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5/20: Girl Scout luncheon; Holes, candidates, cold snap

5/20: Girl Scout luncheon; Holes, candidates, cold snap

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Girl Scouts To Hold “ToGetHer There” Luncheon May 23

EEB PERSPECTIVE: Climbing Out of Holes, Vice Presidential Candidates and a Cold Soup

SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre

FEEDBACK: Letters on Light Rail, Early Voting and Luggage and Airlines

UPCOMING: Lilburn Planning Initial Peachtree Reject 10K/5K on July 2

NOTABLE: Snellville Officials Say City Will Move Ahead with Towne Center Project

GEORGIA TIDBIT: Auto Tourism in USA Found Acceptance in Georgia

TODAY’S QUOTE: Sounds Like You Can Get There from Here

MYSTERY PHOTO: This Colorful Image, on an Incline, Is on What Continent?

LAGNIAPPE: Lots of Classic Cars Populated Norcross Streets Last Weekend

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by · May 20, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Climbing out of holes, vice presidential candidates and a cold snap

BRACK: Climbing out of holes, vice presidential candidates and a cold snap

In Elliott Brack’s Perspective: On the Quarry Crusher Run, age and the presidential election; and a refreshing recipe.

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by · May 20, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Gwinnett Girl Scouts who earned the 2016 Gold Award are, from left to right, Megan Keck, Alaina Fletcher, Alexandra Quarterman, Rachel Raspberry, Allison Gallagher, Riley Moran, Rachel Flowers and Kirsten Hughes. (Chris Hunt/Special) www.chuntimages.com 404-626-6093 hunt_mchris@bellsouth.net

FOCUS: Gwinnett Girl Scouts to hold “ToGetHer There” luncheon

By Leslie Gilliam | Gwinnett Girl Scouts are making their mark, not only with the organization but within their schools, the county and sometimes the world. On Monday, May 23, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta will hold the inaugural “ToGetHer There” luncheon to salute the extraordinary young women who call Gwinnett home, and recognize the community and civic leaders who support them.

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by · May 20, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Colorful image on an incline is on what continent?

MYSTERY: Colorful image on an incline is on what continent?

Here’s a colorful image obviously on an incline. First you must determine what continent this image is from. Then tell us where you think it is, and what its function is. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · May 20, 2016 · Mystery photos
LAGNIAPPE: Classic cars populated Norcross streets last weekend

LAGNIAPPE: Classic cars populated Norcross streets last weekend

Lots of Classic Cars populated Norcross streets last weekend. Roving Photographer Frank Sharp was at the Norcross Classic Car show. The annual event, which benefits scholarships for students, features cars from all over, carefully groomed by their owners to highlight some of their best features.

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by · May 20, 2016 · Photo essay
5/17: Quarry Crusher Run; D.C. baseball; more

5/17: Quarry Crusher Run; D.C. baseball; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GVCID Presents Quarry Crusher Run To Support Meadowcreek Area

EEB PERSPECTIVE: An Eventful Day at the New Baseball Park in Washington

SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Hardware

UPCOMING: Avoid Lines by Taking Advantage of Early Voting This Week

NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College Graduates 470 Students in 2016 Class

RECOMMENDED: Built From Scratch, by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank

GEORGIA TIDBIT: For Nearly 30 Years, Jackson Lee Nesbitt Stops Creating Art

TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way To Insure That You Do Not Come Out Well

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Vintage Mill Photo; Where Is It?

LAGNIAPPE: Chihuly Exhibit at Atlanta Botanical Garden Runs Through October 30

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by · May 17, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: Three aspects of recent trip to D.C.

BRACK: Three aspects of recent trip to D.C.

By Elliott Brack | Three distinct elements distinguished last weekend’s springtime trip to Washington, D.C.

It turned chilly when we visited the new (for us) Washington Nationals park on Sunday. A radio station reported as my daughter and I rode in a Uber car to the stadium that the weather was “blustery,” and that was an understatement.

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by · May 17, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
A previous quarry run

FOCUS: GVCID presents Quarry Crusher Run to support Meadowcreek area

By Merritt McHaffie McNeely | On Saturday, May 21, the Vulcan Materials Quarry, located in Norcross, will be the unique site of a new road race to the Atlanta market that will benefit the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation and Meadowcreek High School, Louise Radloff Middle School and Meadowcreek Elementary School.

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by · May 17, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another beautiful vintage mill; Where is it?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Another beautiful vintage mill; Where is it?

You know that we love old mill photographs, and this week it’s a dandy. Wouldn’t you just love to laze around this beautiful spot, perhaps have a picnic, and just enjoy this handsome place? If you can figure out where this is, send your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · May 17, 2016 · Mystery photos
LAGNIAPPE: Chihuly exhibit runs through Oct. 30

LAGNIAPPE: Chihuly exhibit runs through Oct. 30

Roving Photographer Frank Sharp went to The Atlanta Botanical Garden recently, photographing the current Dale Chihuly exhibit of glass art in many forms.

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by · May 17, 2016 · Photo essay
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