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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 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

NEW for 5/29: Helping the needy; Election stories; Pandemic voting

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Increases for Aid Means Neighborhood Co-Op Needs Help 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Election Stories Abound, Including Allowing the Dead To Vote
ANOTHER VIEW: Reflections on Voting in the Midst of a Georgia Primary Season
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
FEEDBACK: Feels That the Republican Party Has Failed America
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Approves Study of Housing Inventory To Guide Decisions
NOTABLE: City of Norcross Again Certified as a Bee City USA
RECOMMENDED: A Clearing in the Distance by Witold Rybcynski
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Influence of Frederick Law Olmsted Seen in Georgia Cities
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check Out This Mounted Rider and Tell Us About Him

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by · May 29, 2020 · Full issues
Former Turkey Creek Precinct (still standing)

BRACK: Election stories abound, including allowing the dead to vote

By Elliott Brack  |  Over and over, investigations find that there is little downright fraud in  elections these days. Yet the die-hards try to convince us that we should greatly tighten our registration procedures because of the threat of voter fraud.

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by · May 29, 2020 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
NEW for 5/19: Read GwinnettForum’s endorsements in this issue

NEW for 5/19: Read GwinnettForum’s endorsements in this issue

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EEB PERSPECTIVE: Forum Urges Nomination of These Persons in June Primary Election
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library 
UPCOMING: Eight Drop Boxes for Ballots Now In Place around the County
NOTABLE: Animal Welfare Now Offering Pet Adoptions Online with Appointment
RECOMMENDED: Lidl grocery store In Peachtree Corners:
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Little Richard Sold More than 30 Million Records Worldwide
MYSTERY: Like a castle

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by · May 19, 2020 · elections, Full issues
2/7: Woes in the U.S.; Batteries and handkerchiefs; Brexit

2/7: Woes in the U.S.; Batteries and handkerchiefs; Brexit

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Our Country Is in Trouble, No Matter Which Party Wins Next
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fob Batteries, Handkerchiefs and the Many Dates for 2020 Elections
ANOTHER VIEW: With Brexit Question Finished, England Now Open To Move Forward 
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: Googled Product and Found That Snake Venom Is Used in Process
UPCOMING: Sixth Annual Women in Action Forum in Suwanee on February
NOTABLE: PCOM Names Athens Resident as New Member of Trustee Board
RECOMMENDED: The Year We Seized the Day by: Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Digital Library of Georgia Resources Found in Online Encyclopedia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s Another Searchlight Tower To Ponder as Mystery
CALENDAR: Historically Black College and University Fair is February 8 at Meadowcreek High  

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by · February 7, 2020 · Full issues
12/3: On runoff elections; Auburn-Alabama game; New rabbi

12/3: On runoff elections; Auburn-Alabama game; New rabbi

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Are There Better Options Than Runoffs To Elect Officials?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Auburn-Alabama Game Was Thriller, Best of 2019 Season!
ANOTHER VIEW: New Rabbi Now On Board at Temple Beth David in Snellville
SPOTLIGHT: Northside Hospital
FEEDBACK: Photo Triggered Memories of Being Frightened in a Salt Mine
UPCOMING: Northside Hospital Adds Two More Physicians in Sports Medicine
NOTABLE: Gwinnett 2040 Comprehensive Plan Is Judged As Best in the State
RECOMMENDED: Letters from the Dead by Steve Robinson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sapelo Island Has Human History Going Back Some 4,500 Years
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Watery Photo Doesn’t Look Much Like North Georgia
CALENDAR: Getting Near Time for Children To Meet Santa in Norcross and Duluth

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by · December 3, 2019 · Full issues
11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

11/15: On Brexit, Loganville and a Wetzel Pretzel

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Brexit May Be Coming to a Head with December 12 Results
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It May Be That Loganville Has a Better Way To Elect Its Leaders
ANOTHER VIEW: Yule Sales Might Give You a Chance at Eating a Wetzel Pretzel
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: The Big Lie Makes All of Us Disbelievers and Distrusters
UPCOMING: GGC’s Enrollment Gain Again Tops Among the 26 USG Colleges
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU Pledges $50,000 for Tull YMCA Learning Center
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Midway
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Hargrett Library at UGA Hosts Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
MYSTERY PHOTO: Examine this one closely
LAGNIAPPE: Learn More About a Key Spotter of Mystery Photos: Allan Peel
CALENDAR: Grayson Clean-Up Day Is Saturday

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by · November 15, 2019 · Full issues
BRACK: Loganville may have a better way to elect its leaders

BRACK: Loganville may have a better way to elect its leaders

By Elliott Brack  | Elections come regularly. May we suggest: is there a better way to hold elections? The November city elections in Gwinnett may suggest another way to hold elections.

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by · November 15, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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BRACK: Ledford ran elections in Gwinnett ever so smoothly

By Elliott Brack  | Elections in Gwinnett are very complicated processes, we have known all along. Gwinnett has been blessed to have Lynn Ledford as its Elections Director for the last 17 years. She has worked in the office for 32 years.

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by · April 16, 2019 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
11/9: Hudgens Prize finalists; Big changes in Gwinnett politics

11/9: Hudgens Prize finalists; Big changes in Gwinnett politics

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Hudgens Center Announces Finalists for Its $50,000 Art Prize
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Oh, The Times Have Changed Quite Quickly in Politics in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: Primerica, Inc.
FEEDBACK: Bet He Has Tongue-in-Cheek About Blue-Ribbon Government Panel!
UPCOMING: 23rd Annual Christmas Canteen Returns To Aurora Another Season
NOTABLE: Ex-Lilburn Mayor, Longtime Public Servant, Diana Preston, Has Died
RECOMMENDED: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Gov. Ellis Arnall’s Political Tenure One of Most Unusual Circumstances
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two Big Clues Should Guide You To Answer This Mystery
CALENDAR: Democrats in Gwinnett Plan Victory Breakfast This Saturday

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by · November 9, 2018 · Full issues
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