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“Christmas in Dacula” starts with a 5K and Fun Run, as these four participants show from the 2015 Run. The City of Dacula is planning this third annual Christmas activity for December 3.

11/18: From Christmas in Dacula to smoke across Georgia

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Third Annual ‘Christmas in Dacula’ Scheduled for December 3
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Mountain Fires in Georgia Impacting State as Far South as Macon
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Look at smoke in Macon from wildfires
UPCOMING: 29th Annual Lighting of Tree at Historic Courthouse Is on Thanksgiving
NOTABLE: County To Purchase Historic Promised Land Maguire-Livsey House
RECOMMENDED: A Lowcountry Heart: by Pat Conroy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Little Known Today, Mary E. Hutchinson Was Acclaimed Artist
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Will Rogers Thought of Individual Greatness
MYSTERY PHOTO: Massive Overlapping Steel Provides This Issue’s Quandary

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by · November 18, 2016 · Full issues
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BRACK: Mountain fires in Georgia impacting state as far south as Macon

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Having lived almost all of my life in Georgia, except for a three-year stint in Germany and a year in Iowa at graduate school, this week many of us experienced something unusual — something that had never happen to me before.

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by · November 18, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Tony and Laura Webb play the Clauses.

FOCUS: Third annual ‘Christmas in Dacula’ scheduled for Dec. 3

By Heather Loveridge, Dacula, Ga. | The third annual Christmas in Dacula, to be held on December 3 from 12-8 p.m., will be hosted by Hebron Church, located on the corner of Fence and Dacula Roads. The 2016 Christmas promises to provide even more family fun than last year’s event. Presented by the Dacula Business Association and the City of Dacula, the 2015 Christmas in Dacula drew close to 10,000 attendees.

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by · November 18, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Massive overlapping steel provides this issue’s quandary

MYSTERY: Massive overlapping steel provides this issue’s quandary

Look at how this structure is built, with the massive steel overlapping the area. If you’ve been to this city, you might recognize this popular tourist attraction. Now figure out where it is and send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · November 18, 2016 · Mystery photos
11/15: Three views on the 2016 election; more

11/15: Three views on the 2016 election; more

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Had Clinton Won Florida and Wisconsin, She Would Be President-Elect
EEB PERSPECTIVE: He’s Our Nation’s New President; We Wish Donald Trump Solid Success
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump Has No Mandate; United States Remains a Divided Country
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College
FEEDBACK: Likes Forum Vetting Candidates and Giving Readers’ Recommendations
UPCOMING: Celebrate America Recycles Day at Coolray Field on November 19
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Parks Wins State’s Top Award Among Big Counties
RECOMMENDED: White Trash: by Nancy Isenberg
GEORGIA TIDBIT: With Talmadge Looming, Senator George Decided Against Candidacy
TODAY’S QUOTE: About Hate and the People We Don’t Know
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two or Three Dead Giveaway Clues in This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Canadian Consul General Visits Georgia Gwinnett Campus

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by · November 15, 2016 · Full issues
WILSON: Trump has no mandate; U.S. remains a divided country

WILSON: Trump has no mandate; U.S. remains a divided country

By George Wilson, contributing columnist | Like a former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and the Brexit crowd, Donald Trump tapped into a large number of people who are legitimately upset over the failure of status quo governments to deal with the economic fallout from the loss of jobs to the second and third world countries.

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by · November 15, 2016 · Another View
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
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