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2/7: On false accusations; Super Bowl trip; election changes

2/7: On false accusations; Super Bowl trip; election changes

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Stop Believing Those Who Continually Yell False Accusations
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettians Enjoy Trip to Super Bowl, But Also Disappointed
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Several Steps Taken To Insure Legitimacy of Elections
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
FEEDBACK: More Views from Readers about Casino Gambling in Georgia
UPCOMING: Holtkamp Firm Sponsors Free Admission to Hudgens Center in 2017
NOTABLE: GGC Tutoring Service Wins Award for Tri-Level Activities
RECOMMENDED: 1493 by Charles C. Mann
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Story of Ebos Landing Told From Two Highly Different Perspectives
TODAY’S QUOTE: Even George Washington Saw Problems with Partisanship
MYSTERY PHOTO: Some Land, A Building in the Background Are Clues in Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Chinese New Year Celebrated in Chamblee
CALENDAR: Coffee and Questions with the IRS Service Coming Soon

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by · February 7, 2017 · Full issues
9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

9/9: On helping disabled; Voters lamenting presidential choices

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Friends of the Disabled Helps With Distribution of Medical Equipment
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Voters on Both Sides Lament “What to Do?” in Presidential Race
ANOTHER VIEW: Not Everyone Will Decide That They Just Cannot Fail To Vote
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Plans First Ever Recycling Event Sept. 10
NOTABLE: Re-organized Summerour Middle PTA Adopts Promise of Gwinnett
RECOMMENDED: Dahlonega Spa Resort
GEORGIA TIDBIT: A Brief Look at Eastern Air Lines, Once Dominant in Atlanta
TODAY’S QUOTE: Often It Is Difficult To Work Around Silence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Couple Seek Help in Identifying Location of This Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Photographer Enjoys Day at the Atlanta Zoo
CALENDAR: Panel Discussion September 17 on the late Pat Conroy

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by · September 9, 2016 · Full issues
6/14: On voting, Islam, gerrymandering

6/14: On voting, Islam, gerrymandering

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Encourages “Never” Candidates To Sit This Year’s Voting Out
EEB PERSPECTIVE: More Understanding and Education To Understand Islam
ANOTHER VIEW: Calls for End of Partisan Gerrymandering in Georgia and Nation
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
UPCOMING: Suwanee City Hall Comes Alive with Student 3-D Art
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC Foundation Awards $44,485 to Gwinnett Charities
RECOMMENDED: The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Russell Library at UGA Established Without Federal Funds
CALENDAR: Sugar Hill EpiCenter Groundbreaking is June 22
TODAY’S QUOTE: Watch Out to Hanging onto Resentment
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try Your Hand at Locating This Series of Buildings

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by · June 14, 2016 · Full issues
BRACK: One-time bugaboo of term limits now seems good idea

BRACK: One-time bugaboo of term limits now seems good idea

By Elliott Brack | It’s funny what makes you change your mind.

All these years I have been against term limits for elected officials. My reason: having old-timers around who knew the ropes made our government better by their insights. But one incident recently made me change my mind on the subject. Now I feel comfortable for being positive on limiting public officials’ terms of office.

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by · July 7, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
Joe's, Blue Ridge, Ga.

BRACK: Blue Ridge has what TripAdvisor calls best barbecue in nation

By Elliott Brack | Word got out last week that the best barbecue in the nation, says TripAdvisor, is at Joe’s BBQ in Blue Ridge, Ga. Ironically, TripAdvisor said the second best place for barbecue was at another Joe’s Barbecue, this one was in Kansas City, Kan. The two eateries are not related.

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by · May 27, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
15.08: Protecting computers; On bad government; more

15.08: Protecting computers; On bad government; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Protecting Your Personal Computer: Know Your Enemies
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s An Example Where Bad Government Has Erupted
ANOTHER VIEW: Getting Together With Old High School Mates: What Fun!
FEEDBACK: Informs Readers of Firearms Act of 1937
UPCOMING: Farmers Market Returns to Suwanee; Salvation Army Honors Publisher
NOTABLE: Boutwells Establish Scholarship at GGC; Gwinnett Tech Awards Scholarships
RECOMMENDED READ: Red Dirt by Joe Samuel Starnes
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Erskine Caldwell Concentrates on Poverty and Disintegration of Family
TODAY’S QUOTE: How You May Not Appear to Others on the Internet
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two Recognized Major Landmark in Paris
LAGNIAPPE: Art on a Limb Returns to Suwanee Creekway

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by · April 28, 2015 · Full issues
15.05: Ensuring justice; Treasures; Legislature

15.05: Ensuring justice; Treasures; Legislature

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TODAY’S FOCUS: More Translators Key in Gwinnett for Ensuring Justice
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Just What Treasures Are in Your Closet or Attic?
ANOTHER VIEW: Feels Progressives Want Legislature To Meet the Year Around
FEEDBACK: When Will Do Not Call Rules Be Enforced?
UPCOMING: OTC Troupe Offers 10th Anniversary Performance in Norcross on Saturday
NOTABLE: Lilburn Will Honor Former Councilwoman Helen Morris with a Bench
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Charting the Flow of Georgia Rivers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Thinking Fanatics In Two Ways
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old Casino in Romania Didn’t Stump All Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Lawrenceville Is the Wisteria City

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by · April 17, 2015 · Full issues
15.04: New sculpture; novelist Michael Brown; more

15.04: New sculpture; novelist Michael Brown; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Sculpture at Environmental Center Honors Wayne Hill
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Loganville’s Michael Brown Writes Novels About the South
FEEDBACK: Oooops. We Re-Printed an Urban Legend
UPCOMING: New Exhibits at Hudgens Art Center Features Aurora Theatre Designs
NOTABLE: Brenau College Dedicates Second Bronze Sculpture, Completing Process
RECOMMENDED READ: Promise of Silver by Michael K. Brown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Water Comes from Varied Sources
MYSTERY PHOTO: We Tossed a Softball and Many Hit It Out of the Park
LAGNIAPPE: Opening Night at Coolray Field with the Gwinnett Braves

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by · April 14, 2015 · Full issues
15.02: Big Cheesy Festival; empty rail cars; more

15.02: Big Cheesy Festival; empty rail cars; more

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TODAY’S FOCUS: “Big Cheesy” Festival Inaugurates in Suwanee on April 18EEB PERSPECTIVE: About Empty Rail Flat Cars, Legislative Dress and Apple ProblemsFEEDBACK: Easter Season Now Underway, and Lasts in 2015 Until May 23UPCOMING: Incubator Program, Sports Hall of Fame and Tax Notice Soon ArrivingNOTABLE: Walton EMC Announces Big Solar Program; Gwinnett an Innovation CountyRECOMMENDED READ: Truman by David McCullough
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kaolin Is $1 Billion Industry in State, Centered in Middle Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: Early Observation of American Politics by Alexis de Tocqueville
MYSTERY PHOTO: That Recent Photo Was from Amelia IslandLAGNIAPPE: The Blooming of Trees near Centennial Park at Easter

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by · April 7, 2015 · Full issues
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BRACK: Empty rail flat cars, legislative dress, more

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | At the rail crossing, I was about six cars back as the Norfolk Southern train rambled southerly. Before the train cleared the crossing, there were about six cars behind me. I was at the crossing about 4-5 minutes, for it was a long train.

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Watching the train glide past the crossing from afar, suddenly I realized that all the rail cars were low, in fact, all were empty flat-bed units. These are the rail cars that haul the multi-modal containers. But why were all the rail cars empty?

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by · April 7, 2015 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
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