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6/1, full issue: Linemen in Bolivia; About Cincinnati; New thinking

6/1, full issue: Linemen in Bolivia; About Cincinnati; New thinking

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Jackson EMC Linemen Help with Bringing Electricity for Bolivia
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Short Visit To Cincinnati Gains the Flavor of Ohio River City
ANOTHER VIEW: New Ways of Thinking Bring Feeling of Being Very Old
SPOTLIGHT: Eastside Medical Center
FEEDBACK: Truncated Thoughts from Local Observer of the Political Scene
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Cake Again
UPCOMING: Snellville’s Farmers’ Market Opens New Season Beginning June 2
NOTABLE: Sorority Restores Playground, Surprises Beauty Baldwin with Naming
RECOMMENDED: Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
GEORGIA TIDBIT: See How Many of These Quick Facts of Georgia You Knew
MYSTERY PHOTO: Long Hair and a Guitar Are Clues in Today’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Manuscript Workshop at Five Forks Library on Saturday

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by · June 1, 2018 · Full issues
3/6: On Billy Graham; Watershed political year; Behaving

3/6: On Billy Graham; Watershed political year; Behaving

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Dr. Billy Graham: Humanitarian or Unrepentant Capitalist (or Both)?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Looking Back to the Political Watershed Year of 1984 in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Let’s All Behave Like Grown-ups and Teach Our Children Well
SPOTLIGHT:  Heaven and Associates, P.C.
FEEDBACK: Many Gun Owners Come into Them as Inheritance from Relatives
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Illegal Immigrants
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Unveils Countywide Trails Master Plan of 320 Total Miles
NOTABLE: Eight Students Graduate from First Career Online High School
RECOMMENDED: Alexander The Great by Phillip Freeman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Poet Natasha Trethewey of Emory University Wins Pulitzer Prize
MYSTERY PHOTO: Distinctive Building is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
CALENDAR: Norcross Bicentennial Program is March 11 at 3 p.m.

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by · March 6, 2018 · Full issues
7/14: Lessons from Gwinnett; Wind Gap, Mo.; Morning Joe and Rubio

7/14: Lessons from Gwinnett; Wind Gap, Mo.; Morning Joe and Rubio

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Looking Forward to Sign on Interstate 95 Saying “Camden Is Great”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wind Gap, Mo. Says A Lot About the Growing Film Industry in Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: Hearing Morning Joe and Remembering Meeting Marco Rubio
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
UPCOMING: Snellville OKs Document To Jointly Build New Library with County
NOTABLE: Eighth Season for Lilburn Farmers Market on Friday Nights
RECOMMENDED: The End The Book: Part One by J.L. Robb
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Screws vs. United States (1945) Becomes Landmark Court Case
TODAY’S QUOTE: Government Is There to Respect and Protect Us
MYSTERY PHOTO: Traditional Architecture of this Mystery Photo Could Be Anywhere
LAGNIAPPE: Navigate Lifeline Partners with Eastside Medical for Recovery Coaches
CALENDAR: State of Peachtree Corners Address will be July 24

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by · July 14, 2017 · Full issues
5/26: Sugar Hill’s water; Gwinnett’s diversity; Beach’s sand

5/26: Sugar Hill’s water; Gwinnett’s diversity; Beach’s sand

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Water Seen as Unifying Force as It Will Flow Through Sugar Hill
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett’s Great Diversity Makes One Newcomer Feel Comfortable
ANOTHER VIEW: The Joys of a Five Year Old Being Buried on the Beach Up to His Head
SPOTLIGHT: Infinite Energy Center
FEEDBACK: Peachtree Corners Council Determined To Build Unwanted Bridge
UPCOMING: Aging Expo for 50 and Over at Infinite Energy Center on June 3
NOTABLE: Snellville Resident Wins Highest Honors Award at VMI
RECOMMENDED: OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
GEORGIA TIDBIT: From Daguerreotypes to Kodachrome, See 18,000 Photos of Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Working at a Fire Hydrant Factory Produces
MYSTERY PHOTO: For the Memorial Day Weekend, Where Is This Memorial?
LAGNIAPPE: Clean-Up of Bromolow Creek Wetlands Proves Successful
CALENDAR: PCOM Awards Degrees to 265 Students on Friday

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by · May 26, 2017 · Full issues
3/31: More on rural buildings; More diverse boards; Orange bubble coat

