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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
11/4: Police as guardians; Recap of endorsements; Next in politics

11/4: Police as guardians; Recap of endorsements; Next in politics

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Police As Guardians When Confronting Situations in Crisis
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here are GwinnettForum’s Choices in Tuesday’s General Election
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking Back on Presidential Campaign, and What Might Happen
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Suggests Three Reasons To Vote Against Ballot’s Amendment Two
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre Offering The 12 Dates of Christmas on Stage Soon
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners New City Manager To Begin Work November 21
RECOMMENDED: The Magnolia Story by Joanna and Chip Gaines, with Mark Dagostino
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Trio Exercises Dominance over State Politics for Many Years
TODAY’S QUOTE: Is All This Political Conviction Coming From People Second-Handed?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Learning More about the Wild West Days
LAGNIAPPE: Pam Hoffman Gets Award from District Parks-Recreation Group
CALENDAR: Red, Blue and You Event, Friday, November 18, at 11:30 a.m. at Coolray Field

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by · November 4, 2016 · Full issues
Here are GwinnettForum’s choices in Tuesday’s General Election

Here are GwinnettForum’s choices in Tuesday’s General Election

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | In this last edition of GwinnettForum prior to Tuesday’s election, we’ll give a run-down of our views on the various races, as a guide to the election. Details of these endorsements were printed in previous issues.

Here are our choices in elections where there are at least two opponents:

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by · November 4, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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FOCUS: Police as guardians when confronting situations in crisis

By Peter Boyce, Dacula, Ga. | Law enforcement has been thrust into a role of crisis intervention when confronted with persons suffering from mental illness and/or drug induced behavior.

The media now asserts that the police, as first responders who frequently confront individuals with severe mental illness or who are under the influence of drugs, must fulfill a legal obligation to protect the safety and welfare of the community as well as assess and safeguard the rights of people with disabilities such as mental illness or drug induced behavior.

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by · November 4, 2016 · Today's Focus
A. BRACK: On presidential campaign and what might happen

A. BRACK: On presidential campaign and what might happen

By Andy Brack | Come November 8, Southerners will cast about 33 million votes in this oddest and nastiest of presidential elections. Of those, more than 15 million will be for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton. That’s a lot of blue living in what most assume is just red.

Yes, our region, just like our nation, is more purple than just red or blue.

Recent polls indicate Clinton likely will replicate Southern electoral victories by Barack Obama in 2008, with narrow wins in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. Republican nominee Donald Trump likely will carry the other Southern states, but 45 percent to 48 percent of voters in each probably won’t vote for him, based on past results.

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by · November 4, 2016 · Another View
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