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Liu Thai Ker in 2013; via Wikipedia.

BRACK: Singapore produces innovations in public housing

By Elliott Brack  |  Our country needs to take another look at how it views public housing. One nation  has turned around the way public housing works, creating a new group of homeowners.

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FOCUS: GGC selects its first college basketball coach

By Dale Long  |  Georgia Gwinnett College has named its first basketball coach. He is  Chase Teichmann, who after four seasons as coach at Florida College in Temple Terrace, Fla., his teams posted a 100-27 overall record …

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by · July 12, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Clan Ewing speaker coming to Historical Society on July 15

NEWS BRIEFS: Clan Ewing speaker coming to Historical Society on July 15

The Gwinnett Historical Society will have its next general membership meeting on Monday, July 15  at Rhodes Jordan Park Community Center in Lawrenceville. Stewart Ewing, a local historian and amateur genealogist with deep roots in Gwinnett, will be the featured speaker.

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by · July 12, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this different structure located?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this different structure located?

Up front, we’ll tell you that today’s Mystery Photo is not from around here. So stretch your neck again and determine what this is, and where it is. Send your answer to ebrck2@gmail.com and be sure to tell us your hometown.

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by · July 12, 2024 · Mystery photos
NEW for 7/9: On fascism, a fast friend, homelessness

NEW for 7/9: On fascism, a fast friend, homelessness

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Explaining how fascism helps confuse today’s argument
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  A fast friend, and national beekeeping leader
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at the ways Finland fought homelessness
FEEDBACK: Suggests amendment with maximum candidate age
UPCOMING: Innovative giving partnership to benefit Autism 
NOTABLE: Time to register for the 11th Annandale Extra Mile 5K 
RECOMMENDED: Eugene Onegin By Alexander Pushkin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Pitts Foundation associated with Methodist causes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s mystery may be a far reach for you
CALENDAR: Mayors on program on July 12 in Peachtree Corners

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by · July 9, 2024 · Full issues
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BRACK: A fast friend, and national beekeeping leader

By Elliott Brack  |  As  you age, you go to more funerals. We’ve been to four in the last month. One who died recently became a close friend and was of immense help to me when first publishing a weekly newspaper in Jesup, Ga. He was Troy Fore Jr.,  a tall, bald-headed and friendly  fellow who joined the newspaper staff, covering news stories…

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FOCUS: Explaining how fascism helps confuse today’s argument

FOCUS: Explaining how fascism helps confuse today’s argument

By Ashley Herndon  |  Fascism is the precise opposite of democracy. The people run a democracy, but a fascist government runs the people. Remember that in November.

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by · July 9, 2024 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at the ways Finland fought homelessness

ANOTHER VIEW: Looking at the ways Finland fought homelessness

By Jack Bernard  |  Oregon is one of our nation’s most progressive states. But a small, conservative, 90 percent-white city bordering California, Grants Pass, passed a law outlawing sleeping out in open spaces including parks, streets and sidewalks.

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by · July 9, 2024 · Another View
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NEWS BRIEFS: Innovative giving partnership to benefit autism

By Laura Vladick  |  Our Group is announcing an innovative partnership with dedicated real estate professionals to revolutionize charitable giving. This collaboration aims to transform how donations are made, significantly benefiting both donors and nonprofits within the community.

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by · July 9, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: May be a far reach for you

MYSTERY PHOTO: May be a far reach for you

Today ‘s mystery can be a far reach of a photo, since there are few clues to guide you.  Certainly the topography looks similar to most places, so this could be a difficult test. If you land on an idea, send it to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include where you get your mail.

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by · July 9, 2024 · Mystery photos