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FOCUS: New national infrastructure bill welcomed by wide majority

FOCUS: New national infrastructure bill welcomed by wide majority

By Jack Bernard |  The signed “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” by President Joe Biden is liked by a wide majority of the American voting public with only 24 percent opposing it. Even among Republican voters, only 44 percent are in opposition, despite Trump’s comments and those of other right wingers.  

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by · November 19, 2021 · Today's Focus
NEW for 10/22: Hospital tower; Bankers’ concerns; Gerrymandering

NEW for 10/22: Hospital tower; Bankers’ concerns; Gerrymandering

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Northside Gwinnett Hospital to get new 10 story, 162 bed tower
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Proposal concerning private information upsets bankers
ANOTHER VOICE: Sees Democrats losing U.S. House because of gerrymandering
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Being ill brings him certain positive reflections
UPCOMING: County offers $100 Visa card when getting vaccine this weekend
NOTABLE: GGC snares $249,000 grant for chemistry research
RECOMMENDED: The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Italianate style flourished, since it was easier to build 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another mystery lighthouse begs its location 
LAGNIAPPE: Welcoming alumni home
CALENDAR: Norcross to mark 151st anniversary of founding this Saturday

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by · October 22, 2021 · Full issues
BRACK: Proposal concerning private information upsets bankers

BRACK: Proposal concerning private information upsets bankers

By Elliott Brack  |  A proposal from the Biden Administration got bankers across the country, including those in Gwinnett, all hot and bothered this week.  Proposed legislation would have required that the banks and credit unions give far more sensitive banking information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the bank’s depositors.

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by · October 22, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
C-17s in the sky over a home base in Charleston, S.C.  Air Force photo.

BRACK: Thank you, Mr. President, for getting our troops out of Afghanistan

SEPT. 3, 2021  |  Thank you, President Biden. Thank you for taking the bold steps in leadership in getting out the last of our military troops entirely out of Afghanistan by your own August 31 deadline. You did what three other presidents did not or would not do. You also completed this evacuation in the face of unwarranted criticism of your actions.

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by · September 3, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 8/24: On doctors, two mayors, one president

NEW for 8/24: On doctors, two mayors, one president

Click here to read this edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Where have all the doctors gone? We need more of ‘em than ever 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two Gwinnett mayors inducted in Ga. Municipal Hall of Fame
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels President Biden let us down on the withdrawal from Afghanistan
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Appreciates President Biden getting troops out of Afghan war
UPCOMING: French-American Chamber moving its office to Peachtree Corners
NOTABLE: Total of 72 candidates running for Gwinnett city council slots
RECOMMENDATION: I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig and Phillip Rucker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Midway was early center of activity on Georgia coast
MYSTERY PHOTO: This is not your everyday Mystery Photo for you to solve
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s another perspective of Watson Mill State Park bridge
CALENDAR: Talk on renewable energy will be on Thursday, August 26 at 7 p.m.

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by · August 24, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 4/16: On atonement; Pulling troops from Afghanistan

NEW for 4/16: On atonement; Pulling troops from Afghanistan

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Musing on considering of four theories about atonement
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Pulling American troops out of Afghanistan
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Gwinnett College 
UPCOMING: Four students to represent Gwinnett in statewide STAR program
NOTABLE: Gwinnett seeking to hire lifeguards for the summer season
RECOMMENDED: Turandot (an opera) by Giacomo Puccini
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Foundation creates Victorian Historic District
MYSTERY PHOTO: You may have seen today’s Mystery Photo and never realized it

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by · April 16, 2021 · Full issues, Uncategorized
Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots fly near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017.   U.S. Army photo via Wikipedia.

BRACK: Pulling American troops out of Afghanistan

By Elliott Brack  |  About our American troops in Afghanistan, President Biden cannot pull our troops out of there fast enough for me. Our country should have never been deployed sending American troops to that part of the world.

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by · April 16, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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NEW for 1/26: On nature, Aaron, moving forward

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett nature photographers plan exhibit at The Hudgens
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Remembering Henry Aaron; the inauguration; and church gala
ANOTHER VIEW: Hopeful that America moves forward to benefit us in the future
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Two readers, pro and con, discuss recent School Board meeting
UPCOMING: Doug Jenkins becomes new president of Gwinnett Chamber
NOTABLE: Snellville to demolish old post office for The Grove 
RECOMMENDED: Buff City Soap in Peachtree Corners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: 1910s and 1920s were important time for Georgia arts
MYSTERY PHOTO: The sunshine, the sky, boats, palm trees….where is this?

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by · January 26, 2021 · Full issues
Aaron in 1974.

BRACK: Remembering Henry Aaron; the inauguration; church gala

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher |  The year was 1973, and Hank Aaron was chasing Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs. That was exciting, with some thinking perhaps Aaron would tie the record in the last home stand of that season. At the time, he had hit No. 712.

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by · January 26, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 10/27: Two readers on two candidates; Transit; More

NEW for 10/27: Two readers on two candidates; Transit; More

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: He’s Going To Vote for Donald Trump as the Next President
ANOTHER VIEW: His Choice for president is Democrat Joseph Biden 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett Republicans come out against local transit referendum
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Wishes that he could hear this comment from the new Justice
UPCOMING: Drive-in job fair coming to Infinite Energy area on Thursday
NOTABLE: Salvation Army’s “Doing the Most Good” luncheon is virtual on Friday
RECOMMENDED: Wicked Pleasures by Penny Vincenzi
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Sea Island developed by founder of Hudson Motor Company
MYSTERY PHOTO: Ship’s model is today’s Mystery Photo to guess
CALENDAR: Snellville Tourism and Trade Association and Commerce Club to meet Election Day

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by · October 27, 2020 · Full issues, Uncategorized