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FOCUS: Buford pajama nonprofit helps foster kids, now in 31 states 

FOCUS: Buford pajama nonprofit helps foster kids, now in 31 states 

By Kasie Bolling | Since its launch in 2018, the nonprofit Jambos has sought to serve as a shining light on an uncomfortable journey by bringing brand-new pajamas to kids in foster care. 

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by · January 28, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEW for 11/19: From infrastructure bill to leaf-blowing

NEW for 11/19: From infrastructure bill to leaf-blowing

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue
TODAY’S FOCUS: New national infrastructure bill welcomed by wide majority
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Norcross and Buford homeowners benefit from leaf vacuuming
SPOTLIGHT: The Gwinnett Stripers
FEEDBACK: Gwinnett League of Women Voters issues statement on legislation
UPCOMING: Wade Trim is first sustaining partner in Gwinnett’s Water Tower
NOTABLE: County budget for 2022 up 7.8 per cent, but no millage increase
RECOMMENDED: Republican Rescue by Chris Christy, and, Betrayal by Jonathan Karl
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Max Cleland wins close race for seat in U.S. Senate
MYSTERY PHOTO: Big clue awaits you in today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Frank Sharp’s new photo shows opens November 22 at Duluth Library

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by · November 19, 2021 · Full issues
BRACK: Norcross, Buford homeowners benefit from leaf vacuuming

BRACK: Norcross, Buford homeowners benefit from leaf vacuuming

By Elliott Brack  |  Norcross and Buford residents enjoy a special “Cadillac service” three months out of the year. These two cities send around a truck to vacuum up leaves raked to the curb.  No other Gwinnett homeowners enjoy such a service. The different county waste haulers require homeowners in other areas to bag their leaves before pick up.

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by · November 19, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 7/20: New superintendent; Long-serving official; Stuck

NEW for 7/20: New superintendent; Long-serving official; Stuck

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett schools pick Dr. Calvin Watts as next superintendent
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Philip Beard is longest serving city official in Gwinnett: 46 years 
ANOTHER VIEW: Duluth family find themselves stuck in an elevator at French rail station
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Georgia needs to improve on getting Covid vaccinations 
UPCOMING: Four new members join board of Leadership Gwinnett
NOTABLE: Norcross Episcopal church seeking to sell part of its property
OBITUARIES: Joel Hudson
RECOMMENDED: The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta Motor Speedway popular stop on circuit
MYSTERY PHOTO: There’s something unique about today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: U.S. Navy commissions ship named the USNS John Lewis
CALENDAR: Stripers open home stand against Norfolk tonight

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by · July 20, 2021 · Full issues
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BRACK: Beard is longest serving city official in Gwinnett: 46 years

By Elliott Brack  |  Buford’s Philip Beard feels that he has not one, but two distinctions: he has served consecutively as a city official for 46 years, longer than anyone in Gwinnett.  He’ll start his 47th year on September 1, 2021.  All this time he has been the chairman of the City Commission, and also chairman of the Buford City Schools Board.

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BRACK: Gwinnett, Buford dealing with the state for water allocation

BRACK: Gwinnett, Buford dealing with the state for water allocation

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher  |  With Gwinnett County getting its drinking water from Lake Lanier, any modification in policy regarding that water is significant. However, a new agreement announced this week for water supply isn’t as significant as it may have first appeared.

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by · January 29, 2021 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 12/1: From vote-counting to junk calls

NEW for 12/1: From vote-counting to junk calls

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering vote counting in the ‘60s and sometimes bedsheet ballots 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Sunday afternoon junk call interruption really steamed me!
SPOTLIGHT: E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Appreciates recent column about a dog scammer in Virginia
UPCOMING: Suwanee renovates old city hall, to get three story mural 
NOTABLE: Gwinnett budget for 2021 totals $1.9 billion, up 3.7 percent
RECOMMENDED: Thank you, Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jeanes Supervisors in Georgia help improve African American schools
MYSTERY PHOTO: Simple frame building has some clues as the Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Wetlands cleanup produces 9,650 pounds of trash
CALENDAR: Deck the Halls coming to Duluth this Saturday, December 5

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by · December 1, 2020 · Full issues
NEW for 4/7: Chicken, cow, Kemp, Morgan and home

NEW for 4/7: Chicken, cow, Kemp, Morgan and home

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Feels Governor Brian Kemp Is a Throwback to the “Wool Hat Boys” 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hansel Morgan Sr. Served Buford and Gwinnett County with Distinction
ANOTHER VIEW: Staying Home, and Adapting To New Ways of Doing Things
SPOTLIGHT: Comet National Shipping
FEEDBACK: Possible Long Term Monetary Policy, and a Certain Corporal
UPCOMING: Hudgens Center for the Arts Named Atlanta Native as New Director
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $142,257 In COVID-19 Assistance
RECOMMENDED: Sidewalk Art
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Macon’s Peyton Anderson Foundation Supports Middle Georgia Area
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues, Clues, Clues Stare Out at You in This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Turning an Asset Into Another Type of Help During Corona

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by · April 7, 2020 · Full issues
2/5: Kaufman backs MARTA vote; Buford’s bum rap; SCORE’s importance

2/5: Kaufman backs MARTA vote; Buford’s bum rap; SCORE’s importance

Click here to read the latest issue in one click.Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Chamber President Urges Voting ‘YES’ on March 19 Transit Referendum
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It Appears To Me That the City of Buford Is Getting a Bum Rap
ANOTHER VIEW: For New Entrepreneurs, SCORE Provides the Help for Success
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Brexit Reminds Us That Washington Warned of Entangling Alliances
UPCOMING: Suwanee Seeking Vendors for Farmers Market Beginning This Spring
NOTABLE: Two Different Websites Name Buford Schools Best in Georgia Again
RECOMMENDED: Movie: The Wife from the title by Meg Wolitzer
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler Is Nationally Significant
MYSTERY PHOTO: We’re Back to Statues for This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Roving Photographer Visits Santa Fe, New Mexico
CALENDAR:  Check out interesting area events

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by · February 5, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: It appears to me that the City of Buford is getting  a bum rap

BRACK: It appears to me that the City of Buford is getting  a bum rap

By Elliott Brack | From what I know, I think the people of Buford are getting a bum rap.

Buford is a good place to live, lots of people know. It has a tremendous community spirit. Its people are top notch, and recognize that being a resident of Buford is something of which to be proud.

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by · February 5, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective