with Pedernales EMC
RECOMMENDED STREAMING VIDEO: The Very Secret Service
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gold in Georgia First Reported in Print in Milledgeville Newspaper in 1829
CALENDAR: Master Violin Makers Coming to Suwanee on September 10
TODAY’S QUOTE: When Everything Seems Under Control, Take Another Look!
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately Georgian Building Could Be Located Almost Anywhere
LAGNIAPPE: Another Look at that Building in Bath, England

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by · August 30, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Social media blocking today’s kids, curtails reading and curiosity

BRACK: Social media blocking today’s kids, curtails reading and curiosity

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | What are these social media devices doing to our kids?

Or further, what are these devices doing to all of us?

Look inside yourself: are you hooked on Facebook, or Instagram or Twitter? Or online games, gambling and even pornography?

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by · August 30, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Site ranks Gwinnett Technical College top community college in state

FOCUS: Site ranks Gwinnett Technical College top community college in state

By Paige Havens | Gwinnett Technical College is the highest ranked community college in Georgia, and ranks in the top five percent nationally, says WalletHub, a national personal finance website. WalletHub’s ranking released this week speaks volumes about the value and return on investment students get from a degree from Gwinnett Tech.

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by · August 30, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Stately Georgian building could be located almost anywhere

MYSTERY: Stately Georgian building could be located almost anywhere

Here’s a stately Georgian building, no doubt at least a museum, library or similar government building, awaiting your searching. Figure out where this building is, and then send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 30, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/26: Lilburn festival, summer concerts, more

8/26: Lilburn festival, summer concerts, more

Click here for our latest edition. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival Coming to Lilburn on September 10
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Relatively New City Summer Concerts Delight Many Gwinnettians
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
UPCOMING: Medical Foundation To Host International Grief Counselor
NOTABLE: Medical Foundation To Host International Grief Counselor
RECOMMENDED: Readers Invited To Contribute Their Own Recommendations
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Governments in Canada and Nova Scotia Modeled after Georgia’s
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Firefighters Plan 9/11 Remembrance
TODAY’S QUOTE: Well, She Didn’t Want To Be in There Anyway
MYSTERY PHOTO: Giant Building Awaits Your Solving

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by · August 26, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Relatively new city summer concerts delight many Gwinnettians

BRACK: Relatively new city summer concerts delight many Gwinnettians

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Virtually unrecognized among the many changes in Gwinnett is the way the cities of the county are now providing popular music venues, usually at no cost to concert-goers. People flock to these concerts, often setting up chairs a day in advance to get a good location.

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by · August 26, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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