By Ed Orr | Leaving Indianapolis and heading on the new version of the National Pike (Interstate 70), we passed the fields of southern Illinois, crossing the busy Mississippi at St. Louis, past the Missouri river towns of Wellington and Napoleon, named for who you would suspect, with the unincorporated town of Waterloo between them!
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett couple on jaunt out west enjoying the sights
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Construction going slowly on Western Gwinnett Bikeway
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
ANOTHER VIEW: GGC cinema arts grad becomes commencement speaker
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Lanier High girls Sea Cows robotics team seeks championship
NOTABLE: French American Chamber signs local partnership agreement
RECOMMENDED: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Resaca was first big engagement of Atlanta campaign
MYSTERY PHOTO: The location of this mystery may not be what you think
CALENDAR: Tribute to naming of Jimmy Carter Boulevard is Tuesday at 10 a.m.
By Ed Orr | Janet and my trip westward is one that is different than that of our forefathers. Rather than leaving family, hearth, and friends behind, we are seeking to reunite with friends of old, family we haven’t seen in years, enjoy the geology and geography of the different regions, sightsee a bit, and touch the last of the lower 48 that we haven’t visited.
By Elliott Brack | While big events continue to dominate the news cycle in our daily lives, all too often we overlook insignificant happenings that can cheer us, or make us stop and think. The phrase that comes to mind is that we all do not stop “to smell the roses.” We came across two entirely different examples this week that caused us pause.
“I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together , not only our government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad.”
–The 38th president of the United States, Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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