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MYSTERY: Two or three dead giveaway clues in this photo

MYSTERY: Two or three dead giveaway clues in this photo

Two or three features of this Mystery Photo almost give it away. Perhaps you can tell us where the photo was taken. Scratch your noggin, or your computer, and give us an answer. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · November 15, 2016 · Mystery photos
11/11: Improving Gwinnett life; Dems did better; On Hillary

11/11: Improving Gwinnett life; Dems did better; On Hillary

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Three Proposals for Improving the Life in Gwinnett County
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Democrats in Gwinnett Ran Much Stronger Than in Years Before
ANOTHER VIEW: Some Thoughts in Defending Hillary Clinton after the Election
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
FEEDBACK: Two Distinct Reflections Concerning the 2016 Election
UPCOMING: Norcross Merchant Open House To Be This Saturday, November 12
NOTABLE: Suwanee Launches Open Data Budget Website for Transparency
RECOMMENDED: Anna Ruby Falls and the Richard Russell Scenic Highway
GEORGIA TIDBIT: FDR Opposes George’s Re-Election; George Backs FDR on WWII
TODAY’S QUOTE: Deep Thinking from the Mind of Yogi Berra
MYSTERY PHOTO: No Drought Going on Where This Mystery Photograph Was Made
CALENDAR: Author Mary Alice Monroe will appear November 19 in Peachtree Corners

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by · November 11, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Democrats in Gwinnett ran much stronger than in years before

BRACK: Democrats in Gwinnett ran much stronger than in years before

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | The United States is a great nation. It is resilient, and can survive Donald Trump. Be pleased and calmed knowing that.

The nation’s best period of government, it appears to us, is when Congress doesn’t necessarily rubber stamp everything the president sends forth. (The very best time we feel is when one House of Congress is of a different party than the president.) We suspect it won’t be long before the legislators find that they’ll need to limit the reach of the presidency. That would also have happened had another person been chosen to lead our country.

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by · November 11, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: Here are three proposals for improving life in Gwinnett County

By Pat Boone, Duluth, Ga. | A resident of Gwinnett for three years, here are the three suggestions I have for improving the county.

First, the county should raise the littering fine, and make it a dollar amount or as an alternative, allow the litterer to pick up trash. For example, let them decide to pay $1,000 or 10 hours picking up trash. It’s been my experience that people who pick up other people’s trash stop littering.

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by · November 11, 2016 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: Some thoughts in defending Hillary Clinton after the election

HOUSTON: Some thoughts in defending Hillary Clinton after the election

By Debra Houston, contributing columnist | Let’s start this by defending Mrs. Clinton a bit. Her year to run for president was 2008. She was younger and prettier, less caustic and healthier. Her record as New York senator was positive. She didn’t have the baggage that serving as secretary of state brought her. The Dems decided they didn’t want her so they threw her out like old bathwater. Not unlike the way they threw out Bernie Sanders this time.

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by · November 11, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY: No drought going on where this photograph was made

MYSTERY: No drought going on where this photograph was made

Wherever this Mystery Photograph was taken, you can tell that that area had plenty of rain, and the area was not like what many of us in North Georgia through North Florida are experiencing with the drought. The last significant rain in Gwinnett was September 18, moving closer to two months of no rain. Enough dry thoughts! If you can figure out this photo puzzle, send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · November 11, 2016 · Mystery photos
11/8: New PCOM location; Roundup with Cubs, more

11/8: New PCOM location; Roundup with Cubs, more

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: PCOM Planning To Establish Second Medical Campus in Georgia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How About Those Cubs? Berkmar High Marks 50th Anniversary
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: State Legislators Should Fund Crisis Intervention Programs
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Courts Move To Text-Based Juror Notification System
NOTABLE: Library Gets Grant To Develop Community Gardening Initiative
RECOMMENDED: The Crown on Netflix
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Walter F. George One of Georgia’s Longest Serving Senators
TODAY’S QUOTE: Many People Think This Is a Way To Solve a Problem
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell Us Who Was the Inspiration for This Modern Structure
LAGNIAPPE: No! This Is Not a Mystery Photo But a Live Event
CALENDAR: Free Seminar on Social Security Benefits Planned for November 17

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by · November 8, 2016 · Full issues
Among those marking the 50th anniversary of Berkmar High were Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist, District V School Board Member Louise Radloff, Berkmar High Student Kendall Castaneda, Principal Al Taylor and CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks.

BRACK: How ‘bout those Cubs? Berkmar marks 50th anniversary

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Today we’ll give you a breather and never mention something that has focused our attention for the last few months, if you get the drift of the thought.

HOW ‘BOUT THOSE CUBS! It was great to see normally an unsung key leader of the Cubs, the former Atlanta catcher David Ross, have a very good game, slamming a home run in what is perhaps his last game in professional baseball. After all, he’s 39, and crouching behind home plate must be much tougher now than previously.

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by · November 8, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
PCOM planning to establish second medical campus in Georgia

PCOM planning to establish second medical campus in Georgia

By Barbara Myers, Moultrie, Ga. | By signing a Memorandum of Agreement, representatives from Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in Philadelphia, Penn., agreed to develop a feasibility plan and present it for approval to the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) to develop an additional location in South Georgia. The College also operates a school of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Ga.

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by · November 8, 2016 · Photo essay
MYSTERY: Tell us who was the inspiration for this modern facility

MYSTERY: Tell us who was the inspiration for this modern facility

Today’s Mystery Photo may surprise you where it is located. Check it out and see if you know where it might be. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · November 8, 2016 · Mystery photos