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NEW for 12/9: Rich’s Great Tree; Reflections on Senate race

NEW for 12/9: Rich’s Great Tree; Reflections on Senate race

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering the lighting of downtown Rich’s Great Tree
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Reflecting on the 2022 Senate race and thinking of 2032
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District 
FEEDBACK: Concerning student loans: which students can repay?
UPCOMING: Ten schools from Gwinnett competing for Shuler Awards 
NOTABLE: County workers getting one-time cost-of-living payment
RECOMMENDED: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Bandleader Harry James was born in Albany, Ga.
 MYSTERY PHOTO: Test your architectural intelligence with today’s Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: International aspect of senior center in Lawrenceville
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Historical Society plans meeting on December 12

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by · December 9, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Reflecting on the 2022 Senate race and thinking of 2032

BRACK: Reflecting on the 2022 Senate race and thinking of 2032

By Elliott Brack | There was a big, nearly audible sound throughout the major centers of population in Georgia Tuesday night when the U.S. Senate race was called for Raphael Warnock. Some may have thought that they heard a similar sigh out of Washington, since the Georgia results will make governing our nation a little easier.

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by · December 9, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 11/22: On cost of living, Stacey Abrams and wealth taxes

NEW for 11/22: On cost of living, Stacey Abrams and wealth taxes

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TODAY’S FOCUS: How legislators can help with high home living costs
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Can Stacey Abrams regain her footing in Democratic politics?
ANOTHER VIEW: Tax the ultra-wealthy and corporations at higher tax rate 
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Buford city schools sue Hall County over E-SPLOST share
NOTABLE: PCOM’s Dr. Gary Freed wins lifetime achievement award
OBITUARIES: Samuel “Wayne” Odum
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Ticket to Paradise
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Third Catholic bishop of Georgia guides diocese in turbulent years
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only one person spotted recent Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Lilburn Woman’s Club distributes 1,300 dictionaries to third graders
CALENDAR: Time to crave bacon in Braselton

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by · November 22, 2022 · Full issues
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BRACK: Can Stacey Abrams regain her footing in Democratic politics?

By Elliott Brack  |  Don’t you know Stacey Abrams is wondering “What happened?” Emerging from the 2018 governor’s race after a close loss, she was the odds-on favorite to win the 2022 race and flip the governor’s office Democratic. But something happened along the way.

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by · November 22, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 11/8: On Medicaid waiver; Fewer apartments

NEW for 11/8: On Medicaid waiver; Fewer apartments

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia’s disastrous Medicaid waiver  may be Brian Kemp’s legacy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: More townhomes and condos, not apartments, will benefit Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas 
FEEDBACK: It may sound utopian, but the election is over; lose well
UPCOMING: Time to order wreaths for annual DAR presentation
NOTABLE: With ancestors as teachers, she continues in a family tradition
OBITUARIES: James Edward Ellis
RECOMMENDED: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Cold Sassy Tree is turn-of-century novel by Olive Ann Burns
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this big building with the highly-polished floor?
CALENDAR: Preview day at Georgia Gwinnett College is November 12

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by · November 8, 2022 · Full issues
FOCUS: Georgia’s disastrous Medicaid waiver  may be Kemp’s legacy

FOCUS: Georgia’s disastrous Medicaid waiver  may be Kemp’s legacy

By Jack Bernard |  Our governor, Brian Kemp, is playing culture war politics to the detriment of the residents of Georgia—which has the third most uninsured of any state, 1.4 million people, nearly 14 percent of all residents.  

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by · November 8, 2022 · Today's Focus
BRACK: GOP and Dem incumbents use power, gain big advantages

BRACK: GOP and Dem incumbents use power, gain big advantages

By Elliott Brack2  |  Call it government, call it politics, we know the incumbent has some power.  Recently we noted the power of a sitting governor when in an election campaign.  With Gov. Brian Kemp being challenged by Stacey Abrams, the governor is pulling out all the stops.

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by · August 26, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 8/19: On exercising and the governor’s race

NEW for 8/19: On exercising and the governor’s race

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Three reasons why it’s important to exercise regularly 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Governor’s race may go down to the wire…until December 6
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Two surprises when checks  mailed at the Post Office were stolen
UPCOMING: Garbage fees going up for unincorporated Gwinnett residents
NOTABLE: Hudgens plans juried art show for its members
RECOMMENDED: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare
GEORGIA TIDBIT: During Revolutionary War, Savannah and Augusta rotated as capital 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s the address; now tell us more about this Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: A view from Gwinnett’s past Courthouse restoration
CALENDAR: Women’s wellness program at Five Forks Library August 23

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by · August 19, 2022 · Full issues
BRACK: Governor’s race may go down to the wire…until Dec. 6

BRACK: Governor’s race may go down to the wire…until Dec. 6

By Elliott Brack |  Cogitating today on the race for governor in less than three months: it appears that the race will be close. When Brian Kemp first went into office four years ago, some thought that he would serve for only one term, since his Democratic challenger, Stacey Abrams, had run a close race, would probably be more powerful in 2022, and clip his wings.  Meanwhile,

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by · August 19, 2022 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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ANOTHER VIEW: Having Alice is only good side of “Constitutional Carry”

By Raleigh Perry |  This country is going to hell in a handbasket. The tides will ebb and flow and other things will wax and wane but we are too close to the edge.  We are in an endless teeter.  Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill on April 12 that will allow every citizen that is eligible, and there are some who are not, to own and carry a gun.

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by · April 22, 2022 · Another View