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15.10: On Eagle Ranch, homeowner’s insurance, Deal’s rights

15.10: On Eagle Ranch, homeowner’s insurance, Deal’s rights

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Making Life Better for Children Is Goal of Eagle Ranch
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Homeowner Contents Insurance Premiums Are Too High
ANOTHER VIEW: Gov. Nathan Deal Entitled To His First Amendment Rights, Too
FEEDBACK: Remembers Her Days of Driving To Nursing Clinicals
UPCOMING: Liberian Ambassador To Give Commencement Address at GGC
NOTABLE: Jennifer Stephens New ACE Fellow; Structures Win Preservation Awards
RECOMMENDED READ: The Last Days of Dogtown: A Novel by Anita Diamant
GEORGIA TIDBIT: There’s Learning from Georgia Past Through Archaeology
TODAY’S QUOTE: You’ve Got It Made If You Live Past 100 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Recognized “Jardin du Luxembourg” in Paris

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by · May 5, 2015 · Full issues
BRACK: Homeowner’s insurance, WhichWich, and three who have died

BRACK: Homeowner’s insurance, WhichWich, and three who have died

By Elliott Brack | Take a look at your homeowner’s insurance policy. Every insurance company in Georgia offers a homeowner’s policy which figures your personal property coverage at between 70-80 percent of the dwelling’s coverage.

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by · May 5, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Scene at Eagle Ranch

FOCUS: Eagle Ranch has served many children from Gwinnett County

By Stefanie Long | Just a few miles north of the Gwinnett line, there’s a place uniquely designed to help make life better for children and families going through a crisis. It’s called Eagle Ranch.

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by · May 5, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Famous for two reasons

MYSTERY: Famous for two reasons

CLUE: This structure is not a house in the United States. Surprises you, eh? But it’s famous not only as a house, but its location is famous for something else. Tell us where and what you think this house is famous for, by sending your name to elliott@brack.net, including what town you live in.

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by · May 5, 2015 · Mystery photos
ISSUE 15.09: Hopewell honors pastor; Tragic accident; more

ISSUE 15.09: Hopewell honors pastor; Tragic accident; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hopewell Baptist To Honor Veteran Pastor on May 15
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Accident Claiming Nursing Students Brings Questions to the Fore
FEEDBACK: Readers Get To View Four Different Thoughts
UPCOMING: Aurora Plans Four Summer Playhouses for Kids; Fourth Suwanee SculpTour
NOTABLE: Marriott Hotel Coming to Gwinnett Center; PCOM Professor Re-Elected
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Spencer’s Mountain
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Best Work of Erskine Caldwell May Be in Non-Fiction Writings
TODAY’S QUOTE: Thoughts on Things That Cannot Possibly Go Wrong
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not a Single Reader Recognized Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Another Entry in Suwanee SculpTour

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by · May 1, 2015 · Full issues
BRACK: Tragic accident near Savannah raises questions of student travel

BRACK: Tragic accident near Savannah raises questions of student travel

By Elliott Brack | The tragic April 22 vehicular pile-up on Interstate 16 near Savannah where five Georgia Southern University nursing students were killed has shocked our state, and has caused concern on the national stage. It may even lead to new legislation regulating heavy transport rigs to push safer highways.

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by · May 1, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Sheals

FOCUS: Hopewell Baptists to honor Sheals in is 35th year as pastor

By Izetta Sims | Marking his 35th anniversary as pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church of Norcross will honor Bishop Williams Sheals at a “black and gold” black-tie banquet on May 15 at the Gwinnett Arena Grand Ballroom. More than 400 people are expected for the fete. Tickets are $100.

It was a partly cloudy and cool Easter Sunday morning on April 6, 1980, when Hopewell Missionary Baptist welcomed Bill Sheals as its new pastor. The church, which dates back to 1865, at that time had about 200 members. After the morning service, as the children presented speeches, the sound system malfunctioned. Pastor Sheals, then working with an Atlanta housing agency, brought from his car a personal sound system, so that the parents could hear the children. From that moment on, he had the title “Papa Sheals,” by which many church members still address him.

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by · May 1, 2015 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: Looks like a great place to visit

MYSTERY: Looks like a great place to visit

CLUE: Beautiful springtime flowers, classical buildings, and a well-kept paths form today’s Mystery Photo. Tell us where you think this is, and be sure to include the town where you live. Send your answer to: elliott@brack.net.

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by · May 1, 2015 · Mystery photos
15.08: Protecting computers; On bad government; more

15.08: Protecting computers; On bad government; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Protecting Your Personal Computer: Know Your Enemies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s An Example Where Bad Government Has Erupted
ANOTHER VIEW: Getting Together With Old High School Mates: What Fun!
FEEDBACK: Informs Readers of Firearms Act of 1937
UPCOMING: Farmers Market Returns to Suwanee; Salvation Army Honors Publisher
NOTABLE: Boutwells Establish Scholarship at GGC; Gwinnett Tech Awards Scholarships
RECOMMENDED READ: Red Dirt by Joe Samuel Starnes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Erskine Caldwell Concentrates on Poverty and Disintegration of Family
TODAY’S QUOTE: How You May Not Appear to Others on the Internet
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Recognized Major Landmark in Paris
LAGNIAPPE: Art on a Limb Returns to Suwanee Creekway

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by · April 28, 2015 · Full issues
The old DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Ga.

BRACK: Without good people involved, bad government will erupt

By Elliott Brack | All most citizens want in their life is to do their job well, enjoy their family, hopefully take a vacation from time to time, and be a good citizen. All most want out of their government is for it to work in the background by delivering services efficiently, and not cause a stir. That will make them happy.

For the most part, except for some recent exceptions, Gwinnett County governments pretty well do that. Yes, there are from time-to-time some headlines that make the county citizens unhappy, and yes, there are some frictions in one or two municipal governments.

Unfortunately, many citizens don’t involve themselves much with government. Most governments chug along trying to do a good job, and staying our of the headlines when it comes to shenanigans.

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by · April 28, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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