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NEW for 7/23: On government, patents and trains

NEW for 7/23: On government, patents and trains

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: When should high schools teach students about government?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Norcross ranks 14th in nation in patents per 10,000 people
ANOTHER VIEW: Surprised near trains whirling past you at 200 mph
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
UPCOMING: County equips police with new ballistic ID system technology
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College’s local economic impact totals $508 million
RECOMMENDED: Friends Divided, by Gordon S. Wood
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sapelo Island is home of the University of Georgia Marine Institute
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo with few pedestrians asks for your identification

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by · July 23, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics

NEW for 7/2: On GGC tutors, Fourth Estate, civics

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: GGC students tutoring GCPS students over the summer
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fourth Estate is losing ground, which hurts democracy
ANOTHER VIEW: Better teaching of civics and government would help us all
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Will a new generation erase values of an older generation?
UPCOMING: Aurora Theatre planning barnburner events this summer
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett awards arts agencies $50,000 in grants
OBITUARIES: Grace Long Clower
RECOMMENDED: The Dogs that Made Australia by Guy Hull (from Louis Young)
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia officials indignant about movie about chain gangs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks what type are these airplanes
CALENDAR: Signage renaming the Gwinnett Arena as the Gas South District will be July 7

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by · July 2, 2021 · Full issues
6/7: Civics lesson; Mess trays; Trump

6/7: Civics lesson; Mess trays; Trump

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this issue:

TODAY’S FOCUS: Basic Civics Lesson: Remember, We Live in Democratic Republic
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Trying To Find Out What Happened to Some Missing Mess Trays
ANOTHER VIEW: Outlining the Case That President Trump Is a Racist Bigot
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Don’t Forget the Contributions of the People of Normandy on D-Day
UPCOMING: Suwanee SculpTour Back Again on June 15, plus Theatrical Presentation
NOTABLE: Census for 2020 Seeking To Recruit People, and Needs Them in Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Indian Springs Near Jackson Was Georgia’s First State Park
MYSTERY PHOTO: Please Provide the Name of the Lake in This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s a Peaceful Scene at Rhodes  Jordan Park
CALENDAR: Tannery Row Artist Colony Plans Open House on Saturday, June 8

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by · June 7, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Founding Fathers of 1776? Most were relatively younger men

BRACK: Founding Fathers of 1776? Most were relatively younger men

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Here at the end of the year, let’s air some thoughts squirreled away.

FOUNDING FATHERS: You hear all sorts of references to our “founding fathers.” Many were relatively young, that is, under 40 in 1776.

But did you ever stop to realize just how young these people we venerate as our founders of this country really were? It might surprise you.

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by · December 30, 2016 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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