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FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival coming to Lilburn on Sept. 10

FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival coming to Lilburn on Sept. 10

By Nikki Perry, | Celebrate music, food, and traditions from around the world at Small Town, Big World: Lilburn International Festival on September 10 in Lilburn City Park. This free event features cultural performances, food vendors, a parade of flags, international games and crafts, and free bounce house play for the kids.

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by · August 26, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Giant mystery building photograph awaits your solving

MYSTERY: Giant mystery building photograph awaits your solving

Here’s a stately building for you to identify as our Mystery Photo for this issue. No telling how long this took to build, or how many bricks are in the building. And that’s no small lawn to mow, either. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 26, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/23: On Gober Plaza; The end of polio; more

8/23: On Gober Plaza; The end of polio; more

Click here to read the latest issue.Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: City of Sugar Hill Names Adjacent Plaza for Dawn P. Gober
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The World Is Just “This Close” To Eradicating the Polio Virus
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Recent Column by Houston Prompts Two Immediate Replies
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners To Have First Recycling Event on Sept. 10
NOTABLE: New Ga-PCOM Physician Assistant Class Earn White Coats
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Governor Henry Ellis Viewed as “Georgia’s Second Founder”
CALENDAR: Peachtree Corners Business Association Plans Charity Event
TODAY’S QUOTE: Here’s FDR’s Definition of a Conservative
MYSTERY PHOTO: The Mountains, the Buildings, the Water….Where Is This Place?

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by · August 23, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: The world is just “this close” to eradicating polio virus

BRACK: The world is just “this close” to eradicating polio virus

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Polio was a terrible menace to the world in the days when I was growing up. It was a widespread, worldwide problem, causing pain, suffering and even death to many, particularly children under age five.

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by · August 23, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Family all smiles with Dawn P. Gober recognition

FOCUS: Sugar Hill names plaza for Realtor Dawn P. Gober

By Varessa Butts | The newly-created plaza at the Sugar Hill City Hall has been named for Dawn P. Gober, a Sugar Hill resident and long-standing advocate for the city. Mayor Steve Edwards and Council of the City of Sugar Hill have recognized her for her infectious energy and dedication to public service. Her work has helped define the Sugar Hill of today and set the stage for the welcoming and iconic destination city of tomorrow.

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by · August 23, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: The mountains, the buildings, the water, but where?

MYSTERY: The mountains, the buildings, the water, but where?

The mountains, the buildings, the water….where is this area, in Europe, or perhaps Colorado, or you figure where it is. It certainly seems like a wonderful summertime setting. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 23, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/19: On JapanFest; New funeral home; November’s vote

8/19: On JapanFest; New funeral home; November’s vote

Click to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: 30th Annual Japan Fest Coming to Duluth Weekend of September 17-18
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Byrd and Flanigan in Lawrenceville Is City’s Fifth Funeral Home
ANOTHER VIEW: She Might Just Stay at Home When Election Day Rolls Around
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Thinking Forward To What Might Happen in the Election
UPCOMING: Suwanee Council Plans Millage Rate Which is 5.18% Higher for 2017
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Grants in Gwinnett for July Total $67,500
RECOMMENDED: Hillbilly Elegy-A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fort Gillem in Forest Park Was First Opened in 1941
CALENDAR: Suwanee Library To Close One Day for Renovation in September
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Cynicism Really Amounts To
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Snowy Mystery Photograph During These Dog Days of Summer`
LAGNIAPPE: Presiding Fulton Juvenile Court Judge Speaks at GGC

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by · August 19, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Byrd & Flanigan is Lawrenceville’s 5th funeral home

BRACK: Byrd & Flanigan is Lawrenceville’s 5th funeral home

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Lawrenceville has a new funeral home, its fifth. The county seat’s newest funeral facility is Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service. It is located at 288 Hurricane Shoals Road Northeast near the Gwinnett Fire Department headquarters. It opened on July 28, and has scheduled an open house at its location for September 15.

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by · August 19, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: 30th annual JapanFest coming to Duluth September 17-18

FOCUS: 30th annual JapanFest coming to Duluth September 17-18

By Mike Lendon | Buckle your seatbelts and get ready to explore Japan like never before. This year’s JapanFest on September 17-18, breaks through with the theme “Cooler Japan.” This year’s focus is an electric combination of cool tech-advanced modern Japan with a traditional twist.

JapanFest Weekend will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday) at the Infinite Energy Center, located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth.

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by · August 19, 2016 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: Might just stay at home when election day rolls around

HOUSTON: Might just stay at home when election day rolls around

By Debra Houston | A few random thoughts today.

I mentioned to my hairdresser I might not vote in the presidential election. “You must!” she said. “Not voting at all is an automatic yes-vote for Trump.”

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by · August 19, 2016 · Another View