3/31: More on rural buildings; More diverse boards; Orange bubble coat

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TODAY’S FOCUS: South Georgia Native Addresses Why Abandoned Buildings Still Standing
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Coming Soon: A Much More Diverse Board Structure in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Remembering That Old Orange Bubble Coat in the Closet
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Climate Change and Two Letters Concerning Possible Baseball Rule Changes
UPCOMING: Sixth Art Market To Be Held at Pinckneyville Park on April 15
NOTABLE: DAR Member Giving Class to Fourth Graders on U.S. History
RECOMMENDED: It’s Good Weather for Fudge: Conversing with Carson McCullers by Sue Brannan Walker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Fannin County Namesake Fought against Mexico, But Executed There
TODAY’S QUOTE: Some People Just Seem To Want To Go Back Again
MYSTERY PHOTO: Give us Two Parts of Your Answer for This Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Sonesta Gwinnett Place Hotel Now Showcasing Kudzu Art Zone Artists
CALENDAR: Chipper Jones Coming to Coolray Field in April

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by · March 31, 2017 · Full issues
3/7: Gwinnett Challenge; Baseball’s pressure; Fishing time

3/7: Gwinnett Challenge; Baseball’s pressure; Fishing time

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TODAY’S FOCUS: GC&B Plans 19th Gwinnett Challenge in Great American Cleanup
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fans Bring Pressure on Major League Baseball To Shorten Games
ANOTHER VIEW: Nostalgia Time as Many Proclaim, ‘I Can’t Wait to Go Fishing”
SPOTLIGHT: BrandBank
UPCOMING: Duluth “Spring Fling” Fitness Camp To Benefit Rainbow Village
NOTABLE: Sonesta Gwinnett Place Adds Bardugon to its Catering Department
RECOMMENDED: The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gen. Lafayette Travels 400 Grueling Miles Across Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Why Dogs and Cats Jump Into Your Lap
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can You Tell Us Which City Has This Skyline?
LAGNIAPPE: Philadelphia Winn DAR Chapter Names Outstanding History Teacher

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by · March 7, 2017 · Full issues
2/21: New county slogan; Speakers on 4 religions; Immigration impact

2/21: New county slogan; Speakers on 4 religions; Immigration impact

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Chairman Outlines County’s New Slogan: “Many Voices, One Gwinnett”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Church Plans Lenten Series of Speakers on Four Different Religions
ANOTHER VIEW: Impact on Immigrant Community Is Widespread and Poignant
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
UPCOMING: Suwanee Preparing for Inaugural Marathon on February 26
NOTABLE: Braselton Hospital Wins National Construction Leadership Award
RECOMMENDED: The Moon Before Morning by W. S. Merwin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Senator Richard Russell of Georgia Guides National School Lunch Program
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way Helen Keller Felt You Could Attain Happiness
MYSTERY PHOTO: Geometric Pattern May Tell You Something About this Mystery
CALENDAR: Tucker Library Extends Frank Sharp Photo Exhibit

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by · February 21, 2017 · Full issues
1/31: On warmest year on record, mobile homes, Greatest Generation

1/31: On warmest year on record, mobile homes, Greatest Generation

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TODAY’S FOCUS: The Most Recent Year, 2016, Was the Warmest Year on Record
EEB PERSPECTIVE: How About Eliminating Manufacturing of Mobile Homes?
ANOTHER VIEW: Modesty One of the Characteristics of Many of Greatest Generation
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
FEEDBACK: Six Letters on Varied Subjects Today
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Tech Launching New Health Program, “Sterile Technicians”
NOTABLE: Duluth Recognizes Nine Citizens for Contributions to Community
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Early Moravians in Georgia Were from the Present day Czech Republic
TODAY’S QUOTE: Even Ages Ago, There Was Conversation About the Truth
MYSTERY PHOTO: Look Up To Recognize This Special Shape
LAGNIAPPE: Workshop Coming Soon for Brain Injury Survivors

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by · January 31, 2017 · Full issues
HOUSTON: How two different people worked toward a deep friendship

HOUSTON: How two different people worked toward a deep friendship

By Debbie Houston, contributing columnist | Mary Lou and I became friends about six years ago. We’re two different people, to be sure. She is Unitarian and I am Baptist. She voted for Bernie Sanders in the Georgia primary; I voted for Marco Rubio.

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by · December 23, 2016 · Another View
HOUSTON: Tumultuous year in USA, but the United States can take it

HOUSTON: Tumultuous year in USA, but the United States can take it

By Debra Houston, contributing columnist | We come to the end of a tumultuous year. The presidential election was an ugly one, worse than any I can recall. Both parties were to blame. As a result, we hear unendingly from the shrill media that the American people are more divided than ever.

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by · December 16, 2016 · Another View
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